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July
22, 2015 Ben WoelkProgram Manager
Information Security Office
Rochester Institute of
TechnologyCyber Safety for Middle School Students and
Parents
Social NetworksSocial Networking is a social structure made of individuals who are tied by specific types of relationships.
• Facebook • Twitter• Flickr• YouTube
• Snapchat• Instagra
m• Pinterest• Craigslist
Revised from Technological Awareness for Teens and Young Adults, UNM presentation http://ow.ly/PWvU6
Text Messaging
Sexting is sending nude pictures via text message 50% of teenagers admit to engaging in sexting
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/living/teens-sexting-what-parents-can-do/
Messages can be forwarded to unintended recipients
Could be embarrassing if pictures were seen by unintended parties
Sexting can be considered child pornography http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-Teen-Could-be-Jailed-for-Sexting-Girlfriend-265770831.html
Technological Awareness for Teens and Young Adults, UNM presentationhttp://ow.ly/PWvU6
You will not be able to shelter your students from the Internet and social networking
Focus instead on preparing them for the dangers they will face
They can (and will) defeat every technical control you put in place
What you already know
Use strong passwords, aka passphrases
Length > complexity
TIPIt was a dark and stormy night
becomes
ItwasaDark215andStormyNight
Remember who else
is there• Employers
• Admissions Offices
• Identity thieves
• Online predators• 1 in 7 10-17 year olds are approached by an online predator
(http://www.rsaconference.com/media/cyber-safety-kids-the-true-story-of-alicia)
TIP
TIP
Monitor Your Child’s NameOnline
https://www.google.com/settings/dashboard
What
You C
an D
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Set a good example! Talk to your kids. Ask them to help you set up
your own profile and page on
the same sites they use.
Subscribe to their social
networks and see what they are
posting. Interact positively with their
posts Look at the pictures they have
chosen to share. Find out who their friends are
and see what they share.
Put your family computer in an
open area where you can see
your kids’ online activities.
Learn and use parental
controls.
Questions (and maybe some answers)
Ben Woelk
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@benwoelk
www.linkedin.com/in/benwoelk/
http://www.slideshare.net/bwoelk
Resource List• National Cyber Security Alliance (for parents section)
https://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/ • OnGuardOnline.gov
https://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/protect-kids-online• Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse Internet Safety
http://ow.ly/PVavb • Bivonia Child Advocacy Center
https://www.facebook.com/BivonaCAC • Shockproofing Your Use of Social Media eBook, Woelk
http://amzn.com/B00OJMK4T2• Parenting in the Cyber Age: A Parents’ Guide to Safer Social Networking
http://benwoelk.com/parenting-in-the-cyber-age/• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://missingkids.org/Home • Cyber Bullying: Protecting Kids and Adults from Online Bullies
McQuade III, Colt, Meyerhttps://books.google.com/books/about/Cyber_Bullying.html
• Technological Awareness for Teens and Young Adults, UNM presentationhttp://bit.ly/1fDAe0l