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Social Media SecurityDel Belcher | Social Media SpecialistJackson College
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How secure are you?
VOTE!
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Social Media Security
What is hacking?Tips for protecting your social media information
Strengthening your social media defenses
Best practicesAction itemsSecurity and privacy check
What we will cover
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Hackers have exposed:
110 Million Americans (roughly half of the nation’s adults) in the last 12 months alone
9 out of 10 adults fee consumers of lost control over how personal information is collected and used by companies
6 out of 10 American's “would like to do more” to protect their personal information online
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Historic Social Media Hacks
Snapchat: 200,000 Snapchat Accounts were Breached – 2016
Twitter: 33 million usernames and passwords leaked – 2016
Netflix: credential leak – 2016 Gmail: 42 Million leaked credentials - 2016 Facebook: credential leak, - 2016 & 2013 iCloud leak – Almost yearly! Yik Yak: hack – 2014
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What is Hacking?
Hacking Isn’t…Hacking Is… Vulnerability Scanner Brute-Force Attack Keystroke Virus, Worm, Trojan
Horse Spoofing Attack
(Phishing) Social Engineering
Intimidation Helpfulness Name-Dropping Technical
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How do I identify hacking threats?
Think before you actToo good to be true?Require immediate action?Do they need my personal information?
Personal Info is like money. It needs to be protected
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How do I avoid hacking threats?
Share with CareWhat you post can last a lifetime
Be aware of what’s being shared
Own your online presencePost only about others as you would have them post about you
Social media is a car. It takes time to learn. Discipline to stay safe. Incredibly simple to mishandle.
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Action TipsPasswords
A strong password is a sentence that is at least 12 characters long
Something you love Easy to remember Sometimes you can use spaces
General Social Media Safety
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Action Tips
Unique Account, Unique Passwords
Having separate passwords for every account helps to thwart cybercriminals.
At the minimum, separate your work and personal accounts.
The more critical the account, the stronger the password
General Social Media Safety
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Action TipsWrite it Down
Everyone can forget a password. Keep a list that’s stored in a safe secure place AWAY from your computer
Password management servicesGeneral Social Media Safety
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Action Tips
Two Step Authentication
Two step verification or multifactor authentication
Two factor authentication can use anything from a text message, phone number, digital token, biometric like your fingerprint, to provide enhanced account security
General Social Media Safety
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Action Tips
Remember me not Make sure the “remember me” function is not enabled
Delete your browsing history Log out
Anyone can access public computers Close all browser tabs and log out
At work or in public
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Action Tips
Connect with care Use secure websites:
Https:// or shttp:// vs http:// Get savvy about public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi isn’t necessarily secure. Limit the type of business you conduct over public Wi-Fi
At work or in public
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Action Tips
Secure your accountsMake passwords long and strong
Unique account, unique password
Write it down. Keep it safe!Own Your Online PresenceKnow what you showWhen in doubt: THROW IT OUT!
Takeaways
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Robust security featuresFacebook is the most widely used social media platform on the plant
Facebook is the most/second most visited website on the planet
You probably are not on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Tumbler, Snapchat and YikYak
Why just Facebook for this workshop?
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Who can: See the pics of your kids? Share you info? See where you are right now? Collect, track, share your app usage info?
Every action you take on Facebook has privacy implications
Why is Facebook security important?
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Facebook Time to log in!Reviewing security settings
