Staying safe online

Limit personal information

Use proper privacy settings
Practice strong security
Don’t friend people you don’t know!
Never friend somebody more than once (the 2nd is
often a spoofed account)
Limit posts to be viewable by only your
friends
Limit sharing
Limit photo tagging
Remove location services
Limit 3rd party applications
Use strong passwords
At least 6 characters, using letters, numbers, and
symbols
Enable two-factor authentication whenever
possible.
Requires you to do two things to login (enter a code
from a text, click a button on an app, etc.)
https://twofactorauth.org/ for list of sites
that support two-factor authentication.
Assume everything you post can be seen by
anybody, regardless of your settings.
Either don’t share personal info at all, or use
your privacy settings to limit who can see it.
Maiden names
Dates of birth
Kids dates of birth
Schools
Anything that correlates with any security question
you’ve ever answered on- or off-line.
Use as a guide of things to look for.
If you fully implement them, social media
quits becoming social!
Take time to understand your options and
make conscious choices about your security
and privacy.
 Facebook: http://www.novetta.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Facebook_070314_COM.pdf
 Twitter: http://www.novetta.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Twitter_Smart_Card_070314_COM.pdf
 Google+: http://www.novetta.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Facebook_070314_COM.pdf
 Smartphone location removal: http://www.novetta.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Smartphone_EXIF_Removal_Smart_Card_0730
14_COM.pdf
 Photo Sharing Services: http://www.novetta.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Photo_Sharing_Services_061314_COM.pdf
Talk to your friends and family members
Their choices can put you at risk
Make a special effort to protect your kids
and parents.
Don’t share stuff about them that makes them
vulnerable.
Help them understand the dangers
Help them set their privacy and security
Everything they share can be found and will exist
forever!