The goal of this year’s “See Yourself in Cyber” campaign is to raise awareness about how each one of us is responsible for our own behavior online.
Today, we wanted to resource you with a few ways to stay safe on social media, since it is such a huge part of our lives. Here are some tips we’ve gathered from CISA, along with a few additions of our own:
- Use discretion when you post on social media. Once your words, hashtags, and photos are on the Internet, they’ll be there forever.
- Limit the information you share online. Do not share personal information (birth dates, anniversaries, neighborhood or street names, etc.).
- Turn your location notifications off.
- If you want to share a picture that has someone else in it, ask for their permission first.
- Connect only with people and networks you know.
These suggestions may seem either too simple (“If I do these things, will it actually help?”) or too complicated (“I don’t have time to think about this”). However, the reality is that when it comes to your cyber presence, you play the main role in securing your personally identifiable information (PII).
In the end, the security you place around your devices is only as strong as you. Our hope is that by providing easy-to-use tools and tips like the ones above, we will all see the value in tightening our security at home and at work.
Stay tuned for more tips and resources all month long. For more information about undergraduate degree in Cybersecurity, get in touch with us!
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