Safe Social Media Series

Inspired by this article on CNN, I’ll be doing a four part series about security and social media. The topics will all revolve around the dos and donts of your social media profiles- specifically for students and employees. I’ll be covering proper management of Twitter, Facebook, and your own blog. I’ll wrap up with some miscellaneous sites and practices.

You’ll see a few recurring themes throughout all of the posts, which I’ll point out now:

• Think before you post. If you don’t want someone reading or seeing it, then don’t post it. It will make it’s way around if you do.
• Keep private stuff private. Each of the mediums I mentioned above have a way to protect updates. If your posts/pictures aren’t for public consumption, use them.
• Be mindful of the company you keep. Make sure people aren’t posting derogatory text or images that are somehow related to you. This takes some management and monitoring, but it pays off.

Coming up first: Twitter. Stay tuned!