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Intent vs. Impact

Online actions have REAL world consequences

Once posted …never un-posted

Rule of Thumb :

“If you would not show it to your Grandmother DON’T post it”

Use privacy settings – Learn were on the application to find them so that you can adjust them

Don’t talk to strangers – If you did NOT initiate; then you should be cautious

Trust your instincts – Look for red flags- things “that just don’t seem right”

Clues that something might not be legit are:

Bad grammar or spelling

Historical people sending you notifications

“Government Agencies” sending email from free email providers

Settings drop down menus for the most popular sites are located in the top right hand side of main page or profile page

Settings menu for LinkedIn

Settings menu for Twitter

Information exchange on your terms

Social Security number

Routing and account numbers

Security question defaults

Password structure

As a minimum ALL passwords should be 8 characters long and be made up of :

2 lowercase

2 UPPERCASE

2 Special Characters (!@#$%^&*()_+|}{></)

2 Numbers (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0)

Password construction

For example begin with a word you will remember:

P A S S W O R D

Change it to: P@$sW9r4

You can also use a phrase:

Mary had a little lamb 2012

Change to: M3@1Tla2012

The key is a consistent pattern only you know and will remember.

Never click on a pop up

Never open an email attachment from an unknown source

Never “update” account information in response to a request you did not initiate

Ctrl alt del

Maintain security software - current and updated

Three levels of defense:

Anti-virus

Firewall

Non administrator account for Internet surfing

Free – You get what pay for (and sometimes a little extra)

Beware of Peer to Peer sites or File sharing sites

Think before you post

Check default privacy settings

Strong passwords minimum

Rules for the physical world; good guide for the virtual world

Always read before you click

Anti-virus & non admin account