Technological Awareness for Teens and Young Adults

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Technological Awareness for Teens and Young Adults
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What is Social Networking?

• Social Networking is a social structure made of
  individuals who are tied by specific types of
  relationships.
• Facebook
• Myspace
• Twitter
• Flickr
• Youtube

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What Not to Share

• Anything you wouldnt be comfortable having your
  family see
• Inappropriate photos
• Offensive comments or language
• Personal Information
• Birth Date
• Home Address
• Vacation Plans
• Favorite Activities
• Information that could be used to answer security
  questions

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10 things NOT to do on social networking sites

• Post your full name
• Post your date of birth
• Post contact Information phone, email or address
• Post pictures you dont want everyone to see
• Assume any communication here is private
• Post information about your school or work
• Talk about places and times of where your going
  to be
• Post information about new purchases
• Add friends you dont really know
• DO enable privacy on your accounts

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Who Does this Apply to?

• Everybody
• Even if you dont have a social networking
  account you can be impacted by what others post
  about you
• Student Athletes are in the spotlight more then
  average students
• Held to a higher standard
• Upheld to a student athlete code of conduct
• Some colleges have added restrictions to social
  networking in code of conduct contracts
• Role models for other students

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Consequences of Inappropriate Use

• College Admissions Decisions
• 1 in 10 college admissions officers routinely
  check applicants social networking pages
• 38 found information that reflected poorly on
  the students http//youngadults.about.com/od/legal
  issues/a/facebookcaveat.htm
• Employment Decisions
• 34 of hiring managers have chosen not to hire a
  candidate based on information in their social
  network profiles http//www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wo
  rklife/11/05/cb.social.networking/index.html

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Consequences of Inappropriate Use

• Suspension/Expulsion of athletic privileges
• Two Nebraska wrestlers kicked off team over
  inappropriate photos http//www.nowpublic.com/spor
  ts/two-nebraska-wrestlers-kicked-team-over-nude-in
  ternet-photos
• Michael Phelps suspended from competition for 3
  months over photos depicting illegal drug use
  http//abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id6816007
• Legal Consequences
• Pictures from Facebook were used to cite
  violators of university alcohol policy at North
  Carolina State University http//web.archive.org/w
  eb/20051031084848/http//www.wral.com/news/5204275
  /detail.html
• Murder suspect Dwayne Stancill of Oakland
  California was identified through a gangs MySpace
  web page http//mashable.com/2007/10/25/murder-sus
  pect-caught-through-myspace/
• Higher risk of being robbed
• Recent new article states that burglars use
  Twitter, MySpace and other sites to case homes
  http//maribyrnong-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/s
  tory/burglars-use-facebook-twitter-to-target-empty
  -homes

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Inappropriate Use of Electronic Communication

• Dont assume text message and emails are private
  communication
• Assume anything sent through these methods is
  permanent
• Software can be installed on phones that alert a
  third party to content being sent and received on
  the phone including photos and text messages
  http//www.icarecoalition.org/parentalcontrols.asp
  
• Most employers use software to monitor email and
  internet activity
• Chris Brown Rihanna incident started over a text
  message from another woman http//www.mtv.com/news
  /articles/1625680/20091106/rihanna.jhtml
• UNM recently published email strings from the
  Locksley scandal www.kob.com

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Text Messaging

• Sexting is sending nude pictures via text message
• 20 of teenagers admit to engaging in sexting
  http//www.associatedcontent.com/article/1390743/s
  exting_teens_charged_with_child_pornography.html
• Messages can be forwarded to unintended
  recipients
• Could be embarrassing if pictures were seen by
  unintended parties
• 6 Pennsylvania teenagers charged with child
  pornography as a result of sexting
  http//www.associatedcontent.com/article/1390743/s
  exting_teens_charged_with_child_pornography.html

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Online Information Protection

• Transition from high school to adult lives
  involves greater use of online accounts
• Financial Information
• Registering for College
• Job Applications
• Shopping

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Password Selection

• Complex passwords are harder to crack
• Include capital and lowercase letters
• Include numbers
• Include special characters
• Change passwords regularly
• Dont share passwords with ANYONE
• Use different passwords for different accounts

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Password Strength

• Most commonly used password password
• How long would it take to crack this 8 character
  password that only uses lower case letters?
• Approximately 348 minutes http//www.lockdown.co.u
  k/?pgcombi
• A better alternative P_at_ssw0rd
• How long would it take to crack this 8 character
  password that uses lower and upper case letters,
  numbers, and special symbols?
• Approximately 23 years http//www.lockdown.co.uk/?
  pgcombi

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Hacker Techniques

• Phishing
• Emails asking you to verify account or personal
  information for security
• Banks and financial institutions will never ask
  you to do this over the internet
• Social networking messages
• Is that really you in this video?
• Text Messages
• Your account has been compromised. Please call
  [phone]

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Hacker Techniques

• Social Engineering
• People can probe you for information that can
  lead to your security being compromised
• Be careful what information you give out to whom
• Mothers maiden name?
• Where you were born?
• What was your favorite pets name?
• Retrieving information from social networking
  profiles

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Hacker Techniques

• Dictionary Attacks
• Programs that check passwords against commonly
  used passwords
• Spyware and Viruses
• Programs that are installed on you computer
  without your knowledge
• Monitor keystrokes
• Track internet activity
• Compromise, corrupt, or destroy data

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Computer and Document Protection

• Threats to your computer
• Theft
• Hardware Failure
• Data Corruption
• Virus/Spyware
• User Access Controls

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How to Protect your Computer

• Use and frequently update antivirus software
• Install software updates when they become
  available
• Only install reputable and licensed software
• Check the source of emails before downloading
  attachments
• Dont follow links in emails. Instead use you
  internet browser to navigate to the site
• http//www.mgt.unm.edu/technology/security.asp

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How to Protect your Computer

• Avoid questionable websites
• Require password protection when starting
  computer
• Use Strong Passwords
• Lock the screen or logout when you walk away from
  your computer
• Dont leave your computer unattended in public
  places
• Back up important files on external media
• http//www.mgt.unm.edu/technology/security.asp

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Best Practices

• Always use virus software on your PC
• Dont assume electronic communication is private
• Use strong passwords and change them regularly
• Dont share your passwords
• Use discretion on social networking sites
• Be cautious when making purchases online
• Only visit reputable websites
• Back up important data in a second location
• Dont give out unnecessary personal information

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Questions?