An introduction so various technologies for parents. Included are: Home Computers, Viruses, Safe Web Surfing, Social Networks, Cell Phones and Texting, and Reputation Management.

1. How to be a Tech-Smart
Parent
Barry Caplin
Chief Information Security Officer
Fairview Health Services
bcaplin1@fairview.org, bc@bjb.org
@bcaplin, +barrycaplin, *bcaplin
http://about.me/barrycaplin
http://securityandcoffee.blogspot.com
Slides at http://www.slideshare.net/bcaplin
Handouts at http://www.bjb.org/stuff/talks/
District 196 Parent Fair
Nov. 2, 2013

3. Interactive
• Please… ask questions!
• Please… answer questions!

4. Disclaimer
I‟m still figuring out this
Parenting thing also…

5. Digital Natives

6. So Much Tech… So Little Time!
Social Networks
Home computers
Cell phones and texting
Reputation Management

7. Your Home Computer
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Research
Taxes
Shopping
Record keeping
Homework
Email
Social networking
Photos
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Video
Work
Genealogy
Music
Games
News
TV
Movies…

8. What Can Go Wrong?
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Viruses
Trojans
Worms
„Bots
Click-jacking
Spyware
Adware
“Drive-By” Downloads

9. How Your Computer Gets Sick
• Attachments
• Downloads
– Intentional
•Clicks
•URL shortening
– Unintentional - Website Visits/Drive-By

10. Attachments
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File sent via email
Can execute when the file is opened
doc, xls, pdf, jpg (and other images), etc.
Even zip files can cause problems
• Only open expected attachments
• Don‟t open chain emails
• Watch holiday emails

11. Downloads
• Intentional – Clicking on link downloads
page or file
Click here to download
http://www.download.com/filename

12. Downloads
• Only some executables ask permission
– Dialog boxes often ignored

13. URL shortening
• http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/
article/241895/four_ways_rim_can_rebou
nd_from_blackberry_outage.html or…
• http://t.co/JDdriZZj
• bit.ly, tinyurl.com, t.co, goo.gl and others
• Some browsers support URL lengthening
– Long URL Please

14. URL lengthening

15. Safe Surfing Tips
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Look before you click
Use Link Rating
Beware – download, gaming, gambling
Use Care – Social Networking (limit
apps), ads, pop-ups, banners
• https and lock for shopping, banking, etc.
• Limit – open/public networks, scripts
• Protect web pw‟s

16. Tips for your Home Computer
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Automatic Updates
Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware
Back up
Strong passwords
Password Vault
Careful with Attachments
Be stingy with personal information
Know your computer

17. Tips for your Home Computer
Handouts
• PC Protection Tips/Tools
• Safe Surfing Tips
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18. Social Networks
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19. • >1.25B users!
• >2007 net
(2012: 2.5B)

20. Facebook‟s getting older!
• 65% 35 or older
• Ave. age
• 40.5
• +2 in 2 yrs
Social Network Demographics
pingdom.com – Aug. 21, 2012

21. Twitter
• Microblogging
• 500M users
• Changed media
paradigm
• IPO coming

22. Google Plus >340M users
• Not big with teens
LinkedIn >230M users
• Professional networking
Instagram 150M users
• Very big with young adults
Pintrest – 70M Fastest growing
MySpace – Not Dead Yet!
More…

23. It‟s Getting Better!
• 71% of teens/young adults changed their
online profile privacy settings.
• 57% used search engines to see info
about themselves.
• 47% deleted comments made by others.
• 41% untagged photos.
• 91% of teens use social networks to stay
in touch with people they know/see often,
82% for friends they rarely see.
Reputation Management and Social Media. Pew Internet & American Life Project,
May, 2010

25. Life without Facebook
• Doing without
•U of Maryland – 24 hours (all tech)
•Harrisburg U – 1 week (social media)
• E-grounding
•Disconnected, addiction-like responses
•Some liked the experience (Harrisburg)

27. Geolocation
The world knows
• Where you are
• Where you are not

28. The „Net Never Forgets
• Anything posted remains for a long
time
• Caching/Archiving
• Who else might view your blog, php,
site?
– College admissions officials
– Job interviewers

29. Reputation Management
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Remove or untag pictures
Ask friends to do the same
Limit info on public profiles
LinkedIn.com
ClaimId.com/Naymz.com
Blog

30. Reputation Management
• Get involved - generate good
publicity
• Don‟t get into online arguments (and
if you do… drop it!)
• You may need professional help
(technical… not the other kind)

31. What to Do?
Handouts
• The Parents' Child
Protection Guide for the
Internet
• Parental Tools

32. Cell Phones
• They‟re everywhere!
• Special plans for younger kids
• Calls, texting, pictures, video, games, apps,
music, Internet…
• Internet access is truly mobile!
• Trickier to know what kids are doing
• Cell data services $$$

33. So much
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changed

36. Cell Phones

39. Sexting
• Texts/attachments not private
• Currently considered child porn
• Tunkhannock, PA

40. Cell Phone Tips
• It‟s a computer!
• Appropriate use, bullying, consequences
• Care with links, downloads, or posting number
• Keep it close – deactivate lost/stolen
• Call/Text Detail
• Screen lock
• Use ICE
• Careful with bluetooth
• Monitoring or look at the phone!

41. What to Do?
Handouts
• Top 12 Tips for Cell Phones
and Kids
• Cell Phone Parental Tips
and Tools

42. Discussion?
Slides at http://www.slideshare.net/bcaplin
Handouts at http://www.bjb.org/stuff/talks/
bcaplin1@fairview.org, bc@bjb.org
@bcaplin, +barrycaplin, *bcaplin
about.me/barrycaplin, delicious.com/bcaplin
Securityandcoffee.blogspot.com