social networking

1. Technological Awareness for
Teens and Young Adults

2. 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

3. What Not to Share
• Anything you wouldn’t 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

4. 10 things NOT to do on social
networking sites
1. Post your full name
2. Post your date of birth
3. Post contact Information: phone, email or address
4. Post pictures you don’t want everyone to see
5. Assume any communication here is private
6. Post information about your school or work
7. Talk about places and times of where your going to be
8. Post information about new purchases
9. Add friends you don’t really know
10. DO enable privacy on your accounts

5. Who Does this Apply to?
• Everybody
– Even if you don’t 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

6. 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/legalissues/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/worklife/11/05/cb.social.networking/index.html

7. Consequences of Inappropriate Use
• Suspension/Expulsion of athletic privileges
– Two Nebraska wrestlers kicked off team over inappropriate photos
http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/two-nebraska-wrestlers-kicked-team-over-nude-internet-photos
– Michael Phelps suspended from competition for 3 months over photos
depicting illegal drug use http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=6816007
• Legal Consequences
– Pictures from Facebook were used to cite violators of university alcohol
policy at North Carolina State University
http://web.archive.org/web/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-suspect-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/story/burglars-use-facebook-twitter-
to-target-empty-homes

8. Inappropriate Use of Electronic
Communication
• Don’t 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

9. Text Messaging
• Sexting is sending nude pictures via text
message
– 20% of teenagers admit to engaging in sexting
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1390743/sexting_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/sexting_teens_charged_with_child_pornography.html

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

11. Password Selection
• Complex passwords are harder to crack
– Include capital and lowercase letters
– Include numbers
– Include special characters
• Change passwords regularly
• Don’t share passwords with ANYONE
• Use different passwords for different
accounts

12. 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.uk/?pg=combi
• A better alternative: “P@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/?pg=combi

13. 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
(999)999-9999

14. 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

15. 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

16. Computer and Document
Protection
• Threats to your computer
– Theft
– Hardware Failure
– Data Corruption
– Virus/Spyware
– User Access Controls

17. 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
• Don’t follow links in emails. Instead use you
internet browser to navigate to the site
• http://www.mgt.unm.edu/technology/security.asp

18. 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
• Don’t leave your computer unattended in
public places
• Back up important files on external media
• http://www.mgt.unm.edu/technology/security.asp

19. Best Practices
• Always use virus software on your PC
• Don’t assume electronic communication is private
• Use strong passwords and change them regularly
• Don’t 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
• Don’t give out unnecessary personal information

20. Questions?