Social Media Safety Tips

0:00 social media safety tips in 2019 there will be two point seven seven billion social media users around the world that's 2.7 billion chances for cyberattacks to take place on social media it's easy to get caught up in the habit of over sharing on social media but it can also be dangerous here are five critical social media safety tips everyone needs to know one don't over share it may be tempting to share every detail of your life on social media but trust us don't do it think about those quizzes that ask you to shave your mother's maiden name or the street you grew up on those questions aren't random these are the security questions social media sites used to protect your password when you create an account while these quizzes

0:45 may seem like fun these are an easy way for someone to gain access to your account be wary of sharing vacation posts while it's tempting to show everyone how much fun you're having these gives criminals an open invitation to your empty home limit access to data wondering how to stay safe on social media limit the social media site access to your data when you play a game or take a quiz on a social media site you are often giving a third party access to your data while this may seem harmless they can gain access to your email personal information and even post to your social media account the best thing to do when you see a request to access your information is to deny it trust us that game or quiz isn't worth risking your data three be wary of spam content one

1:31 of the best social media security tips is to be wary of spam content while it's easy to warn people about it spam content can be hard to distinguish have you received a message along the lines of oh my god I saw you in this video and I can't believe you did this with a link to a video or website if so you've likely encountered spam content clicking this link often leads you to a site requesting you update your software to be the content but instead of upgrading your software you end up installing malware onto your computer for understand your privacy settings understanding your privacy settings is essential for staying safe on the Internet review your privacy settings and lock down your accounts unless you're a social-media influencer who makes their money by posting content you shouldn't leave your accounts public

2:16 review your privacy settings and lock down your accounts if someone wants to see your personal posts they will have to send you a request this ensures you only allow people you know and trust to view your content five have unique passwords take a look at this list of the most common passwords if you have a password that appears on this list change it immediately choose a password that uses lowercase and uppercase letters includes a number and a unique character while this may seem like overkill it will protect your accounts from getting hacked once you create a new password for one social media site do the same for all your other accounts don't use the same password if you use the same password once one account is compromised the hacker has access to all of your accounts this tip applies to much more

3:02 than social media make sure all your devices and websites especially business accounts have unique passwords these five social media tips are only the beginning of personal cybersecurity every time you connect to the internet you're putting yourself at risk of a cybersecurity attack this doesn't mean you should avoid internet altogether you just need to be smart about it not sure how to get started browse the blog for more helpful security tips and tricks for your digital lifestyle [Music]