Cyber security tips for social media users

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1. Speaking of leaving your front door unlocked, think twice before checking in on Facebook. Sure, you want to tell your 362 friends you’re off to Spain for two weeks but at the same time you’re also saying “Hey everyone I won’t be in the country for a fortnight, so feel free to pop around to my empty house!”.
2. One of people’s biggest downfalls when it comes to cyber security is social media. ALWAYS review everything before you post it. Does it contain any personal information? If your social media post does involve personal information, delete it.
3. Do your social media accounts need to be public? Most social media platforms come with an option to make your account private letting you filter through friends and follow requests. Never accept a request off somebody you don’t know.
4. By far the most popular social media platform is Facebook but do you know about its login alerts? When your account gets accessed from a new device, you can be prompted via Facebook, E-mail or text to alert you. If it’s just you on a new device, you can disregard the warning.
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5. Following on from login alerts It’s also worth activating login approvals. When accessing Facebook from a new device, you will be required to enter a code that’s sent to you via text message. If anybody compromises your account, this extra layer of security known as two-factor authentication (more on that later) will make it even harder for hackers to access your data.
6. Facebook’s privacy settings let you control who can see your posts. For most people, you will want to have this set to just friends. This stops unwanted people from seeing your posts on your Facebook page.
7. Limit who can send your friend requests. This will stop a lot of spammers who have no mutual friends with you from sending you friend requests. The best option is only to allow who have mutual friends with you to send friend requests.
8. In Facebooks settings you can change a host of things such as blocking accounts, controlling third party apps, who can post on your timeline and much more. Take a look at your Facebook settings to make sure you’re secure as possible.
9. Being the most popular social media platform in the world, you may think that it’s only important you secure Facebook. It’s also important to implement security across all your social media accounts.
10. Even though LinkedIn is seen as the most professional social media platform that doesn’t make it immune to cyber-attacks. It’s reported that an attack that took place in 2012 saw the details of around 117 million LinkedIn users compromised. Attacks can happen anytime, anywhere.
Linkedin11. Sticking with LinkedIn remember this is probably the account where you share the most information about your workplace. Always review what you share and never put anything too personal out into the public eye.
12. Only ever connect with people you know on LinkedIn. Would you tell a stranger on the street where you work what you do and further information? We hope not! Don’t connect with strangers!
13. Finally, on LinkedIn, you’re able to request an archive of your data allowing you to see what data you’ve made available for others to see.
14. Twitter is one of the more complicated social media platforms to be cyber secure on. One of the first steps you can take is to make your profile private. This allows you to pick and choose who follows your account.
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15. Go back in time. Inside your Twitter settings, there’s an option to download all your old tweets in an excel file. If any contain sensitive or personal information, make sure you go and delete them off your account.
16. Under security and privacy in your Twitter settings, there is an option to turn off the location from your tweets. Make sure you do this and delete all the information from previous tweets at the same time. There’s never a reason to broadcast where you are on social media.
17. Twitter is also one of the most popular platforms for phishing attempts. Usually done via direct spam messages, these attacks will try to get you to click a link then affect your account. From here the attackers can automatically tweet out on your account to get others to fall for it. Always check the sender of messages and never click rogue links.
18. Moving on to Instagram, like Twitter making your account private is one of the best steps you can take in being cyber-secure on Instagram. You can then choose who sees your photos.
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19. Geotagging can get out of here. Share where you’ve been and show off the great things you’ve done but wait till you’re at home. Don’t let a stranger follow your every move.
20. You may think there’s no harm in sharing a photo and nothing bad will come of it. Always think before you post. There could be anything in the background a rouge letter or E-mail containing personal information could easily find its way into your Instagram post

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