Bullet Proofing Your Career Online, Spectrum 2012
The brilliant Hannah Morgan and I presented Bullet Proofing Your Career Online at the STC Rochester Spectrum Conference. We’ll be presenting again at the STC Technical Communications Summit in...
View ArticleDigital Self Defense for Incoming Students at RIT Presentation
We had a great time presenting to our 2800-person incoming class at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Here’s the YouTube video of the five presentations (Hannah Morgan, Dawn Soufleris, Nick...
View ArticleAmazing Mind Reader Security Awareness Video
One of our student workers at the RIT Information Security Office shared this security awareness video from YouTube. What do you think of it? … Continue reading →
View ArticleFacebook Security Audit
A friend shared this post by Ian Anderson Gray today. I think the information is pretty worthwhile. What do you think? … Continue reading →
View ArticleOn the Eve of the Latest Facebook Privacy Fix
A much bigger issue is that we seem to have abrogated OUR responsibility to protect our private information. Fundamentally, information security is about managing risk. ANY involvement in social...
View ArticleAre location services on mobile devices a good thing?
I've always had mixed feelings about the location services offered by various mobile devices and by social networking sites. For example, is it a good thing to let people know where you are when you're...
View ArticleDigital Self Defense Workshop 101 (RRLC)
I had the pleasure of presenting the following presentation to the Rochester Regional Library Council on Oct. 25th. It contains general Internet and computer safety tips and is slightly modified from a...
View ArticleTop Ten Ways to Shockproof Your Use of Social Media
How do you stay safe online? Here are ten ways to shockproof your use of social media: Tip #1: Use strong passwords Tip #2: Keep your computer patched and updated Tip #3: Use appropriate security...
View ArticleDigital Self Defense for Technical Communicators, Part Two
Digital Self Defense for Technical Communicators was first published in the Society for Technical Communication‘s Intercom magazine in November 2010. Best Practices for Safer Social Networking...
View ArticleDigital Self Defense for Technical Communicators, Part Three
Digital Self Defense for Technical Communicators was first published in the Society for Technical Communication‘s Intercom magazine in November 2010. How We’ve Communicated These Concepts at RIT Higher...
View ArticleTen Ways to Shockproof Your Use of Social Networking Lightning Talk
I had the privilege of presenting my 25-minute presentation on Shockproofing Your Use of Social Media as a five-minute Lightning Talk at the STC Summit in Sacramento on May 18th. Lightning talks...
View ArticleHow Much Does Facebook Know About You? The Two Facebook Dogs Revisited
I attended RIT’s Faculty Institute for Teaching and Learning this week. Mark Greenfield, SUNY Buffalo, delivered a keynote on “Born to be Wired: Technology, Communication, and the Millennial...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips for Safe(r) Social Networking
Did you know you’re a target every time you go online? Did you know that cyber criminals are targeting social networking sites? Do you know how to recognize a phishing attempt? Following these tips...
View ArticleMaking Information Security Fun
I shared this presentation at the October program meeting of the Rochester Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. The presentation demonstrates how the Information Security Office at the...
View ArticleWould You Like to BulletProof YOUR Career Online?
I’ve partnered with Hannah Morgan (careersherpa.net, @careersherpa) to produce our Bulletproofing Your Career Online workshop. We’ve presented Bulletproofing Your Career Online at regional and...
View ArticleMore on Security and Google Tips from @benwoelk and @careersherpa #stcpmc13 |...
More on Security and Google Tips from @benwoelk and @careersherpa #stcpmc13 | ed marsh dot com. Ed Marsh’s review of our Bulletproofing Your Career Online Keynote and Workshop at the STC Philly Metro’s...
View ArticleUpdated Shock-proofing your Use of Social Media Presentation
I’ve updated my Shock-proofing your Use of Social Media presentation for the Fall 2014 New Student Orientation program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. I’ve changed the passphrase example,...
View ArticleThe Secure Communicator
I had the pleasure of discussing information security best practices for technical communicators through an STC webinar. Here’s the presentation: The post The Secure Communicator appeared first on...
View ArticleShockproofing Your Use of Social Media eBook available!
My Shockproofing Your Use of Social Media: 10 Things You Should Know eBook is now available on Kindle! For those of you who have attended one of my Lightning Talks about Internet Safety, this book...
View ArticleCollaborating Securely: Protecting Your Community and Yourself
Collaborating Securely: Protecting Your Community and Yourself I had the privilege of presenting Collaborating Securely: Protecting Your Community and Yourself to a room full of community leaders from...
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