Digital safety and security are very important to me, and are themes about which I frequently share on social media, present, and discuss on the weekly webshow/podcast I co-host. Here are resources from webinars and presentations I've shared on security in the past. Please share these with others! (updated 1 Dec 2024)
Security advice for Everyone
Use a password manager (1Password, BitWarden, etc) and save all your passwords / logins into it. See Tom's Guide (Nov 2024) article, "The best password managers in 2024" for more about why this is important and other options.)
Setup / configure / use 2 step verification ("multi-factor authentication") on every account you can, especially all your email accounts and every account which has financial information, credit/debit cards.
Use a long/complex, UNIQUE password on every website / app. The only way to do this as a relatively 'normal' human being is to use a password manager.
My Security Articles / Blog Posts
Facebook Friend Safety Tips (December 2024)
Password Manager Tips (Dec 2022)
Beware of Facebook Event Bad Actors (December 2023)
Advice for Responding to and Protecting Against Phishing Email Attacks (March 2019)
A TEDx talk I shared at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond) on 25 March 2021. More details about this presentation are available.
(18 min)
An online webinar from 26 March 2020, inspired in-part by COVID-19 lockdowns and our greater reliance upon online shopping / digital commerce.
(1 hour, 2 min)
Online Safety 101 for Families
A presentation I shared through our Edmond, Oklahoma, church at our neighborhood elementary school on 23 October 2019. That presentation was NOT recorded, but the presentation slides are available. I also recorded a 8.5 minute tutorial video, "Online Security and Safety Tips," in December 2018 which addresses some of the same points in this 2019 presentation.
Social Media and Internet Safety for Parents
A presentation I shared on 4 Feb 2018 for parents at Casady School in Oklahoma City, as the school's Director of Technology. A 1.5 hour audio recording of the presentation (shared as a YouTube video) is available, along with the presentation slides.
My middle school media literacy lesson resources on Internet Safety and Password Safety are also available.