This is the 47th episode of the Shared Security Podcast (formally the Social Media Security Podcast) sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions. This episode was hosted by Tom Eston and Scott Wright recorded October 28, 2015. Below are the show notes, commentary, links to articles and news mentioned in the podcast:
Do you know which of these stars have the most celebrity impersonations?
I did a quick check of which celebrity had the most impersonators on each social networking site:
Facebook – Bradley Cooper
Twitter – Angelina Jolie and Channing Tatum
Google Plus – Angelina Jolie and Jared Leto
Instagram – Jennifer Lawrence and Angelina Jolie
Youtube – Jennifer Lawrence
LinkedIn – Brad Pitt
I also noted that there were less than 30 impersonators in total, for all the celebrities in the picture, on LinkedIn. What does this mean? It might mean scammers are less excited about using LinkedIn, but it could also mean that businesses don’t use LinkedIn so much for communicating with their followers. I think there’s just as much scamming going on by attackers who impersonate businesses in the more popular social networking applications. What I also think is interesting is how ZeroFox uses advanced tools to categorize the potential attackers and prioritize the risk from each impersonator, which involves separating the parodies from the real scammers.
– Scott
Our kids need to talk about it
This is a really an important and eye-opening article. It digs a little deeper into the frequent negative impacts that social media have on children and families.
It strikes me that both parents and teachers – those who see kids most often every day – really should receive some guidance for dealing with these issues, both in a preventative sense, and in a responsive attitude. You’re never going to be able to completely protect your kids from some of these effects. So, you will have to be able to recognize the signs, and try to act to limit the potential damage.
Knowledge of child psychology might help. But it’s also just letting your kids know that you’re trying to understand the pressures they are feeling, so you can help them through. I think discussing stories of incidents that may have happened to others (either in the news, or in your community) makes it easier for them to relate, and discuss their views.
As a parent of 3 kids, I think you also have to resist the urge to judge your child’s actions or feelings. They really can’t help the way they feel, and they are still immature, so they’re going to make mistakes. What you can do is help them have a healthy attitude and recognize the merits and impacts of the actions they might want to take. As the article hints at the end, you need to understand the environment your kids are in. So, as much as you may hate the idea of having a Facebook account, setting one up and using it (not to spy on your kids, but to experience what’s going on in today’s culture) can make it easier to see things from their point of view. It is a conflicting situation for parents, though, to rationalize whether you are really spying on your kids, simply intruding on their privacy, or looking out for their best interests.
– Scott
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