[IS&T Security-FYI] SFYI Newsletter, January 24, 2011

[Monique Yeaton]

In this issue:


1. IAP Protecting Personal Information @ MIT

2. Security Training Through SANS

3. What Not to Post to Facebook



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1. UPDATE: IAP Protecting Personal Information @ MIT

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Here's an update to the next IAP session on Protecting Personal Information @ MIT, hosted by Tim McGovern and Monique Yeaton:


The next and final session is being held on January 27th in a new room number and will run a half hour longer. The first session showed us that additional time was warranted due to the length of the questions and discussions after the presentation.


Note the room and time change if you plan to attend.

Time: 1 - 2:30 pm

Location: 4-237 (same building, just upstairs)


Hope to see you there!



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2. Security Training Through SANS

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SANS 2011 is the nation's largest security training conference, with 26 week-long immersion training courses and a dozen more one and two-day courses. Includes new courses in advanced pen testing techniques, advanced forensics techniques, secure coding, auditing and more.  SANS boasts extraordinary teachers, providing the most up-to-date material, with a promise that you will be able to put what you learn to work as soon as you get home.  In Orlando from March 26 - April 4. Save $400 by registering by Feb 9.


Learn more: <http://www.sans.org/sans-2011/>



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3. What Not to Post to Facebook

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According to an article by About.com on Internet Security, there are 5 things you should never post on Facebook. I want to share them with you here:


 1.  Your or your family members' full birth date (if you must, you can put in the day and month but leave out the year). Identity thieves use this information as one of the 3 to 4 pieces of information they need to steal your identity.
 2.  Your relationship status, especially when you are single. Stalkers may use this information to go after you.
 3.  Your current location.The problem with this is that you are telling everyone that you're on vacation or not at your house.
 4.  The fact that you're home alone. Again, you wouldn't walk into a building and tell everyone there you are going to be all alone at your house.
 5.  Pictures of your kids tagged with their names. This kind of information could be used by predators to lure your child. They could use the child's name and the name of their relatives to build trust. Your real friends already know your children's names. Just leave any identifying information off.


Removing all this information if you've already divulged it on Facebook may be a daunting task. You may feel safe enough because you've set your privacy setting so that your information is only visible to your friends. However, you don't know if your friend had their account hacked or someone may be reading over their shoulder at the library. This may be the best solution for the sake of safety for you and your family.


Monique Yeaton
IT Security Awareness Consultant
MIT Information Services & Technology (IS&T)
(617) 253-2715
http://ist.mit.edu/security


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