Information Security Awareness Week 2-6 October

Information Security Awareness Week 2-6 October 2017

The week will focus on why information matters to all University staff and students, the threats that we all face as users, and how you can take some very simple steps to quickly protect your personal data and research content.

We will also be active on Twitter during the week, with hints, tips and useful guidance. Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/UoEInfoSec and with #UoEInfoSec.

Further information will be posted on http://www.ed.ac.uk/infosec and Twitter as we announce it.

 

12 things: managing your privacy

Practical advice on managing your digital footprint and privacy

12 Things That Should Help….Listen to the Podcast (Nicola Osborne, EDINA)

12 things: managing your privacy

Practical advice on managing your digital footprint and privacy

12 Things That Should Help….Listen to the Podcast (Nicola Osborne, EDINA)

 

 

 

Create an effective online presence

What can you do to make an effective online presence?

• Consider who your audience/readers are
• Consider multiple platforms/social media, if
  appropriate
• Create an about me/profile page
• Select a suitable/eye catching image/logo/photo
• Connect/friend/follow others to widen your network
• Respond to tweets/comments/posts in a timely manner
• Include images, hashtags, useful information
• Evaluate your online presence and modify/update where needed
• Consider your digital footprint – manage your privacy settings, and don’t say/post/share anything you will regret!

“Think of the Internet as a public place. Don’t leave your details lying around” Online Postgraduate student

“Act online as you would in real life” Undergraduate student

 

Other Resources

• Digital Footprint website www.ed.ac.uk/iad/digitalfootprint
• Privacy and apps

 

E-professionalism

There are a number of guidelines from different professional bodies – some are listed below.

If you work as a doctor, nurse, surgeon, teacher etc. – please check if there are guidelines on using social media in your profession.

Some common misunderstandings include:

• what you and others say online – stays online – even in personal spaces!
• if content is deleted it cannot be recovered (it does live on a server somewhere, or has already been shared/retweeted/posted)
• even if you think you are not naming an individual e.g. a patient/client, if there is any identifiable information  – this is still a breach of confidentiality

New! Code of conduct – Nursing and Midwifery Council (31 March 2015)

• Royal College of Nursing
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• General Medical Council – Doctors’ use of social media (PDF)
• General Teaching Council for Scotland – Professional Guidance on the Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media (PDF)
• Royal College of General Practitioners social media highway code
• NHS Employers – Social Media Guidelines
• Law Society Scotland – Social Media Guidance

Resources

• List of guidelines can also be found at www.ed.ac.uk/iad/digitalfootprint
• Careers Service: Using Social Media

Who owns your data? hint – it’s not you!

Published on Mar 17, 2015

Irene Ng and David Reynolds talk about privacy and ownership in the digital age.Learn more about the HAT project at: http://hubofallthings.com/iwantahat

• Youtube video – who owns your data? (hint: it’s not you!)

 

The right to be forgotten

A May 2014 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union found that European law gives people the right to ask search engines like Google to remove results for queries that include their name.” (Google Advisory Council)

The right to be forgotten is a common theme associated with managing your digital footprint. The resources below provide further information.

• European Commission factsheet on the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling
• Google Advisory Council
• Should You Have The Right To Be Forgotten On Google? Nationally, Yes. Globally, No. (The World Post – article 5 Feb 2015)
• Right to be forgotten poses more questions than answers (The Guardian – article 11 Nov 2014)

Privacy and Apps

Do you stop and think before accepting the terms & conditions of an app? Most of us don’t but it might surprise you that the terms & conditions could be accessing a lot of your personal data. The following short videos highlight this.

• #Privacy Project (27 Jan 2015) “Some of the most popular apps on your smartphone ask for permissions that expose data to outside” (2mins)
• Video: Why digital app T&Cs fail in the real world (8 Jan 2015). “If your APP was a shop assistant”; This video is in Danish with English subtitles. It humorously makes the point that apps collect information that we would not willingly give to a stranger if they asked us the same questions in the real world (~2mins)

 

Internet Trolls

It’s safe to say whatever you want on the Internet; nobody will know it’s you. But that same anonymity makes it possible for people to say all the awful things that make the Internet such an annoying and sometimes frightening place…hat happens when the Internet turns on you?

If you don’t have anything nice to say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS – podcast (2015)

• What is an internet troll? It’s someone who deliberately starts arguments or upsets people.
• BBC – Protection from online bullying and harassment (15 Nov 2013)
• Channel 4 News – how can you stop the trolls? (29 July 2013)

Privacy Online – Top Tips

The Digital Footprint Campaign is focusing on privacy this month. We all know what we should do but do we do it?

Listen to the podcast on managing your digital footprint and privacy (Nicola Osborne – EDINA)

Top Tips

1. Don’t post stupid stuff, and don’t be afraid to delete it if you do
2. Check your privacy settings
3. Don’t freak out: Name sakes, late night posts, dodgy friends
4. Get rid of the bad and share the good
5. Untag, take down, complain
6. Avoid trolls
7. Avoid copyright issues
8. Change passwords, use different passwords for different platforms
9. Read the terms & conditions when you sign up to new platforms
10. Don’t break the law by sharing inappropriate/libel content
11. Think about your privacy and the privacy of others
12. What does your digital footprint look like?

What is your digital footprint? It’s the data you leave behind when you go online. It’s what you’ve said, what others have said about you, where you’ve been, images you’re tagged in, personal information, social media profiles and much more.