This session from the ARMA Wyoming 2016 Spring Seminar offered 10 steps individuals could take to keep their social media accounts secure.

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#AIIM
The Global Community of Information Professionals
A Checklist For Keeping Your
Social Media Secure
Jesse Wilkins, CIP, IGP, CRM
Director, Professional Development
AIIM
March 17, 2016

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With Apologies To David Letterman
 The top 10 ways to keep your PERSONAL social
media presence secure!

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10. Don’t Use Social Media
 …Yeah, right.

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9. Keeping Up With Yourself
 Know what social media services you have
accounts on
 If you don’t use the account, close it

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8. If It Sounds Too Good To Be True…
 Mark Zuckerberg isn’t sharing the wealth with
Facebook users.
 Just like Bill Gates wasn’t paying $200 per
email forwarded.
 Nobody is giving away free iPhones, or
Xboxes, just because.
 Facebook isn’t going to charge you, or own
your content, or take away your birthday.

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7. Don’t Click That Link!
 Some emails from social media are legit.
 Lots of them aren’t.
 When in doubt, open the browser and type
the link in yourself.
 Same thing when you see links from your
friends!

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6. Don’t Just Click Allow
 If you want to enable an app, FB makes it tell
you want it needs access to.
 READ what it will have access to and decide
whether it’s worth it
 If it says it may post to your stream, it WILL post
to your stream.
 If it says it needs access to your friends list, it
WILL send stuff to your friends.
 Review periodically and close unused apps

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5. Check Your Passwords
 Use different passwords for different sites
 Use strong-ish passwords
 Change them regularly
 Don’t share your password!

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4. Think Before You Post
 Don’t post sensitive or confidential
information
 Don’t post very personal information
 Account numbers, locations, phone numbers
 Fake information?

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3. Check Your Privacy Settings
 Check them TODAY.
 Are you sharing with Friends, Friends of Friends,
or Everyone?
 Are you letting people tag you, check you in,
etc.?
 Check them REGULARLY.
 Commercial services change their policies – and
settings – often, and often without much notice.

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2. Check Your Security Settings

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1. Follow the NYT Rule
 Social media is designed for sharing
 ALWAYS assume anything you post on social
media can/will become public
 Friends can share
 Random people may be able to see depending
on security settings
 The internet never forgets!

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Questions?

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Additional Resources
 Social Media Policy Database
 http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies/
 SHRM Social Media Policy Template
 http://www.shrm.org/templatestools/samples/policies/pages/social
mediapolicy.aspx
 NARA Best Practices for Capture of Social Media Records
 http://www.archives.gov/records-
mgmt/resources/socialmediacapture.pdf
 AIIM Social Business Assessment
 http://info.aiim.org/how-to-conduct-a-social-business-assessment
 AIIM Social Business Roadmap
 http://www.aiim.org/Social-Business-Roadmap

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For More Information
Jesse Wilkins, CIP, CRM, IGP
Director, Professional Development
AIIM International
+1 (720) 232-9638 direct
jwilkins@aiim.org
http://www.twitter.com/jessewilkins
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessewilkins