In this episode of the Safe House podcast, Aaron sits down with James Honeycutt, a Federal black belt ninja hacker with over 15 years experience in the IT world and keeping kids safe online. Listen in to learn about geotagging and why it’s dangerous; tips on choosing online passwords; how to protect your children from online predators; and why you should think twice before putting a bumper sticker on the back of your car.
~ Some of the online kid's safety questions, James answers are:
* How hard is it to protect against hackers and people that go after private citizens? * What do black hat hackers typically go after when it comes to people's private information? * What is the difference between a black hat hacker and a white hat hacker or ethical hacker? * What is geo-tagging and what can actually be done with that information? * What can you do to turn off geo-tagging? * Is there a tool for stripping out metadata from old photos which have this data embedded in the image? * Is there anything you can do to pull the photos off the web or are they just kind out of out there for forever? * How would a normal person protect themselves against an attack on their devices, like baby cams, which access Wi-Fi? * What tools or methods does he recommend for making and storing passwords in a way that the average person can come up with and remember more difficult passwords? * What other things do people do that make them vulnerable to online creepers and other predators and such?
Bonus: James shares his highest priority and important tips on online safety for you and your children.
~ How to Keep Kids Safe Online Episode Highlights:
* [0:30]: Who is James and what does he do? * [2:15]: How did James get interested in this topic? * [5:36]: Some basic things you can do to protect yourself. * [6:24]: The kind of information black hat hackers usually go after. * [7:24]: The difference between black hat and white hat hackers. * [8:59]: What is geo-tagging? * [9:33]: Geo-tagging is not as harmless as it seems. * [11:52]: How you can turn off geo-tagging. * [12:55]: James’ software of choice for getting rid of metadata in your photographs. * [14:57]: Are your pictures out there forever? * [16:07]: How you can protect yourself against an attack on IOT devices that use Wi-Fi. * [18:21]: Some tips on choosing and remembering a difficult password. * [20:11]: How your bumper sticker could be putting you in harm’s way. * [21:35]: James’ advice on using web filters to protect your children. * [23:03]: Securing your Wi-Fi router. * [25:05]: Why you should be careful about what you share on social media. * [25:42]: James’ top tip on children and online safety.
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