Facebook Publishes Security Guide For Teens, Parents, & Educators

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More and more teens and young adults are using social networking sites, and while many of them are as adept as (if not more than) adults in the ways of the internet, some still have to be taught internet security measures for their own safety. Facebook recently posted “A Guide to Facebook Security” aimed at young adults, parents, and educators.

The comprehensive 14-page guide discusses just about anything from using good passwords to phishing scams to identity thefts to clickjacking. If you’re already rolling your eyes because you know all that already, then clearly, this guide isn’t for you. Move along. But for everyone new to Facebook, social media, and the internet in general (kids AND adults alike), this guide is especially useful.

Even if you think you’re learned in the ways of the internet, check the guide out anyway if you use Facebook extensively. You just might pick up some things like how to secure and recover a hacked account and how to use one-time passwords or login approvals and whatnot.

This guide is all about empowering you to Own Your Space—to understand what Facebook is doing to make the site safe and secure and to take the actions that are needed in this new digital world to protect yourself and your account. While the focus of this guide is on Facebook, the lessons here apply to every site you visit online. Throughout the guide, we will highlight the unique tools that Facebook provides so that you can harness your power by protecting your account, using advanced security settings, recovering a hacked Facebook account, and stopping imposters.

You can access the PDF document here.