Social media is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, interact with people online, log travel and to stay up to date on this happening around the world, however it does come with potential threats that could jeopardise you and your families safety.

Here are ten Do’s and Don’ts when using social media:

1.    Don’t go live; on Instagram for example, as this can give away your location, and if on vacation can reveal your home is empty.

2.    Don’t tag your live location in social media posts, again this can reveal where you are and cause security concerns and unwanted attention and notify potential thieves that your house is empty or even where your house is, if tagged at home.

3.    Don’t post images or videos of your house, cars, jewellery – this will alert gangs / thieves of your possessions.

4.    Don’t track your activity e.g Strava – this will show your location and also where you live leading to unwanted attention and potential crime on where you reside.

5.    Don’t use public WiFi. Cyber-crime is at an all-time high and using a public WiFi connection will lead to potential hacks and data leaks of your personal information.

6.    Do post your vacation images once you have returned from your holiday.

7.    Do share gifted / paid promotions e.g. jewellery partnerships.

8.    Do turn off your geolocation, this will remove your location from being tracked.

9.    Do pick strong passwords and update them frequently, this will prevent cyber criminals getting access to your accounts should there be a data leak.

10. Do turn off comments – to avoid negative comments / trolling.

Want to find out more or have any online security concerns, email us: enquiries@peregrine-rm.com