Oversharing on social
Public posts, location tags, and old accounts that outlast you.
For you
Your digital footprint follows you into internships and careers. Start clean.
The specific risks
These are the three attack patterns that target students & young adults more than anyone else. Your plan starts with whichever one matters most for you.
Public posts, location tags, and old accounts that outlast you.
Shared networks are where credentials leak.
Fake job offers and "grants" targeting students are a growth industry.
What your plan looks like
These are illustrative examples of tasks tailored to students & young adults. Your actual plan is built from your answers and reorders the list by what moves your score the most for you.
Switch your social profiles to private and audit your last year of public posts.
5 min Β· personalised to your answers
Set up a free password manager (most are free for students) and turn on two-step for your university email.
5 min Β· personalised to your answers
Take down or lock the old accounts that outlasted you (MySpace, old gaming, abandoned blogs).
5 min Β· personalised to your answers
Save three current scholarship-scam examples so you know what to ignore in your inbox.
5 min Β· personalised to your answers
The number that matters
Sourced numbers, not vibes. We cite the report and the year, and we do not invent statistics.
Adults aged 18 to 24 reported a higher rate of fraud loss than any other age group in 2023.
FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, 2023
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