Social media outage could be a good time to unplug, protect digital footprint [Video]

A SOCIAL MEDIA OUTAGE CAUSED QUITE THE STIR AND WE TALKED TO MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS WHO SAY IT’S GOOD TO UNPLUG SOMETIMES, AND TECH EXPERTS WHO SAY THIS IS A REMINDER TO PROTECT YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT. FOLKS THOUGHT THEY WERE COMPROMISED AND HACKED, SO THEY WENT IN THERE AND STARTED RESETTING PASSWORD. THAT DIDN’T WORK. MY OFFICE STARTED RECEIVING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT. THEY WERE POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED, AND SO EVERYONE. WERE IN AN UPROAR. LARRY LAVALAIS RUNS A LOCAL TECH FIRM. HE SAYS WITH THE META OUTAGE AFFECTING FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, HE ADVISES CLIENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. WHEN WE’RE AT THEIR MERCY, WE UTILIZE THESE PLATFORMS, WE MONETIZE THESE PLATFORMS. THEY’RE CONSTANTLY GETTING HIT AND THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO FROM AN END USER AND A CONSUMER IS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW. THAT MEANS UPDATING PASSWORDS AND CREDENTIALS QUARTERLY FOR AN …