Facebook worked with partners including the International Center for
Leadership Development in Nigeria and Watoto Watch Network in Kenya to
bring its safety resources to life and address local communities
Just two months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to
Nigeria and Kenya to meet with developers, partners, and entrepreneurs,
Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer at Facebook, gave a keynote address
at the CyberXchange (http://Cyberxchange.com) security conference in
Lagos, Nigeria about the company’s approach to keeping people safe and
making the internet more secure for everyone. Keeping you and your
information safe is a core part of helping our community grow, connect,
and support each other.
Stamos addressed an audience of security industry professionals,
researchers, and students who gathered to discuss solutions to
cybersecurity challenges in Nigeria and around the world. He explained
that Facebook builds security protections to help keep people safe even
under non-ideal circumstances that security professionals often
overlook—such as weak password usage or running out-of-date devices.
Facebook performs automated checks to help detect suspicious logins to
protect people’s accounts, and they ship their own cryptography with
their mobile app to make people more secure on those devices.
He also stressed the importance of consumer awareness around safety and
security to protect people’s information and help them feel comfortable
being themselves online. Nigeria officially recognized National Cyber
Security Awareness Month in October, underscoring the need to educate
the public about how to protect themselves. This focus on awareness is
at the heart of Facebook’s newly redesigned Safety Center
(https://www.Facebook.com/safety), an engaging resource to help people
get the information they need about controlling their information and
staying safe.
“People come to Facebook to share important and personal moments in
their lives. That’s why we build our services and tools to help people
remain in control and protect their accounts. We always have to consider
the situations in which our technology will be used so that we can
offer people the best security and safety for what they need,” said
Stamos.
The new Safety Center walks people through the tools Facebook offers to
control your experience, as well as numerous tips and resources for safe
and secure sharing. The Safety Center is available in over 50
languages, works well on mobile devices, and includes step-by-step
videos on a variety of popular safety topics. Facebook worked with
partners including the International Center for Leadership Development
(http://ICDLng.org) in Nigeria and Watoto Watch Network
(http://WatotoWatchNetwork.org) in Kenya to bring its safety resources
to life and address local communities.
This update also brings the Bullying Prevention Hub to everyone on
Facebook. The Hub is a resource for teens, parents and educators seeking
guidance on how to prevent and address bullying. Developed with the
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence in 2013, Facebook now works with
nearly 60 partners around the world to make the Bullying Prevention Hub
more widely available.
For Facebook, making the world more open and connected also means
keeping people and their information safe. Check out the new Facebook
Safety Center today.
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