Security

Won't somebody please think of the children!?

Learn about online predators targeting children. Discover protective measures and resources for parents.

Niall Merrigan

Niall Merrigan

Niall is an Irish guy who managed to end up in Norway after finding out the country existed when he was in New Zealand. He works at Microsoft helping customers with their technology investments. He has very strong opinions on security, web tech, food and wine.

I have kids and they are online. I am a security person so I wanted to understand how to keep them safe. This led me down a dark and often disturbing path of understanding how online predators target children.

Do you know how quickly a child can be blackmailed online?

In this session, I will show you the various social engineering techniques that are used against kids, how features in very common social media applications are being used to harass others, sell drugs and aid in human trafficking.

I will provide advice, technical controls and resources that you can use to educate yourself and the community around you to help protect the next generation of IT professionals