Oversharing Risk Indicator

Oversharing Risk Indicator

Have you ever wondered how much is too much when sharing online and on social media?
Sharing personal information online or on social media can put you at risk of cybercrime. Cybercriminals can use information like your suburb, family or pet's name to impersonate you and access your online accounts.
This quick and simple tool will check if you might be oversharing on social media.
Question 1 of 5

Do you share your birth date, email address or kids' names on your social media accounts?

Cyber Safety Tip #1
Many people use personal details like their date of birth or kids’ names in their passwords or security questions. Publicly sharing your personal information puts you at increased risk of cybercrime.

Cybercriminals can use it to pretend to be you or guess your passwords. They can also use your email to try to reset your passwords and hack into your accounts.
Question 2 of 5

Do you post about your location (such as tagging places you’ve been or checking in)?

Cyber Safety Tip #2

Information you share publicly can put you at increased risk of cybercrime.

Your residential suburb or town, and other information like your school or workplace, can be used by cybercriminals to impersonate you and access your accounts, especially if you use these details for your password reset questions.

Even small details can help cybercriminals piece together a bigger picture of your life and help them steal your identity.
Question 3 of 5

Do you use the same or similar password or passphrase across multiple social media and other online accounts?

Cyber Safety Tip #3

Ensure you use unique and strong passphrases across all your online accounts. That way even if one account is compromised, your other accounts are less likely to be affected.

A passphrase is a more secure password. It contains four or more random words making it easier for you to remember but hard for cybercriminals to guess. For example, ‘crystal onion clay pretzel’.
Question 4 of 5

Have you installed multi-factor authentication on your social media accounts, where available?

Cyber Safety Tip #4
Multi-factor authentication requires two or more ways to verify your identity to log in to your account, such as entering a code sent to you via an authenticator app, email or text message.

This adds an extra layer of security to your account. Even if someone guesses your password or passphrase, they will still need the second verification to get into your account.
Question 5 of 5

How often do you review your privacy settings?

Cyber Safety Tip #5
Your privacy settings control who can see your posts and personal information. If you do not check your settings regularly, you could be sharing things like your date of birth, location or photos with cybercriminals.

This helps them learn more about you. They can use that information to access your online accounts and try to steal your identity.
You may be at a high risk of oversharing information!
Here are some simple and quick actions you can take to reduce your risk:
- Use a unique and strong passphrase for each online account and where available, set up multi-factor authentication.
- Review your privacy settings regularly to control who can see your information.
- Limit the personal information you share online, including being aware of what photos can reveal, such as your car registration or your pets’ and kids’ names.
- Review your location settings and remove location data from any pictures before posting.
- Avoid accepting connection requests or messages from unknown people.
You may be at a moderate risk of oversharing information!
Here are some simple and quick actions you can take to reduce your risk:
- Use a unique and strong passphrase for each online account and where available, set up multi-factor authentication.
- Review your privacy settings regularly to control who can see your information.
- Limit the personal information you share online, including being aware of what photos can reveal, such as your car registration or your pets’ and kids’ names.
- Review your location settings and remove location data from any pictures before posting.
- Avoid accepting connection requests or messages from unknown people.
Good job, you are at a lower risk of oversharing, but there’s room for improvement!
Here are some simple and quick actions you can take to reduce your risk:
- Use a unique and strong passphrase for each online account and where available, set up multi-factor authentication.
- Review your privacy settings regularly to control who can see your information.
- Limit the personal information you share online, including being aware of what photos can reveal, such as your car registration or your pets’ and kids’ names.
- Review your location settings and remove location data from any pictures before posting.
- Avoid accepting connection requests or messages from unknown people.
You got a perfect score – now you can help educate your loved ones!
Well done on being aware of your online privacy. Have regular conversations with your friends and family about being cyber secure.

Help them reduce their risk and improve their cyber security by sharing these tips:
- Use a unique and strong passphrase for each online account and where available, set up multi-factor authentication.
- Review your privacy settings regularly to control who can see your information.
- Limit the personal information you share online, including being aware of what photos can reveal, such as your car registration or your pets’ and kids’ names.
- Review your location settings and remove location data from any pictures before posting.
- Avoid accepting connection requests or messages from unknown people.

Oversharing Risk Indicator

Do you share your birth date, email address or kids' names on your social media accounts?

Do you post about your location (such as tagging places you’ve been or checking in)?

Do you use the same or similar password or passphrase across multiple social media and other online accounts?

Have you installed multi-factor authentication on your social media accounts, where available?

How often do you review your privacy settings?

You may be at a high risk of oversharing information!

You may be at a moderate risk of oversharing information!

Good job, you are at a lower risk of oversharing, but there’s room for improvement!

You got a perfect score – now you can help educate your loved ones!

Oversharing Risk Indicator

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