One of the highlights of my teaching at professional sports clubs and within the NCAA is showing athletes how digital forensics actually work. As parents, coaches or even teachers we tell our young people, “Everything lasts forever,” but most folks have absolutely no idea how that happens. This past week, I was able to use technology to pull an athlete’s social media posts from old accounts, fake accounts and current accounts. I let them watch how we filter their social media for inappropriate language, violence, racism, drugs, alcohol, even strip-club check-ins to really look under the hood of their behaviors on social media and provide a solid risk-analysis to pro franchises, future employers and more. Needless to say, it got their attention. Too many of these kids don’t understand the basic best-practices of social media and how their data or what they say on social media can make or break their futures. Need help developing your athlete or kids in to solid digital citizens? Feel free to reach out at info@teamsm2.com.
