Security Tips: Digital Legacy

Security Tips: Digital Legacy

27mBeginner2023-03-31

Authors

Scott Simpson

Scott Simpson

Creating Technology Courses as a Senior Staff Author at LinkedIn

Course details

It’s never fun to think about, but we all need to consider how our loved ones can access our important information should we die or become incapacitated. A digital legacy plan outlines what information is important and how to access it.

In this course, senior staff instructor Scott Simpson discusses how to create, share, and test a digital legacy plan. Scott focuses on the safety of data and introduces tools that we can use to retain and share important data. This course is intended for people developing their own digital legacy plan, as well as those who need to be aware of what a digital legacy plan is.

Skills covered

Data PrivacyGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCybersecurityData ScienceDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • Digital legacy
  • What is digital legacy

Plan Components

  • Preparing a laptop or desktop computer
  • Preparing a mobile device
  • Cloud services and legacy contacts
  • Social media and account memorialization

Build a Plan

  • Tools for planning
  • Developing your plan

Conclusion

  • Next steps