Many people consider the TikTok app to be a fun pastime where they can watch videos of kids dancing or post their own funny videos. However, there is a scarier side to TikTok. At the end of 2019 the military banned the app from government-owned devices. And, hardly a day goes by without a new revelation about the possible security dangers of the Chinese-owned app. We talk with a cybersecurity expert about what we need to know before we download an app (even commonly downloaded ones) and what we need to teach our children, including how to use TikTok and other apps securely.
Avani Desai is a Partner and President at Schellman & Company, LLC, the largest niche CPA firm in the world that focuses on technology and security assessments. She is also CEO and co-founder of MyCryptoAlert, a push notification and portfolio app for cryptocurrency. She has been featured in Forbes, CIO.com, and the Wall Street Journal, and is a sought after speaker as a voice on a variety of emerging topics, including security, privacy, information security, future technology trends, and the expansion of young women involved in technology.
