Fareedah Shaheed is the CEO and Founder of Sekuva SehKOOvuh, where she helps parents and caretakers protect their kids online. She has taught thousands of people online security & safety, has hosted lunch and learns, and has delivered keynotes on the subject. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and is currently serving on the Forbes board for the Under 30 community.
 
Fareedah was named Cybersecurity Personality of the Year 2020. And her work has been featured in Cisco, NASA, FOX 25, FOX 46, FOX Carolina, NBC Washington, The Grio, Yahoo!, AfroTech, The Every Mom, StartPage, TripWire, Infosecurity Magazine, and most recently on the NASDAQ. Fareedah is on fire when it comes to spreading her message. I connected with Fareedah via LinkedIn and as I got to know more about her work and her personal story, I knew she would be a fantastic guest. She did not disappoint! 

Listen in to hear Fareedah share:

Her experience growing up as a third culture kid

How her identity as a Black Muslim gamer raised in Saudi Arabi inspired her work in cybersecurity

How her relationship with her mom especially informed her experience around her own cybersecurity

The significance of her mom embracing imperfection in order to create a more safe, secure and soulful mother/daughter relationship

What holistic online safety is and why it’s so much more important than blanket rules that might serve only as bandaids 

The importance of connection over control and a strong parent/child bond in online safety

Why she champions parental therapy and therapeutic practices in order for parents to have a connection to self as a foundation to protect your child from the online world

First 3 steps to take toward cybersecurity for your child


Links mentioned:

From September 14th-20th only, become a member of The Shameless Mom Academy: shamelessmom.com/academy


Connect with Fareedah: Cyberfareedah.com


Join Fareedah’s Safe Kid Movement: safekidsmovement.com


Fareedah on all social media: @CyberFareedah 

Fareedah’s podcast: The Accidental Arab


 
 
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