685: Fareedah Shaheed: Female Muslim Gamer Turned Family Internet Safety Expert

Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 7 a.m.

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.\xa0She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and is currently serving on the Forbes board for the Under 30 community.\n\xa0\nFareedah 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.\xa0Fareedah is on fire when it comes to spreading her message.\xa0I 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.\xa0She did not disappoint!\xa0\n\nListen in to hear Fareedah share:\n\nHer experience growing up as a third culture kid\n\nHow her identity as a Black Muslim gamer raised in Saudi Arabi inspired her work in cybersecurity\n\nHow her relationship with her mom especially informed her experience around her own cybersecurity\n\nThe significance of her mom embracing imperfection in order to create a more safe, secure and soulful mother/daughter relationship\n\nWhat holistic online safety is and why it\u2019s so much more important than blanket rules that might serve only as bandaids\xa0\n\nThe importance of connection over control and a strong parent/child bond in online safety\n\nWhy 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\n\nFirst 3 steps to take toward cybersecurity for your child\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nFrom September 14th-20th only, become a member of The Shameless Mom Academy: shamelessmom.com/academy\n\n\nConnect with Fareedah: Cyberfareedah.com\n\n\nJoin Fareedah\u2019s Safe Kid Movement: safekidsmovement.com\n\n\nFareedah on all social media: @CyberFareedah\xa0\n\nFareedah\u2019s podcast: The Accidental Arab\n\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices