Cybersecurity 101 with All Things Secured

Episode 50 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Cybersecurity Essentials with All Things Secured

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Josh Summers of All Things Secured. They discuss the the prevalence of cybercrime, the potential vulnerabilities of 2FA, romance scams, card skimming, identity theft, protecting kids and family privacy, and other cybersecurity fundamentals.

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Timeline

0:00 – Beginning
2:01 – How prevalent is cybercrime?
4:00 – Has talking about hacking made you a target?
6:00 – Personal experience with cybercrime.
9:38 – Three categories of cybercrime: hacking, scams, identity theft
10:48 – How do we process data breaches?
15:50 – How to always keep software updated
19:22 – Business email compromise (BEC)
24:14 – Downsides of two-factor authentication? (2FA)
28:46 – Quantifying scams
32:16 – Romance scams
34:52 – Card skimming
38:50 – Alternative online payment options
41:36 – Identity theft and people search databases
43:42 – Family as privacy weak points; credit freezes
49:01 – Protecting kids
52:32 – How to vet content creators as advice-givers
58:22 – Final thoughts