Episode 104 - End of Year Cybersecurity Best Practices

We’ve all gotten that email, right? It was from someone you knew, about a topic you might even expect from them, but something just didn’t seem quite right… 

Once upon a time, those suspicious emails stuck out like a sore thumb… Poor grammar, a “from” address that was longer than your monitor is wide, and no matter how giving you grandma is at Christmas time it just doesn’t seem likely that she has 15 Bitcoin to send you IF you get her your wallet address before 5pm…

Today though, with the advent of advanced AI models and an ever-increasing quantity of… well, crap coming to our Inboxes, timelines, and feeds every minute… being vigilant isn’t just a best practice, it’s becoming a key part of survival. 

I wish I could say, dear listener, “Just tune in for an hour, do these five things every day, and you’ll be 100% guaranteed to be safe from cyber criminals and their hijinks…” but that would be about as big a lie as the Bitcoins promised a few moments ago…

You see, there is no silver bullet, no impenetrable shield of protection on the internet… It’s about layers of security, an ongoing need to improve and educate, and the acknowledgment that someday a real problem is going to arise and it’s up to you to have a plan in place to identify, respond, and recover from it…

These may sound like training materials for a bank, law firm, or investment advisor… and you’d be right. But they’re also sound best practices for every single one of us that intends to exist online and participate in the global web… 

Now, first go update your phone, your apps, and your thermostat… then hit Play and let’s talk about how we can all protect ourselves and each other as we wrap up 2024 and continue to look for what’s ahead…