Webinar - Cybersecurity Trends and Best Practices

Above is a cybersecurity webinar we did with Stephen Hicks of Endsight.

You may leave a bit paranoid, perhaps appropriately so. Still, we can all stay safe online by remaining cautious and following practical tips that Stephen reviews. 

Here are important takeaways:

• Social engineering (exploiting humans) is the real risk, not technology.

• Cyberfraud is a mammoth industry lead by professional organizations of employees with specialized skills.

• Fraudsters access personal information to make scams more believable.

• Be suspicious of strangers who contact you via phone or email, including from trusted organizations like Amazon.

• Use multi-factor authentication (e.g., text message to your phone after you enter your password) for websites with sensitive information.

• Make passwords long (15+ characters). Length > complexity.

• Consider Identity Protection from a company like Lifelock.

• There’s no way to be 100% safe online. But you don’t have to outrun the bear, just outrun the slowest person.

Endsight holds free public monthly webinars (2nd Tuesday of the month at 1 pm PT) on cybersecurity fundamentals. You can sign up here. 

Here is a guide on Best Practices to Prevent and Deal with Cybersecurity Breaches.