Saturday, July 31, 2021
Cybersecurity wrap up
For the last six months, I've been writing about how to keep yourself safe online. I concluded the series -- for now -- last month, and for your convenience, I'm creating a index of all those articles here so you have one-handy place to reference all of them.
When it comes to Cybersecurity, humans are the weakest linkJust trying to using technology to protect data won't keep people safe from cyber criminals. In fact, it may actually make matters worse. Adding complexity to existing security systems will only make it harder for regular folks to use and understand it. The key to keeping people safe is to change their behavior.
Cybersecurity speak: Is it all geek to you?
When IT folks start talking about cybersecurity we often use many terms people don't understand. So in this article, I explain what much of that jargon means.
Is there something phishy going on in your inbox?
In this article, I show you how you can identify scam e-mails that enter your inbox. And the key to protecting yourself is deceptively easy – trust nobody. Assume every message you get is fake until you can confirm it’s not.
Pass the word about good passwords
You hear IT folks saying it all the time. You need to create complex passwords and should have a different one for every account you have. The problem is remembering them all. This article will give tips on how to do that.
2FA or not 2FA? That’s the question…
No matter how unguessable you think your password is or how careful you are about avoiding online scams, your credentials could still be stolen by hackers who target the companies who store those passwords. That’s why you need to further secure your important accounts by using something called Two Factor Authentication (2FA) or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Focus on the people, not the technology
IT folks need to get users to think about cybersecurity in same way they think about their safety and security in the real world. Because when it comes down to it, keeping safe online is nothing more than following the same common-sense safety procedures we were all taught as kids and no longer even have to think about.
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