Episode 140: Threat-Informed Travel Safety Tips

In episode 140 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by John Cohen, Executive Director of the Program for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security®(CIS®). Together, they discuss travel safety tips informed by today's evolving multidimensional threat environment. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:30. The most overlooked security risks we need to take seriously whenever we travel
• 03:42. How threat actors can exploit our tendency to overshare online
• 07:25. Top security practices you can use to safely plan your next trip
• 12:28. The value of playing out your travels' worst-case scenario before you leave
• 16:02. The benefits and drawbacks of using electronic navigations systems while traveling
• 18:00. Videos as a means of attuning to the "flow" of a different place and/or culture
• 24:10. Which types of people make attractive targets for foreign intelligence services
• 25:05. Honeypot operations in the physical and digital worlds
• 27:24. Opportunities to protect the technology on which we rely

Resources

• ThreatWA™
• Travel.State.Gov
• A Short Guide for Spotting Phishing Attempts
• 8 Security Essentials for Managing Your Online Presence
• Election Security Spotlight – Social Engineering

If you have some feedback or an idea for an upcoming episode of Cybersecurity Where You Are, let us know by emailing podcast@cisecurity.org.