All righty then . Ladies and gentlemen , welcome to another episode of Privacy , please . I am your host , cameron Ivey , and I am back Back like the I don't know , I'm blank . I'm so blank right now . I want to first of all apologize to the listeners . Things have been a little difficult to record these last few weeks . I've been traveling a lot .
I've been , you know , just to update everybody . So if you weren't there for all the privacy folks , I was at PSR in Los Angeles a couple weeks back and then I was a part of a company retreat the following week in Santa Rosa , california . So I've been kind of out of pocket these last couple weeks traveling . I got sick a little bit .
I'm dealing with a hurricane coming to Florida right now , so there's just a lot going on . But I'm so dedicated that I had to get an episode out to you guys , and I figured you know what , what could be so interestingly appropriate , since it is October and it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month .
I figured you know what , what could be so interestingly appropriate , since it is October and it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month , I figured I'd give you a little , some little tips here , just some nitbits for the community , if you're . I mean , this might be stuff that you guys already know , but maybe not .
Maybe there's some stuff in here that might be beneficial or just be good information to have . But if you're new to the show , thanks for tuning in . If you continue to listen in . Man , thank you so much for the support . I'm so excited for some of the stuff that's going to be coming ahead in 2025 . Wow , that's crazy to say .
This year has gone by so fast . So apologies for you know , just feeling and sounding weird right now , but I am a little under the weather . I'm getting over a whatever it was , I'm not sure . But hey , we're here and we're still going to be goofy . You know what I'm saying . I mean , how can we not right ? Am I right ?
But we'll get serious here for a few seconds , maybe a couple minutes , maybe a couple minutes . Ok , don't get too excited , folks , don't get crazy . All right , let's go ahead and dive into this episode . There it is , there it goes . All right , let's go All right . Ladies and gentlemen , welcome back to another episode of Privacy , please . Again .
This is the cybersecurity and privacy podcast , where we talk privacy , all things privacy and security . This episode this week is going to be dedicated to a little bit more cybersecurity than anything . Without further ado , let's kind of dive into this .
So , as I mentioned earlier , it's October , so it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and one of the spotlight four of the most common security blunders and how you can steer clear from all of them . So let's go ahead and jump to the first one . Are you ready ? Are you ready for the play ? I don't know what I'm , I don't know , I don't know .
Anyways , all right , mistake number one reusing passwords across all accounts . I'm looking at you , janice and Frank and Philip and Karen . I gotta say , karen , I'm sorry . I'm sorry , just go with it . Go with it . Good movie , by the way , adam Sandler , just go with it . All right . In our digital-driven lives , it's tempting to use one password for everything .
Right , like your dog's name One Beep , we're saved , we're secure . Nope , it's tempting . It's tempting , but this is a risky move . Just imagine a single key that opens every door in your house . A single data breach can expose your entire digital world . The fix Password managers .
They securely store complex passwords , making your online security both robust and manageable . Pretty easy . There's a lot of good ones out there . I could name them off , but I'm not sponsored , so there's plenty that you can use . I'll just use one that I use professionally , which is Bitfinder , but there are plenty out there and Bitfinder .
If you come across this and you want to sponsor this show , gosh man , that'd be great . We'd love to have you sponsor the show . All right , you're looking good out there . You know what I'm saying . Thank you , anyways . Mistake number two , moving on Neglecting software updates . This is a classic one .
Okay , so , updating software can feel tedious , right , it's always annoying . But skipping this crucial step is like leaving your front door ajar . I don't want to leave that thing open because anybody could just squeeze their way in like a little weasel . You know what I'm saying ? We don't need that , we don't want that . Nobody wants that .
So software updates often include vital security patches that safeguard against newly identified vulnerabilities . Right , by regularly updating your software , you effectively fortify your defenses against cyber threats . It's a common one in the industry . You need to remember to do this personally , for your family , for your organizations . This is huge .
Always staying up to date with that is top of mind , for sure . So remember those few minutes of inconvenience are nothing compared to the potential fallout of a cyber attack . Keep it in there . That's number two . Bing bang , boom . Moving on to number threes , let's go to two to threes .
I don't know why I went , mario , there , that was a little weird , all right , anyways , mistake number three clicking suspicious links . Stop it , okay , stop getting so curious . It's okay to be curious , that's how we learn , but let's not click random links .
Come on Listen , frankie , Nobody is trying to text you to give you something good , okay , it's just a sketchy , sketchy suspicious link , okay . Okay , put the meatball subscription down , my friend , anyways . So phishing scams are becoming shockingly sophisticated , often disguised as legitimate emails from banks or family members .
One careless click can redirect your redirect you to a phony website , so it aims to collect your sensitive information . That's what it's always trying to do . Never click on something , especially if you are really suspicious about who it came from or what it came from . If it's an email , always look for little things .
That I can give you tips on is always look for little things in the address of the sender . So if it looks like somebody that you might know or somebody you work with , look at their address at the top . There's always going to be something that's really funny about the email itself . Sometimes it might not even be their actual name on there .
You might not even catch that . So you have to look at those little things , look at things like that , look at the sign off . There's always little things that you can catch that really show that it's not legit at all . But when in doubt , pump it to spam that it's not legit at all .
But when in doubt , pump it to spam , leave it alone , do not click it , and that way it'll kind of it'll , you know , formulate to keep that stuff out in the future . But no , clicky , clicky , okay , keep it out , stop it All . Right . Anyway , stay vigilant , scrutinize emails and links , especially those that you're not expecting , like I said .
So a moment of caution can save you from potential identity theft .
So if you again , if you you know like someone sends you something and you never want to respond right in the moment , especially if it's like a deep conversation or if it's kind of heated and you feel like you're going to respond in anger , have that same tactic for when you get random emails or texts from people you've never seen before or heard from , give it
a second Like , give it a few minutes , give it a day , like , let it sit , don't be clicking on things . Okay , god , don't be crazy what you doing . All right , anyways , you should be pretty . I mean , you guys are good at this . You guys are good , right . All right , we're good . Mistake number four Listen up . People Ignoring dangers of public Wi-Fi .
All right , I'm talking to you , you carb . Oh gosh , I don't even know where I was . I'm talking to you , you little coffee drinkers that like to go , and you know , get out and about , bring your laptop on the go and do my work on the go-go and then use the public Wi-Fi . Be careful .
Seriously , though , public Wi-Fi is convenient but often unsecured , offering hackers easy access to your data . So using a VPN is like donning an invisibility cloak for your online activities . It's definitely awesome if you need .
You need to be able to have be using that if you're going to be using some open kind of Wi-Fi , so protecting your private information from all them prying eyes coming at you , them peepers , especially around Halloween Come on now . Peepers everywhere , man , people wearing masks and stuff . You don't know what's going on .
So even a free VPN option is better than no protection at all when browsing on public networks . So just remember that . Try to use a free one if you can . Free trial . You know all them , things Do it Okay . Cybersecurity might seem daunting , but with a few mindful practices like these , you can significantly boost your digital safety .
So again for October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month , I really wanted to just kind of give you a short little four-step thing about some of the biggest mistakes that happen out there commonly where there's cyber attacks , and I think these four kind of hit that on the head . So hopefully this was kind of entertaining and helpful . If not , hey , come on now .
But we're here . We're here and thank you for the support . Again , we wanted to highlight Cybersecurity Awareness Month for this October and thank you so much Again , as privacy and cybersecurity are one in the same . You know security , you can have security without privacy , but you can't have privacy without security , as we always say . Shout out to Gabe Again .
Hopefully , you know , hopefully this month goes well and you guys use these tips for the future , moving forward for your family . Pass them along , share this episode , show some love , show some support . Thank you for listening . Thank you for being here . Sorry for some of the delays these last few weeks . Hang tight with me this year .
The end of this year is going to be a little rough , but I'm going to make sure that I try to continue to get episodes out each and every week . So thank you again for the support and if you have questions , guests , opportunities , anything , sponsors , shoot them my way . I'll put a link in the description . And , yeah , thank you so much .
I'll put a link in the description . And yeah , thank you so much , cameron Ivey , over and out . We'll see you guys soon . If you're in Florida , hunker down safe . Everyone love you , see y'all next time . Cameron Ivey , over and out .