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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
THE WORKFORCE TRANSITIONING TO
WORKING FROM HOME, THERE IS
INCREASED RISK FOR CYBERCRIME.
I SPOKE TO MARK WHO IS THE CEO
OF A CYBER SECURITY COMPANY IN
THE AREA TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU
CAN KEEP YOURSELF SAFE.
MARK, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
ON "GREAT DAY WASHINGTON."
>> THANK YOU, LOOKING FORWARD
TO TALKING TO YOU TODAY.
>> WE ARE USING TECHNOLOGY MORE
THAN EVER AND DEPENDING ON IT
BUT IMPORTANT TO BE SAFE.
WHAT ARE YORKIE TIPS TO STAYING
SAFE WHILE USING TECHNOLOGY?
>> AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEW
NORMAL WHICH IS A DISTRIBUTED
WORKFORCE YOU SEE A TON OF
SUSPICIOUS EMAILS ASKING PEOPLE
TO CHECK AND RENEW PASSWORDS.
OUR OWN COMPANY HAS SEEN THIS
OVER 75 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. ALL
DAYS. ALL OF THAT SUSPICIOUS TRAFFIC
IS ADDING UP FOR OUR LITTLE
COMPANY SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT
BIG ENTERPRISES ARE GOING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> YOU MENTION EMAILS.
HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT IS COMING IN THE EMAILS IS
SOMETHING YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
RESPOND TO?
RESPOND TO? PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR
PASSWORDS?
PASSWORDS? >> YES, AND THESE PEOPLE ARE
EXTREMELY CLEVER.
EXTREMELY CLEVER. YOU HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT THEY
TALK ABOUT AND NOW IT'S VERY
INDIVIDUAL.
INDIVIDUAL. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS PEOPLE
ASKING SOME OF MY WEST COAST
PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY GO TO COSTCO
AND OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT AND SAYS
MY NAME ON THE EMAIL AND IT
LOOKS VERY CLEAN.
THEN YOU START TO SEE THAT IT
SAYS DOT CO INSTEAD OF DOT COM.
>> HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOUR WI-
FI IS SECURE?
>> WITH A DISTRIBUTED WORKFORCE
AS YOU GET FURTHER AND FURTHER
FROM HOME BASE, MY ADVICE IS TO
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DUAL
AUTHENTICATION IN YOUR
ECOSYSTEM SO SECURITY IS AT THE
HIGHEST AND MONTHLY, WEEKLY,
HOURLY AUTHENTICATE.
HOURLY AUTHENTICATE. >> AND ANTIVIRUS IS IMPORTANT
SO WHAT DO WE NEED IN PLACE TO
MAKE SURE IT'S IN CHECK NOW?
>> THAT'S A BIG ONE AND
EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT.
MAKE SURE ANTIVIRUS IS IN PLACE
AND FULLY UPDATED.
A LOT OF THE ANTIVIRUS
APPLICATIONS OUT THERE ARE NOT
UPDATED REGULARLY.
UPDATED REGULARLY. IT GOES BACK TO YOUR CRYPTO
HYGIENE.
HYGIENE.
HYGIENE. NO ONE ANTICIPATED THE
CORONAVIRUS OR THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE THIS FIERCE.
ALL OF OUR I.T.
PEOPLE ARE SCRAMBLING IN EVERY
SECTOR OF THE MARKET LIKE
HEALTHCARE, BANKING AND
EVERYONE SCRAMBLING TO GET
EVERYONE OUT OF THEIR HOMES ON
VPN.
VPN.
VPN. A
VPN. A LOT OF ANTIVIRUS APPLICATIONS
ARE BEING DROPPED.
MY STATEMENT TO EVERYONE IS TO
PLEASE ENSURE IT IS UPDATED.
>> IS THERE A GOOD PLACE TO GO
FOR A RESOURCE TO GET THIS,
LIKE A CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO WHILE YOU ARE
WORKING AT HOME AND USING
TECHNOLOGY?
TECHNOLOGY? >> THERE ARE A LOT OF
PUBLICATIONS.
PUBLICATIONS. LITTLE THINGS COME TO MIND.
IF YOU ARE LIKE US AND WE ARE
TECH JUNKIES.
TECH JUNKIES. WE LOVE TECHNOLOGY AND ARE
LOOKING AT REPORTS BUT MY
FAVORITE IS THE GARDEN REPORT
OUT OF STANFORD, CONNECTICUT.
THAT TELLS YOU OVER AND OVER
AGAIN WHAT YOU NEED TO BE DOING
AND WHAT THE CHECKLIST LOOKS
LIKE. LOCK YOUR SCREEN AND MAKE
SURE YOUR BIOMETRICS ARE
PROPERLY IN PLACE.
CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENCRYPTION INSTALLED.
ENCRYPTION INSTALLED. ALL THAT PLAYS INTO GENERAL
HONEST CRYPTO HYGIENE SO YOU ARE
NO LONGER IN A DANGEROUS
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. SO GO TO THOSE REPORTS.
>> MARK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR