OUR
OUR TECH
OUR TECH EXPERT SAYS CYBER ATTACKS ARE ONLY GOING TO INCREASE IN 2021 AND BREACHES
WITH FACEBOOK AND LINKEDIN MAY
HAVE GIVEN CYBER CRIMINALS ALL
THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO
SCAM OR STEAL YOUR IDENTITY.
SO OUR TECH EXPERT BRIAN KELSO
IS OFFERING HIS ADVICE ON THE
STEPS TO TAKE TO PROTECT YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
THIS SOUNDS PRETTY SERIOUS.
BURTON IT IS THE METHOD THAT'S
BEING USED BY CYBER CRIMINALS
NOW IT'S CALLED DATA SCRAPING
WHICH ESSENTIALLY CRIMINALS
JUST SCOUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
TO GET NAMES, ADDRESSES AND
EMAILS.
IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY
BREACHES.
THEY COULD JUST SNAG THAT
INFORMATION AND THEN THEY CAN
DO WHATEVER THEY THEY WANT TO
WITH IT.
>> OH WOW.
SO WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD DATA
BREACH THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT
HAS HAPPENED, HOW CONCERNED
SHOULD WE BE?
VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE IT
BASICALLY MEANS THAT YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION IS OUT
THERE FOR ANYONE TO SEE.
>> OH, MAN.
>> SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT
PROTECTING OURSELVES ONLINE?
WELL, THE FIRST THING YOU NEED
TO DO IS TO BECOME A CYBER
LAYER AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU
QUIT SHARING YOUR PERSONAL
DETAILS ONLINE.
WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY
QUESTIONS LIE ABOUT THOSE.
DON'T PUT YOUR REAL PERSONAL
INFORMATION IN THERE WHEN IT
COMES TO PHONE NUMBERS.
USE A FAKE PHONE NUMBER AS
OPPOSED TO A REAL PHONE NUMBER
AND FINALLY SET UP A FAKE EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT YOU SHARE WITH THE
PUBLIC AND KEEP YOUR PERSONAL
ONE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.
OK.
FRIENDS. OK. >> SO I HAVE MULTIPLE E-MAIL
ADDRESSES, ONE THAT YOU USE ALL
THOSE TIMES HAVE TO SIGN IN AND
SIGN UP.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TWO FACTOR
AUTHENTICATION.
I'M SEEING IT BEING REQUIRED A
LOT MORE NOW BY MORE SITES
DEFINITELY BECAUSE YOU NEVER
KNOW WHEN YOUR INFORMATION IS
GOING TO LEAKED IN A DATA
BREACH.
>> AND TWO FACTOR
AUTHENTICATION IS THAT SECOND
STEP THAT PREVENTS CYBER
CRIMINALS FROM ACCESSING YOUR
INFORMATION THE WAY IT WORKS.
SOMEONE LOGS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,
YOU GET IT EITHER AN EMAIL OR A
TEXT OLLER LETTING YOU KNOW
THAT SOMEONE'S LOGGING.
AND FROM THERE YOU CAN EITHER
CONFIRM OR DENY THAT IT'S YOU.
AND IT HELPS KEEP THOSE ONLINE
ACCOUNTS SAFE.
>> I MEAN I THOUGHT PASSWORDS
SUPPOSED TO KEEP US SAFE.
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT WHEN IT
COMES TO PASSWORDS, I HAVE A
TOUGH TIME WITH KEEPING UP WITH
ALL OF THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
THEY TELL YOU HAVE ALL
DIFFERENT ONES FOR EVERY SITE.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND A PASSWORD MANAGER IS A
GOOD TOOL TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THERE IS ONE SITE YOU CAN USE
LIKE LAST PASS DASH LINE.
BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR MOST
PEOPLE USE THE PASSWORD MANAGER
BUILT INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER.
IF YOU USE CHROME SAFARI EDGE
OR EVEN FIREFOX IT HAS THE
ABILITY TO SAVE THOSE ONLINE
PASSWORDS.
THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO
REMEMBER THEM ALL.
>> OH MAN I DO BE FORGETTING IF
I'M NOT ON MY AT HOME DESKTOP
LAPTOP AND I'M ON MY PHONE.
I'M LIKE I'M PASSWORD HELPLESS
.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE
CAN GET AHEAD OF THESE KINDS
OF ISSUES WHEN THERE'S A DATA
BREACH?
>> LAST THING THAT YOU WANT TO
DO IS VISIT.
HAVE I BEEN PWNED .COM WHICH IS
A WEB SITE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO
CHECK YOUR EMAILS AND YOUR
PHONE NUMBERS TO SEE IF THEY'VE
BEEN LINKED IN A DATA BREACH SO
THAT WAY YOU CAN BE VIGILANT
AND NO IF CYBER CRIMINALS ARE
GOING TO START TARGETING YOU.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED AND
LINKED AND THEY MAY HAVE THESE
DATA BREACHES THAT WE WILL HEAR
ABOUT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO.
WHAT ARE THESE COMPANIES DOING?
AND THEN ONCE THE DATA REACH
HAPPENS I MEAN HOW LONG UNTIL
IT GETS CLEANED UP OR DOES IT
NOT ONCE IT'S OUT THERE?
IS OUR INFORMATION JUST GOING
TO BE OUT THERE CIRCULATING
WELL WITH FACEBOOK?
>> THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE
GOING TO ALERT THE FIVE HUNDRED
FIVE .
YEAH, 500 MILLION USERS THAT
THEIR INFORMATION WAS ON THE
WEB.
SO SITES LIKE HAVE BEEN OWNED
ARE VERY IMPORTANT SO THAT YOU
CAN STAY ON TOP OF THESE
BREACHES.
BUT LIKE YOU SAID, AUBREY, ONCE
THAT INFORMATION'S ON THE ON
THE WEB THEN IT DOESN'T REALLY
EVER GO AWAY.
OH WOW.
>> INSIDE YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU
PREACH.
DO YOU USE ALL OF THESE TOOLS
AND TIPS THAT YOU GAVE US?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I USE THEM ALL THE TIME.
>> I GUESS THAT IS GOOD ADVICE
.
WE'VE GOT TO BE AS SAFE AS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY
DON'T WANT OUR PERSONAL INFO
OUT THERE CIRCULATING.
WE DON'T WANT THOSE CYBER
CRIMINALS ATTACKING US.
BURTON KELSO, GOOD TALKING TO
YOU TODAY.
THANKS FOR THOSE