Email Security 101 - Ep. 235

Jun 6, 2019

The theme for this week is: protecting yourself and your wallet online. Hackers are becoming more sophisticated, so it’s hard to keep up, and unfortunately, most of us are pretty lax in our cybersecurity protection practices. So this week, I’m sharing with you 5 quick wins to take your cybersecurity protection to the next level.

Today, I’m sharing with you one of the top ways that hackers can wreak havoc on your life - your email account. In addition to making your email more secure through stronger passwords and 2 Factor Authentication, which were the topics of Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s tips, you can protect one of the most vulnerable entry points for hackers with a few email best practices.

So today, I am sharing with you 2 best practices that should help you keep your email more secure.

1. Assume everyone is reading your emails. This mindset around the emails you send will make you think twice about sending your social security number, account numbers, or other personal information via email.
2. Think before you click - many hackers get access to your computer and your data through links that you click or email attachments that you open. Beware of all links and attachments, even if it appears to come from a familiar source.

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening!

My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip.

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