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.

Yesterday, I talked about one of the quickest and easiest wins that will insulate you from hackers and identity thieves - the password manager. Today, I’m continuing with a related topic - 2 factor authentication.

2 Factor Authentication is where you have to enter an additional code when you log in to your account. Often it comes in the form of a text message, your fingerprint on your phone, or a code you have to enter from an app. The purpose is to provide an additional layer of security, so if your password does get hacked, thieves still need that additional code to log in.

You should enable 2 Factor Authentication wherever it’s offered, especially on websites where your information is most vulnerable - your bank accounts, investment accounts, file sharing, social media, & email accounts.

To make it easy to implement this tip, keep 2 Factor Authentication top of mind as you use various websites. Then, as you use each one, find out if 2 factor authentication is available, set it up, and you’re done. Instead of this massive undertaking, just bite off one website as a time, and set up 2 factor authentication as you go.

That’s it for today! Thanks for listening.

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