Gabriel Custodiet talks to Josh Summers of All Things Secured. They discuss the the prevalence of cybercrime, the potential vulnerabilities of 2FA, romance scams, card skimming, identity theft, protecting kids and family privacy, and other cybersecurity fundamentals.

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Timeline

0:00 – Beginning 2:01 – How prevalent is cybercrime? 4:00 – Has talking about hacking made you a target? 6:00 – Personal experience with cybercrime. 9:38 – Three categories of cybercrime: hacking, scams, identity theft 10:48 – How do we process data breaches? 15:50 – How to always keep software updated 19:22 – Business email compromise (BEC) 24:14 – Downsides of two-factor authentication? (2FA) 28:46 – Quantifying scams 32:16 – Romance scams 34:52 – Card skimming 38:50 – Alternative online payment options 41:36 – Identity theft and people search databases 43:42 – Family as privacy weak points; credit freezes 49:01 – Protecting kids 52:32 – How to vet content creators as advice-givers 58:22 – Final thoughts