Cybersecurity Made Personal

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode80.

Over the next two months, most people will go online to purchase at least some of their gifts. While online shopping can be filled with threats and scams, it can also be a great place to find the gifts you want. Come learn ten ways to protect yourself as you shop online this holiday.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode79.

As a merchant and a big tech company, Amazon has even more incentive to use your data for their own marketing. However, you don’t have to give up your privacy to shop on Amazon or use its other products. This episode will give you eight strategies you can employ to reduce the data Amazon collects.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode78.

Your car goes practically everywhere you do, and it knows a lot about you. It might even collect data from your phone if you sync it with your car’s entertainment system. But of course, anything that has information about you will be a popular target for advertisers looking to turn that data into a quick dollar. Come learn about five ways your car could be tracking you, and how you can stop it.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode77.

Google may not charge you to search the internet, but you have to pay with your personal information. However, you don’t have to give up your personal data just to find information online. This episode will give you five strategies for keeping big tech’s prying eyes away from every question you ask.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode76.

Free software is wonderful, but not every free program available online is safe.  While any type of download could be dangerous, some types of software are more prone to malware and scams.  This episode will show you the common dangers with six types of software.

Some changes coming to the format and schedule of the podcast.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode75.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode74.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode73.

Show notes available at https://www.cybersecuritymadepersonal.com/episode72.

Social media has led to an increase in cyberstalking, tracking someone’s activity with the intent of harassing them. And there are a number of apps that have made this process easier. Learn how to identify the signs that your electronic devices may have been infected with stalkerware.