In this Episode of the Secure Your Retirement Podcast, Radon and Murs have Joseph O'Donnell, a cybersecurity safety expert, talk about cybersecurity safety in retirement. Joe explains the nature of phishing emails and texts, how they’re used to trap you into giving out personal information, and the two powerful ways to avoid falling victim to phishing emails.

Listen in to learn the importance of staying informed and taking precautions when using the internet instead of avoiding it. You will also learn the importance of having strong passwords, changing passwords when you suspect maliciousness, setting up two-factor authentication, and more.

In this episode, find out:

• How phishing emails are used to trap you into giving out access to personal and/or financial information.
• Why you should step back from a suspicious email and verify the source to avoid falling victim to a phishing email.
• How to be informed and take precautions when using the internet instead of avoiding it altogether.
• The importance of having a strong password and changing your password when exposed to cyberattacks.
• How two-factor authentication works and the importance of setting it up to avoid cyberattacks.
• The importance of having a password manager from a reputable provider that encrypts information.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “The way email is today, you just cannot trust an email, so if you get a suspicious email, the number one thing to do is step back away from the email and don’t trust it.”- Joseph O'Donnell
• “A password manager is a fantastic way to help you have complex and unique passwords for the accounts that you log into.”- Joseph O'Donnell

Resources:

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