Easy Prey

Has your information ever been compromised in a data breach? There are security measures you can implement to lessen the effects. Troy Hunt shares about the frequency and increasing size of data breaches of personal information. Don't miss the end where we share lots of strategies you can put in place today to better protect your information.

Troy Hunt is an Australian Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Developer Security. He doesn't work for Microsoft, but they're kind enough to recognize his community contributions by way of their award programs which he's been a part of since 2011. You'll regularly find him in the press talking about security and even testifying before the US Congress on the impact of data breaches.

Troy is a Pluralsight author of many top-rating courses on web security and other technologies with more than 30 courses published to date. There's no better way to get up to speed on a topic quickly than through professional training that you can take at your own pace. As both an author and a student, Troy has nothing but positive things to say about the breadth and quality of Pluralsight courses.

One of the key projects Troy is involved in today is Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), a free service that aggregates data breaches and helps people establish if they've been impacted by malicious activity on the web. As well as being a useful service for the community, HIBP has given him an avenue to ship code that runs at scale on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, one of the best ways we have of standing up services on the web today.

Troy regularly speaks around the world and runs developer-focused security workshops. You'll regularly find him at major technology events.

In today's internet age we are meeting more and more people online. How do we use this incredible resource wisely and keep our families safe?

Jeffrey Hayzlett shares about how his image and pictures of his grandkids are being used to scam women out of tens of thousands of dollars and breaking hearts in the process.

Listen in to hear practical tips for making sure the people you connect with online are legit and real.

Have you or your family been victims of identity theft, phishing, romance scams, or any other scams? The true stories and actionable advice you will hear on this podcast can help save you money, headaches, and more.

Chris Parker is the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com and host of the Easy Prey podcast, which attracts over 6 million monthly visits. His website provides information on IP addresses, as well as easy-to-read information on how to stay safe online.

Chris realized that people need help recognizing the dangers and red flags before they step into a trap, not after they've been tricked and taken advantage of. The Easy Prey Podcast is the perfect way to reach a broad audience with stories and valuable information in today's imperfect and sometimes dangerous world.

I want to provide a little background behind the launch of the podcast. I launched WhatIsMyIPAddress.com the Dark Ages of the Internet back in 2000. Over the years it has grown from my social to a technical issue to a hobby to a side hustle. In 2014 when I lost my day job it became my full-time work. As the site started to grow, more and more people who are the victims of scams reached out to me for help. There were the victims of romance scams, identity theft, phishing, lottery scams, and the list goes on. To some the losses were minimal and to others it was their life savings and beyond. Regardless of the loss, my heart goes out to them. When looking back at the interactions there were plenty of warning signs that were either overlooked or outright ignored.

Many of those losses could have been prevented if they had only known what to be on the watch for. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from experts in various industries and what to bring their knowledge and expertise to you. You will hear true stories and actionable advice that will help you, your friends and your family from becoming Easy Prey.