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As we enter Cyber Security Awareness Month, it's more important than ever to protect our data online. Google Cybersecurity Expert, Alex Krasov gives tips on how to stay safe on line.
For the latest Cyber Security tips and advice visit: Safety.GoogleFollow Google on Twitter at: Twitter.com/GoogleLike Google on Facebook at: Facebook.com/Google
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Cyber Security Month - Alex Krasov Transcription
Mason Paine: With the progression of technology, we are more prone to online threats and hacking. Google security expert, Alex Krasov joins me to discuss how you can stay safe online. Thanks for joining me, Alex.
Alex Krasov: Thanks so much for having me.
Mason Paine: So tell me what exactly is Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
Alex Krasov: Sure. Well, Cybersecurity Awareness month is, in my view, the best time of the year. it happens during October and really is a month. Government organizations, tools, and really anyone to pay attention to cybersecurity and think about their safety online and what we can all do to stay a little bit safer online.
Mason Paine: Now, when you say safer, what exactly are you pertaining to? What are we being safe from?
Alex Krasov: Well, a big concern online, especially as we get into the holiday shopping season, are things like online. A lot of online scans will actually be phishing attempts. And that's phish with a pH. And whenever you're talking about phishing, you're talking about a bad actor trying to get some kind of personal information from you by posing as someone else.
Alex Krasov: That could be a password to one of your accounts. It could be your credit card information, your bank information. But you know about 90% of cyber. Actually start with a Phish attempt. So this is a very serious online scam and it can have a lot of ramifications for individuals.
Mason Paine: Now, it's funny you mentioned that my mother, she got a text message the other day from Amazon saying that her account needed to be verified and my mother doesn't have an Amazon account, so that's the only reason she knew that this was a trick. But sometimes it's not that easy. I know that sometimes these things can look very official. How can you tell, like are there little signs that will help people understand this?
Alex Krasov: Yeah, absolutely. As you say, it can be really hard to tell sometimes. So. When it comes to things like email, if you're using Gmail, Gmail actually automatically blocks 99.9% of spam and phishing emails, which means those never even make it into your inbox. But we all know, sometimes we get this as a text or sometimes an email slip through. What can you do? Well, one of the best things you can do is rather than clicking on a link that you think might be suspicious, Or you're not sure if it's from an official source, go directly to that account or that website. So let's say you get that text message about an Amazon account.
Alex Krasov: Instead of clicking the link in the text message, go directly to your Amazon account. Log in there and see if anything needs to happen. That way you know you're going to the official source rather than clicking on a link that might be posing as the official source.
Mason Paine: Now one of the things that I like to do is to use two step verification, but does, is that very helpful at all?
Alex Krasov: Yes. Two step verification is very helpful. So, One of the things that people try to, like bad actors try to get out of a phishing scam is your password, right? If they get access to your password, they can then log into your account and potentially access some of your personal information, maybe your credit card or financial information. If you have two step verification turned on, they won't be able to log into your account with just your password alone. They're gonna need that second factor of authentic. And that is a great way to protect your account.
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By Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialAs we enter Cyber Security Awareness Month, it's more important than ever to protect our data online. Google Cybersecurity Expert, Alex Krasov gives tips on how to stay safe on line.
For the latest Cyber Security tips and advice visit: Safety.GoogleFollow Google on Twitter at: Twitter.com/GoogleLike Google on Facebook at: Facebook.com/Google
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Cyber Security Month - Alex Krasov Transcription
Mason Paine: With the progression of technology, we are more prone to online threats and hacking. Google security expert, Alex Krasov joins me to discuss how you can stay safe online. Thanks for joining me, Alex.
Alex Krasov: Thanks so much for having me.
Mason Paine: So tell me what exactly is Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
Alex Krasov: Sure. Well, Cybersecurity Awareness month is, in my view, the best time of the year. it happens during October and really is a month. Government organizations, tools, and really anyone to pay attention to cybersecurity and think about their safety online and what we can all do to stay a little bit safer online.
Mason Paine: Now, when you say safer, what exactly are you pertaining to? What are we being safe from?
Alex Krasov: Well, a big concern online, especially as we get into the holiday shopping season, are things like online. A lot of online scans will actually be phishing attempts. And that's phish with a pH. And whenever you're talking about phishing, you're talking about a bad actor trying to get some kind of personal information from you by posing as someone else.
Alex Krasov: That could be a password to one of your accounts. It could be your credit card information, your bank information. But you know about 90% of cyber. Actually start with a Phish attempt. So this is a very serious online scam and it can have a lot of ramifications for individuals.
Mason Paine: Now, it's funny you mentioned that my mother, she got a text message the other day from Amazon saying that her account needed to be verified and my mother doesn't have an Amazon account, so that's the only reason she knew that this was a trick. But sometimes it's not that easy. I know that sometimes these things can look very official. How can you tell, like are there little signs that will help people understand this?
Alex Krasov: Yeah, absolutely. As you say, it can be really hard to tell sometimes. So. When it comes to things like email, if you're using Gmail, Gmail actually automatically blocks 99.9% of spam and phishing emails, which means those never even make it into your inbox. But we all know, sometimes we get this as a text or sometimes an email slip through. What can you do? Well, one of the best things you can do is rather than clicking on a link that you think might be suspicious, Or you're not sure if it's from an official source, go directly to that account or that website. So let's say you get that text message about an Amazon account.
Alex Krasov: Instead of clicking the link in the text message, go directly to your Amazon account. Log in there and see if anything needs to happen. That way you know you're going to the official source rather than clicking on a link that might be posing as the official source.
Mason Paine: Now one of the things that I like to do is to use two step verification, but does, is that very helpful at all?
Alex Krasov: Yes. Two step verification is very helpful. So, One of the things that people try to, like bad actors try to get out of a phishing scam is your password, right? If they get access to your password, they can then log into your account and potentially access some of your personal information, maybe your credit card or financial information. If you have two step verification turned on, they won't be able to log into your account with just your password alone. They're gonna need that second factor of authentic. And that is a great way to protect your account.
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