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In this podcast we discuss the importance of good password hygiene and management.

Too many times people use weak passwords across multiple sites and services exposing themselves to hackers and data breaches. In fact, a recent study by the UK government’s National Cyber and Security Centre found people are still using ultra-weak passwords like 123456 and qwerty leaving themselves wide open to a hack.

Every password you use across every website needs to be at least 15 characters long, made up of letters, numbers and symbols, and, most importantly, has to be unique and used only once.

Of course remembering these types of passwords is almost impossible unless you have an autobiographical memory. For those of us who don’t, this is where a password manager comes in.

In this podcast we discuss the rules of good password hygiene, using password managers, the different types of password managers and much more.

In this podcast we discuss the Brave browser - a privacy browser that's been developed to prevent you from being tracked across the web.

The humble web browser is perhaps one of the most important software creations to date. It turned the internet into a consumer-friendly medium spawning the creation of the various online services we use today.

It is one of the few online tools most of us use multiple times a day. Yet, many people still don't give much thought to the browser they use. In their eyes, all browsers are the same which in reality is far from the truth.

While Google Chrome is a good browser, it is laced with tracking software that makes it more like spyware than a helpful browser. Using it, you subject yourself to thousands of data trackers every single day.

Your data is valuable and that's why consumers need reclaim the web back from corporate surveillance. A good place to start is by taking back control of your browsing data. Brave will help you do that.

Show highlights

2:02 Why you need to get rid of Google Chrome

3:30 Why you need to use a privacy browser?

4:48 Why I recommend most people should switch to Brave

5:56 The privacy benefits of using the Brave browser

8:31 Brave's usability alongside Chrome

10:05 How Brave is looking to reinvent the broken online ad model

13:49 Final thoughts on using the Brave browser

Resources/people/articles mentioned in the podcast

Brave browser – brave.com

Browser market share – netmarketshare.com

Brave reaches 12 million MAUs - cryptobriefing.com

Browsing the web with privacy with Des Martin from Brave - stedavies.com

Brave deemed most private browser in terms of phoning home - zdnet.com

Basic Attention Token (BAT) - basicattentiontoken.org

In this podcast we’re discussing virtual private networks or VPNs as they’re more commonly known.

As we’ve seen over the last few years, online privacy is almost non-existent. At any given time, what we do online is being tracked by internet service providers, large advertising companies like Google and Facebook and even hackers looking to steal personal details about us.

The fight back has begun as more people begin to realise how unprotected their online privacy is especially in modern times of the coronavirus and how we increasingly depend on the internet in our day-to-day life.

While you can never have total online privacy, you can take steps to protect yourself from surveillance capitalism, identity theft, cyberstalking and any other unscrupulous people of technologies.

As one of the best methods of protecting online privacy, this podcast provides a guide to VPNs including how they work, the benefits of using them, what to look for when choosing one and more.

Podcasting has been around for some time but now it is finally coming into its own. This is the second era of the genre where it is becoming more professional and where more advertising revenue is pouring into it.

For a long time, podcasting remained on the sidelines where other formats like video began to flourish. “Why would anyone prefer to listen when they can watch?” people said. When in actual fact, there are many reasons why you’d pick a podcast over video and the data proves it.

Like building a brand with a blog, podcasting is a long-term play and requires you to treat it as a marathon, not a sprint. In this podcast, I outline why you need a podcast to build a long-term online brand and the benefits of having one. Very meta.

Podcasting has been around for some time but now it is finally coming into its own. This is the second era of the genre where it is becoming more professional and where more advertising revenue is pouring into it.

For a long time, podcasting remained on the sidelines where other formats like video began to flourish. “Why would anyone prefer to listen when they can watch?” people said. When in actual fact, there are many reasons why you’d pick a podcast over video and the data proves it.

Like building a brand with a blog, podcasting is a long-term play and requires you to treat it as a marathon, not a sprint. In this podcast, I outline why you need a podcast to build a long-term online brand and the benefits of having one. Very meta.

Looking to build an online brand for the long term? Want to develop a platform that will increase in brand (and monetary) value over time? Don’t want to be at the whims of an algorithm change? Then you need a blog.

“Aren’t blogs outdated?” some might say and they’d be wrong. Blogs have been around for over twenty years and as the software continues to develop they’ve gone from being an online diary used by tech geeks to becoming media publishing machines.

If you’re serious about building an online brand for the next ten years at least then you need a blog. In this podcast, I tell you why you’re wasting time on social media and the seven reasons why you need to build your blog brand.

Lisa Targett is UK General Manager of TRIBE, the self-serve marketplace that connects brands with everyday people to celebrate them through beautiful content. Lisa joined TRIBE from Mail Advertising where she was responsible for 65% of the publisher’s UK digital revenue, after successfully establishing their standalone commercial operation in Sydney.

Within her first year at the helm, TRIBE UK’s revenues have soared beyond forecast – accounting for over 65% of global revenues and showing no signs of slowing. TRIBE now sees over £175,000 worth of branded content flow through the platform every day. In recognition of such achievements, she has been named in The Drum’s #50Under30 and named one of Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in 2018.

She is widely acknowledged as a thought-leader within Marketing & Advertising, delivering keynotes at Decoded, Millennial2020, PRWeek, Ad:Tech and frequently commenting on industry news for The Drum, Campaign & Business Insider. She also sits on the Wholeinfluence Council and is a member of the IAB’s Future Trends and Content & Native Advisory groups – each designed to create, maintain, and define standards in the influencer marketing industry.

Founded in Australia in September 2015, and launched in the UK in April 2017, TRIBE has connected over 11,500 brands with 50,000 influencers generating 650,000 pieces of branded content globally for the likes of Unilever, Amazon, Topshop, American Express, Selfridges, Mars and Diageo.

Lisa Targett is UK General Manager of TRIBE, the self-serve marketplace that connects brands with everyday people to celebrate them through beautiful content. Lisa joined TRIBE from Mail Advertising where she was responsible for 65% of the publisher’s UK digital revenue, after successfully establishing their standalone commercial operation in Sydney.

Within her first year at the helm, TRIBE UK’s revenues have soared beyond forecast – accounting for over 65% of global revenues and showing no signs of slowing. TRIBE now sees over £175,000 worth of branded content flow through the platform every day. In recognition of such achievements, she has been named in The Drum’s #50Under30 and named one of Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in 2018.

She is widely acknowledged as a thought-leader within Marketing & Advertising, delivering keynotes at Decoded, Millennial2020, PRWeek, Ad:Tech and frequently commenting on industry news for The Drum, Campaign & Business Insider. She also sits on the Wholeinfluence Council and is a member of the IAB’s Future Trends and Content & Native Advisory groups – each designed to create, maintain, and define standards in the influencer marketing industry.

Founded in Australia in September 2015, and launched in the UK in April 2017, TRIBE has connected over 11,500 brands with 50,000 influencers generating 650,000 pieces of branded content globally for the likes of Unilever, Amazon, Topshop, American Express, Selfridges, Mars and Diageo.

Alex is an experienced television presenter, having joined Sky Sports in 2003. He has fronted their rugby union coverage for the last decade as well as presenting tennis, poker and on Sky Sports News and Sky News.

Based on a true insight, he has developed and launched The Influence Room, which connects brands and people of influence over mutually beneficial opportunities. Alex has a strong understanding of the fast-changing media landscape and the world of the influencer.

Alex is an experienced television presenter, having joined Sky Sports in 2003. He has fronted their rugby union coverage for the last decade as well as presenting tennis, poker and on Sky Sports News and Sky News.

Based on a true insight, he has developed and launched The Influence Room, which connects brands and people of influence over mutually beneficial opportunities. Alex has a strong understanding of the fast-changing media landscape and the world of the influencer.