DIY Cyber Guy is for anyone that wants to keep hackers out of their computers. The DIY Cyber Guy, David W. Schropfer, interviews with the world's leading cyber security experts to give you easy-to-understand tips, tactics and tools to protect your invaluable data, and your irreplaceable reputation online.
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#64 - How to Avoid New FedEx and UPS Phishing Scams
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Researchers at Abnormal Security have observed an increase in phishing scams impersonating FedEx and UPS. Find out what you can do with our guests Israel Mazin and Ori Mazin from Memcyco.By Extra Something Media
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#63 - New Concerns About Two-Factor Authentication
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Should phone reps be Identity Investivators? Can all reps be trusted to keep hackers out of your accounts? In this episode learn about new, goverment ID-based methods that will keep your accounts safe with our guest expert, Aaron Painter (@aaronpa) CEO of Nametag, Inc.By Extra Something Media
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#62 - Ransomware Hits The Brakes At Ferrari - Protect Your Network Now
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Hackers speed off with Ferrari data in a #ransomware attack. See how to stop an attack before it happens, with Greg Edwards, CEO @CanauriBy Extra Something Media
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#61 - How to Make Sure that Your IT Provider Is Not A Ransomware Target
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If you use a managed service provider (MSP) to manage your company's IT needs, learn how to hold these businesses accountable for keeping your services, and your data, secure from hackers. With Yaniv Bar-Dayan, CEO of @vulcancyberBy Extra Something Media
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#60 - How Lessons Learned by Large Companies Can Help YOU Keep Your Cloud Data Secure
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Uber just had another data breach. Learn from their mistakes, and the mistakes of other larege corporations, to find out how to keep your data safe and secure, even if you store it in the cloud. Our guest is cybersecurity expert and CEO of Dig Security, Dan Benjamin.By Extra Something Media
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#59 - Effects of Twitter's Massive Data Breach (And What You Can Do)
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Hackers are using the recent Twitter breach, combined with the other 4,100 data breaches in 2022, to steal identities. Learn about new systems like #DSPM to mitigate your company's sprawling data. With Flow Security CEO, Jonathan Roizin.By Extra Something Media
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#58 - Samsung Customer Data Hacked - What You Need To Do
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Hackers stole Samsung's customer data from a US-based facility. Were you affected? What sis Samsung disclose? What should you do? With guest Javvad Malik, Lead Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4.By Extra Something Media
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#57 - Hackers are Using Personal Smartphones and Emails as a Backdoor Into Your Employer
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Phishing attacks have evolved. Hackers have found new ways to use private messaging apps, personal email accounts, and personal smartphones to attack- not just you - but your employer. Keep your job, and get a FREE voucher for SlashNext, by listening to this episode.By Extra Something Media
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#56 - The Best Cybersecurity Defense (And It’s Not Found In Technology)
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Why do you wear a seatbelt? Is it because of protection, or the penalty for not doing it? Adopt the culture of cybersecurity for both of these reasons. Hear why from our guest, cybersecurity researcher and author, Kai Roer.By Extra Something Media
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Serious vulnerabilities have just been patched in Apple products. If you own an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Macbook, listen to this episode to find out what happened, and what to do.By Extra Something Media
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#54 - Developing a Digital Vision in Education
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Preparing students for success in a digital world requires educators, administrators and parents to, directly and indirectly, educate students. With digital education expert Al Kingsley.By Extra Something Media
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#53 - Cybersecurity and the Future of Education
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What is the future of education, and how does cybersecurity impact Education differently? How can student data be used to help predict the future success of a student, and how can universities keep student information private in the world of sophisticated cyber-attacks? Our guest is Dr. Punya Mishra, Associate Dean of Scholarship & Innovation and P…
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#52 - New Privacy Law for People Who Live in Connecticut, and Any Company That Serves Them
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If you are a customer in Connecticut, you should to understand this. But if you sell to any customers in Connecticut, you NEED to understand this.By Extra Something Media
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#51 - How Hackers Can Steal Your Cryptocurrency from Your Mobile Phone
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New report from Trend Micro details how hackers steal your money and your passwords. Learn how to stop them.By Extra Something Media
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#50 - You Are On The Front Lines Of A Cyber War, And It Just Escalated
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Ransomware has become a mature industry, and it is waging war on vulnerable companies with cash in the bank. Find out what you can do, with cybersecurity expert and @CybriUSA CEO, Konstantine Zuckerman.By Extra Something Media
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Ransomware is increasing, and it is the worst form of data tampering. Find out new ways to understand, detect, and prevent data tampering before it impacts your home or your office.By Extra Something Media
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#48 - Five Steps to Landing Your First Cybersecurity Job
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Experienced developer and educator Bobby Davis, Jr. simplifies the process of landing your first cybersecurity job in 5 simple steps.By Extra Something Media
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#47 - How SMB's Can Be More Productive and Resilient Using the Cloud
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Learn how your small or medium-size business can be more productive and resilient using the cloud.By Extra Something Media
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#46 - How to Get Your First Cloud-Security Certification
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Learn how to Get your first cloud-security certification to start your career in Cybersecurity!By Extra Something Media
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Learn how to get a job in cybersecurity from cybersecurity head-hunter Martin Burnett.By Extra Something Media
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#44 - How to Make a Cybersecurity Game Plan in 15 Minutes
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You open your laptop, and find that you have been locked out by ransomware. Do you have a plan? If not, learn how to make one in as little as 15 minutes.By Extra Something Media
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#43 - What is The Little Bird in Your Macbook?
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A new Malware package named Silver Sparrow is infecting *all* Macbooks, not just the new 'M1 Chip' Macbooks. Find out more on episode 43 of @DIYcyberguy with Intelligence Analyst Brian Donohue from the security firm Red Canary.By Extra Something Media
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The reported Clubhouse app 'hack' was not a hack at all. Find out why they were banned in China.By Extra Something Media
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#41 - How To Easily Secure Your Wordpress Site
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WordPress sites can be easily exploited by hackers. If you own one of the 455M WordPress sites worldwide, find out how to protect your site on this episode of @DIYcyberguy.By Extra Something Media
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#40 - New Ways Hackers are Attacking Online Shopping Sites - How to Easily Stay Safe
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Don't let hackers steal your credit card information. Find out the latest hacker traps, and how to avoid them while shopping online with Cyber Threat Expert Steve Ginty.By Extra Something Media
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#39 – Computerized Voting Machines are Safe and Secure. Period.
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The computers that we use to count votes in America are safe and secure. Hear why from cyber-warfare expert Jonathan Couch.By Extra Something Media
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#38 - Easily Secure Your Data Like the Professionals
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Backing up your data is critical, whether you are running a business or running a household. In this episode, find out how to get help - who to call and what to ask, with cybersecurity expert Mohit Tiwari, CEO of Symmetry Systems.By Extra Something Media
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#37 - Text-Message Security Codes No Longer "Good Enough"
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Understand the problem with a security code through a text message, and what to do about it.By Extra Something Media
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#36 - Abandoned Apps: The Back Door To Your Mobile Phone
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You probably have apps on your phone that are no longer being patched for security vulnerabilities. These abandoned apps put you at risk. Find out what to do on episode #36 of @DIYcyberguy with cybersecurity expert Joe Carson, author of Cybersecurity for Dummies.By Extra Something Media
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#35 – Do You Have Surveillance Malware On Your Smartphone?
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What is 'surveillance-ware?' Why is it bad, and how do you remove it from your smartphone? Find out on this episode of DIY Cyber Guy.By Extra Something Media
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#34 – Like Problem Solving? Try a Little Coding
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Software development sounds daunting, but taking the first step to learning how to code is easier than you think. Find out how on this episode of @DIYcyberguyBy Extra Something Media
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#33 - Hackers Exploiting Covid19 - Keep Your Business Protected
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Hackers have never been more depraved - attacking hospitals and labs that are fighting Covid19. Learn valuable tips on how protect your home or your business with Konstantine Zuckerman, CEO of Cybri.By Extra Something Media
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#32 - Deep Fakes - Protect Yourself and Your Kids
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Images of you and your kids can be manipulated and exploited - how to remove these images from the internet.By Extra Something Media
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#31 - What You Need to Know About Access To Your Private Network Cameras
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More than 500 police departments across the USA have partnered with Ring Doorbell (an Amazon Company) to create a new kind of widespread surveillance system. What you need to know, and what to do about it.By Extra Something Media
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#30 - Serious Issue with New Macbook OS 'Catalina'
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Over 200 apps are breaking in the new mac operating system, 'Catalina.' Easiest fix: simply do NOT upgrade to Catalina until the problem is solved.By Extra Something Media
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#29 - iPhone Users May NOT Want to Upgrade to iOS 13
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If you share reminders and to-do lists in the iPhone app called 'Reminders,' there are two important reasons why you may *not* want to upgrade to the new iOS13, yet. Also, an update on iOS13 security issues.By Extra Something Media
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#28 - The 'Common Sense Media' of Digital Literacy
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Finally, the beginning of a set of standards for the digital age that is as easy to use as “Common Sense Media.” The DQ Institute this week launched the DQ Global Standards Report 2019 which is the world’s first attempt to define a global standard for digital literacy, skills and readiness across the education and technology sectors. With Digital C…
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#27 - How Teens are Digitally Targeted, and What To Do About It, with Denise DeRosa
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Recently a letter signed by 50 psychologists was sent to the American Psychological Association (APA) accusing psychologists working at tech companies of using “hidden manipulation techniques” and asks the APA to take an ethical stand on behalf of kids. Is this malicious intent on the part of tech giants, or is it just a design that worked too well…
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#26 - How Small Companies Prevent Cyber Attacks
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Can you imagine having to tell your customers that the product they bought from you is gone? Their account is gone? Their data is gone? Would your business survive? Exactly that happened to a a company called VFEmail this week. How can you make sure your small business - or your home - is doing the basics to prevent critical loss? Our guest is cybe…
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#25 - Stealing your Credit Card at the Gas Pump
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In this episode, we tell you about the rise of a new kind of credit card skimmer that can steal your credit card number at the gas pump. But this is different in two ways: it is inside the pump so you cannot see it, and the stolen cards are retrieved via Bluetooth which is easier for the thief. This hack is spreading fast because the clock is ticki…
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#24 - Advising Russia and China on Blockchain
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In this episode, we discuss the worldwide impact of blockchain from the perspective of a person who advises governments – George Goognin. George is a Board Member of the Mile Unity Foundation, which educates governments and enterprises on how to apply blockchain technologies. George is the co-founder of peer to peer loan system Karma, and he is vic…
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#23 - Why You are Vulnerable to the Hack That Exposed the DNC
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Spear phishing. It's when a hacker crafts an email or social media post designed to get you to click a link or open an attachment. And it is the most prevalent threat to both business and personal computers today. According to the FBI, it is also the method that hackers used to create the infamous hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) dur…
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#22 - The Reddit Hack - What You Need to Do Right Now
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Another major hack is in the news; this time it is Reddit. If you have a username and password on Reddit, even if you have been using a pseudonym, listen to this episode for tips and tactics to keep yourself safe online.By David W. Schropfer
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#21 -What You Need to Know Before You Test Your DNA
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Do you want to find our more about your family history by doing a DNA test, or maybe you want to give a DNA test as a gift? You need to know which testing companies protect your DNA data (and which do not)! Our special guest is Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum.By David W. Schropfer
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#20 - When is a Coin NOT a Coin? Avoiding ICO Pitfalls
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What's The Difference Between Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings? The answer may surprise you. Listen to Blockchain compliance expert Diana Adachi before turning your money into ether!By David W. Schropfer
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#19 - Blockchain - What Everyone Must Know
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Blockchain could have as great an impact on communication and culture as the Internet itself. Find out why, and what you need to know about blockchain, with technology expert Ari Zoldan.
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#18 - Avoiding The Hacks That Kill Companies Like Yours
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Did you know that 60% of small businesses that get hacked go out of business in less than 6 months? It's true, and it's avoidable. Listen to expert tips from cybersecurity guru Peter Clay.
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#17 - Why Blockchain Is Safe, But Cryptocurrencies Are Not
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The most vulnerable part of cryptocurrency is blockchain, its the individual's private key. How do you protect yours, and how do you keep hackers from staling your funds? Listen to this episode for expert advice from blockchain expert Dr. Serhii Yelchenko.
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#16 - How to Avoid Electronics that Spy on You
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This week on DIY Cyber Guy, my guest is cybersecurity and privacy expert Dr. Chris Pierson. We look at a recent Amazon Dot vulnerability that sent out 16-second recordings of conversations in people’s homes. Also, hackers figure out how to easily use an expired hotel room key to actually make a master key - we will tell you how to check to make sur…
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#15 Ransomware Successfully Attacking Cities
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Ransomware. It is the virus that actually makes money for the attacker. At first, it was randomly deployed, just like the nuisance viruses of the past, indiscriminately finding victims through phishing and spoofed websites. But the game is changing, as the Georgia cities of Atlanta and Savanna found out the hard way. Special Guest, Cybersecurity ex…
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