Protect Your Social Security Number with Kevin Roundy
Easy Prey2 Nov 2022

Protect Your Social Security Number with Kevin Roundy

Once a data breach has taken place, your data can be sold and resold and resold again. It's important to know how to proactively protect your personal information. Today's guest is Kevin Roundy. Dr. Roundy received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin where he developed tools by which malware can be analyzed both with detailed statistical analysis techniques and dynamic instrumentation. He has collaboratively developed threat detection tools and has offered several research publications and patents. He also has a background in machine learning and database systems.

Show Notes:
  • [0:56] - Kevin shares his current role and why he has become passionate about keeping people safe from scammers.
  • [2:45] - Oftentimes, scammers take advantage of current events and news stories.
  • [4:02] - Student loan forgiveness is a recent trend in scams as it is a current focus in the US.
  • [5:06] - Don't click the ads that pop up at the top of your search as scammers will pay money to have their ad placed there.
  • [6:01] - Kevin shares the common things scammers will say to target those looking for student loan forgiveness.
  • [7:20] - Scammers can also just take your information and use it to claim unemployment.
  • [8:50] - Kevin shares some things to help protect your social security number.
  • [11:47] - There are great opportunities to protect yourself and get to these things before someone else does.
  • [12:44] - If a company is breached and they lose your information, they are legally required to notify you so keep your contact information updated.
  • [13:50] - We do not have the best practices with passwords.
  • [15:06] - It's not possible to have unique passwords that you can memorize.
  • [16:56] - Dark web monitoring is very effective and fast.
  • [17:50] - There are times in the past when your information could have hit the dark web before anyone knew there was a breach.
  • [19:24] - The price of things on the dark web may indicate the level of security your account has.
  • [22:22] - It's annoying to have to work with two factor authentication, but it is worth it.
  • [24:38] - How do we have conversations with family members to educate them without sounding demeaning?
  • [26:58] - When it comes to having conversations with children, the earlier the better.
  • [31:43] - It's important to keep lines of communication open with your kids about security and privacy.
  • [33:23] - When it comes to having a phone, Kevin has guidelines for his kids.
  • [35:40] - Once you put something out there, it's out there forever.

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