Protecting Yourself From Cybersecurity Threats with Brian Quick

As technology advances, people become more vulnerable to scams and unauthorized access to their online financial and personal information. As a result, cybersecurity is of utmost importance. While passwords are one of the most basic yet crucial aspects of personal cybersecurity, keeping track of passwords for the numerous accounts online is a struggle.

In this episode, Lauren talks with Brian Quick, Staff VP of the Business Information Security Office at Elevance Health. Brian has over 25 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity. He has worked in large healthcare organizations, protecting sensitive data and providing guidance on cybersecurity strategies. Lately, he's been focusing a lot on AI security and responsible AI, security strategies for digital business, and business relationship management.

Brian talks to Lauren about personal strategies that can help you protect yourself against cybersecurity threats. He discusses the importance of using unique passwords and the risks of using the same password across multiple platforms. Brian emphasizes the need for a password manager to store and generate unique passwords securely.

Key Takeaways

[01:14] - Introduction to Brian Quick.
[03:41] - The importance of using unique passwords.
[09:16] - How to effectively manage multiple unique passwords.
[13:55] - The vulnerability of mobile phone providers in security attacks.
[18:56] - Importance of cybersecurity training and being vigilant.
[22:46] - The possible dangers posed by AI technology.
[26:13] - How scammers are shifting to new messaging platforms.
[29:40] - How to prevent email and message scams.
[37:56] - Why password managers are important.
[42:29] - Practices security professionals use to safeguard their estate plans.
[44:27] - Brian's definition of wealth that matters.

Quotes

[04:23] - "A password is like a key that you would have to your house. If a lot of people have that key, you have to change it. You have to change it when somebody who shouldn't have it still has it." ~ Brian Quick

[07:47] - "As security professionals, we put too much focus on complexity, and that's important. But way more important, like hugely more important, is that passwords should be unique." ~ Brian Quick

[15:48] - "If your phone ever stops working mysteriously, like it's not ringing or not getting text messages, pay attention to that. That's an equivalent to 'somebody might be breaking into my house.' Don't let that go on for a day. Take that seriously." ~ Brian Quick

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