Ep. 65 - How To Avoid Ransomware with Bruce McCully of Galactic Advisors

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It’s now 2021 and there are 7.8 billion people on the planet. The largest growing culture in the world is that of the internet user.

There are now 4.6 billion of us communicating online with each other and with organizations daily. That’s 59% of the global population are active internet users.

The #1 problem of any business, and organization, no matter industry, size, or geographical location is untrained people.

Untrained employees are the biggest threat in cyber security. That's right. Regardless of industry, company size or geographic location, untrained people are your greatest risk.

Joining Barb Paluszkiewicz‏ for this episode of #KNOWTECHTALK is Bruce McCully, Chief Security Officer of Galactic Advisors. Bruce is committed to educating those outside the IT industry on security threats and best practices.

00:00 - 03:31 Barb's Introduction

03:32 - 04:49 Meet Bruce McCully

04:50 - 17:07 How do you avoid ransomware?

17:08 - 21:10 Bruce's recommendations for ensuring an email is legitimate.

21:11 - 26:25 Bruce's recommendations for people working from home to stay safe.

26:26 - 30:08 What should you be asking your IT service providers to verify you're in good hands?

30:09 - 31:23 Barb's extro