Steve Wiseman
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but the TV can pick up and be connected through your router to all of the other devices in your home. And so the privacy that you give up, unless you know enough, and most of us don't, and they make it difficult too. I mean, even children's toys, they come with a default password. And if people don't change those passwords, that's the Trojan horse that can lead the hackers
but the TV can pick up and be connected through your router to all of the other devices in your home. And so the privacy that you give up, unless you know enough, and most of us don't, and they make it difficult too. I mean, even children's toys, they come with a default password. And if people don't change those passwords, that's the Trojan horse that can lead the hackers
to your computer, to your bank account.
to your computer, to your bank account.
to your computer, to your bank account.
Absolutely. I mean, it's all of the above. The Jamaican lottery is still a major one that appeals to our greed. And there are gangs in Jamaica that have gathered telephone numbers of generally older Americans and they call them. They tell them that they've won a lottery that they never even entered. And, you know, it's tough to win a lottery. It's really tough to win. Yeah.
Absolutely. I mean, it's all of the above. The Jamaican lottery is still a major one that appeals to our greed. And there are gangs in Jamaica that have gathered telephone numbers of generally older Americans and they call them. They tell them that they've won a lottery that they never even entered. And, you know, it's tough to win a lottery. It's really tough to win. Yeah.
Absolutely. I mean, it's all of the above. The Jamaican lottery is still a major one that appeals to our greed. And there are gangs in Jamaica that have gathered telephone numbers of generally older Americans and they call them. They tell them that they've won a lottery that they never even entered. And, you know, it's tough to win a lottery. It's really tough to win. Yeah.
And so they have to pay fees or taxes. And that thing is huge. Now, that depends on greed. But there are plenty of times, particularly with cybersecurity, that we're not necessarily taking the steps and we don't realize where we are vulnerable. And of course, even if you, you know, I'm one of these guys, even paranoids have enemies. So, you know, being in the business, I'm particularly paranoid.
And so they have to pay fees or taxes. And that thing is huge. Now, that depends on greed. But there are plenty of times, particularly with cybersecurity, that we're not necessarily taking the steps and we don't realize where we are vulnerable. And of course, even if you, you know, I'm one of these guys, even paranoids have enemies. So, you know, being in the business, I'm particularly paranoid.
And so they have to pay fees or taxes. And that thing is huge. Now, that depends on greed. But there are plenty of times, particularly with cybersecurity, that we're not necessarily taking the steps and we don't realize where we are vulnerable. And of course, even if you, you know, I'm one of these guys, even paranoids have enemies. So, you know, being in the business, I'm particularly paranoid.
And I was particularly angry in 2017 with the major data breach at Equifax, where 147 million of us, and I include me in there, had our personal information stolen. So despite the fact that I'm taking care to protect my personal information, the companies didn't. And with Equifax, what made it worse is Steve Jobs once said, if you're not paying for a product, you are the product.
And I was particularly angry in 2017 with the major data breach at Equifax, where 147 million of us, and I include me in there, had our personal information stolen. So despite the fact that I'm taking care to protect my personal information, the companies didn't. And with Equifax, what made it worse is Steve Jobs once said, if you're not paying for a product, you are the product.
And I was particularly angry in 2017 with the major data breach at Equifax, where 147 million of us, and I include me in there, had our personal information stolen. So despite the fact that I'm taking care to protect my personal information, the companies didn't. And with Equifax, what made it worse is Steve Jobs once said, if you're not paying for a product, you are the product.
And with Equifax and the other credit reporting agencies, they make their money from selling our personal information. And so the idea of protecting our information wasn't as high on their priority list as it should have been.
And with Equifax and the other credit reporting agencies, they make their money from selling our personal information. And so the idea of protecting our information wasn't as high on their priority list as it should have been.
And with Equifax and the other credit reporting agencies, they make their money from selling our personal information. And so the idea of protecting our information wasn't as high on their priority list as it should have been.
So explain how that works. Interpol once indicated there were only about 100 cyber criminal geniuses, but their business model now is they will create the malware, the botnets to distribute it, provide tech support, and they will sell and lease what they've created, on the dark web to less sophisticated criminals. So they will be able to get all of our information.
So explain how that works. Interpol once indicated there were only about 100 cyber criminal geniuses, but their business model now is they will create the malware, the botnets to distribute it, provide tech support, and they will sell and lease what they've created, on the dark web to less sophisticated criminals. So they will be able to get all of our information.
So explain how that works. Interpol once indicated there were only about 100 cyber criminal geniuses, but their business model now is they will create the malware, the botnets to distribute it, provide tech support, and they will sell and lease what they've created, on the dark web to less sophisticated criminals. So they will be able to get all of our information.