#1 Cybersecurity Expert: This Conversation Could Save You Thousands of Dollars
episodePreviously titled “#1 Cybersecurity Expert Reveals: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself Online (Starting Tonight)” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What are common online habits that make you vulnerable to scams?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Here's something I did that I'm not proud of, but I'm going to tell you anyway. So yesterday I got this pop-up notification that said, update Apple settings, and you know what I did? Click, ignore. Then I got another one from Zoom, and you know what I did? Click, ignore. You ever do that? I mean, why do I need to update all this stuff all the time? Maybe you're a little bit like me in that way. You kind of accept all the cookies on every website. You share your location so Uber Eats can find you no matter when you're ordering. You grant camera access to apps so that you can use them, duh. Well, our guest today, a cybersecurity expert, told me that all these little things that I'm doing, and I know you do them too,
They are making you and me an easy target for scammers. In fact, I bet you lock your door at night. But here you and I are leaving the door wide open for hackers to just walk right into our accounts. Now, before I even get into this, I need to tell you something. I didn't think I needed to care about cybersecurity. I thought cybersecurity was something for like tech people or banks or corporations or governments. I didn't think it had anything to do with me and you. Then I met Caitlin Sarian, also known as Cybersecurity Girl to the millions of people that follow her online. And she told me that all these little things that you and I do, you know what we're doing? We are giving the keys to our accounts to hackers.
They can get in in less than 30 seconds. And I thought, oh my gosh, this isn't just a tech person's problem. This is everyone's problem. Caitlin has worked in cybersecurity consulting for over a decade. She's an award-winning cybersecurity expert. At EY, for example, she performed global cybersecurity awareness assessments across 20 key cyber sectors. At TikTok, She was the global lead of cybersecurity advocacy. And now, well, now Caitlin travels all over the world. She works with publicly traded companies, consulting on compliance related to data, our data, and privacy laws. She's here to give you and me the step-by-step simple things that we need to do that you need to do with your kids, that you need to do with your grandparents and your aging parents.
She's gonna tell you the number one scam right now on Venmo. And if you don't hear about this, you're gonna fall for it. She's also gonna tell you the five simple things that you can do as soon as you're done listening or watching this that will protect you from 95% of the threats online. Caitlin says, everyone, that means you, that means me, is an easy target to be scammed online because we were never taught How to properly protect ourselves. Until today.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. It is such an honor to be together and to spend this time with you. I am so glad you're here. And if you're a new listener or you're here because someone shared this with you, I just wanted to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. Today, you and I are going to learn to protect yourself online from award-winning cybersecurity expert, Caitlin Sarian. Now, Caitlin has been working in cybersecurity for a decade. At EY, she performed global cybersecurity awareness assessment across 20 key cyber sectors. She then went on to TikTok, where she was the global lead of cybersecurity advocacy. And now she travels the world working with publicly traded companies, helping them with cybersecurity and compliance with privacy laws and data.
What is the biggest cybersecurity mistake people make?
And for the last three years, Caitlin has been on a mission to make cybersecurity easy, not just to the big companies she's consulting with, but to real people like you and me. She has been recognized with multiple awards, including Cybersecurity Woman of the World, cybersecurity educator of the year, top cyber news magazine, 40 under 40 in 2024. You're going to love her. She's brilliant down to earth, and she's going to teach you and me the simple, fast changes that will protect you, your money, and your privacy.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are common online habits that make you vulnerable to scams?
0:00–3:54
2
What is the biggest cybersecurity mistake people make?
3:54–9:02
3
What should you do if your phone is lost or stolen?
9:02–9:35
4
What are the five essential moves to protect yourself online?
9:35–10:31
5
How can you spot scam links and fake emails?
10:31–12:17
6
What steps can you take to protect your family from scams?
12:17–14:55
7
What are the critical settings to check on your devices tonight?
14:55–16:18
8
What should you do immediately if you hear about a data breach?
16:18–1:18:56
Speakers
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