006 Kevin Clemons: Cyber Security - Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

If you’re thinking it’s time for a computer upgrade, you’ll enjoy the options presented in this episode. If you’re concerned about getting hacked, we’ve got you covered on what to do to protect your computer and your business.

In this episode, we geek out a bit with Kevin Clemons, CEO at Au Technology Solutions.

It should be noted, in this episode when Kevin mentions services offered by Microsoft, that those similar services are also available with Google’s suite of products. I wanted to say this because well… I’m Google-centric. Is that a word? My spell-checker thinks not.

I also wanted to apologize for the clicky sounds you hear from Kevin’s side of the conversation. I’ve done what I can to remove them, but many still exist.

We start the conversation talking about John’s pending computer upgrade options:

• AMD Ryzen computers.
• Kevin’s recommended laptop, the Lenovo Flex 14, 12Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD hard drive, a touch screen on Amazon about $600.

What can you do to protect yourself with your home computer now that you’re working at home? Here are Kevin’s recommendations:

• Use BitDefender to protect yourself from CryptoLocker.
• Stick with using the anti-virus that comes with Windows 10. It’s better than any free software you can get, for the most part. Or use BitDefender if you want to go further then Windows 10 can do.
• Malwarebytes as a fantastic mediation tool.
• HitmanPro is another great 2nd opinion scanner as well.
• Add ADW Cleaner to your list as well to clean up what your browser picks up along the way.

Regarding CryptoLocker, don’t put your trust in only one company to protect yourself. There’s only one way to protect yourself: a backup that is not permanently attached to your device. Kevin recommends using BackBlaze. It’s about $60 per year.

We go on and talk about email attachments carry malware payloads and how best to protect yourself from them:

• Use chat applications like Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Google’s Meet to verify unexpected email attachments that may be carrying payloads.

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