True crime story with Andrew

So, there you have it - let’s all move on with life and spend more time thinking about not-boring things like music, skiing, our next paycheck, and oversharing on social media (ok, whoa there buddy). Seriously though, there’s a legitimate reason our eyes glaze over or we have a freak out when we think about security and all the things we might have to do to achieve it in our digital lives. Secure all the things! If I’m not a hacking super-nerd, those words are enough to make me give up and run for the hills. When you don’t know what you don’t know, it’s easier for us humans to throw up our hands and just hope for the best, rather than struggling to find our way and take meaningful action to improve our position. But here’s the other half of that little secret: It’s all about the big wins. If you’re an information security professional, you already know that it’s about reducing risk, not securing all the things. And risk is something we can all understand. If you ride a motorcycle without a helmet, you’re asking for it. If you regularly toss and catch whole grapes in your mouth, you’ll probably choke one day, you daredevil. If you consider letting your 2-year-old child navigate that busy crosswalk themselves … I think we’ve illustrated the point. We humans know about risk, and we take steps to reduce risk in our lives every day. So let’s identify some easy, Big Wins that we can achieve day-to-day to reduce the risk in our digital lives. Update All The ThingsAh, the dreaded red dot in your iPhone settings. That notification bubble on your Windows desktop from your favorite app. Update available! Now, some of us salivate at the thought of getting those new bug fixes and features (it’s a completionist thing) but the rest of society collectively groans because that update is not only going to take a chunk out of our morning, it could also “fix what’s not broken”.