On today’s Personal Safety, Bob Boilard of Defensive Strategies, LLC. and I4Market, LLC. joined Lori to discuss Internet Safety. They started off talking about the largest Wannacry Ransomewear attack in history, and how it hit the infrastructure of banks and hospitals. Bob told us how it primarily affected Microsoft Windows machines, and began to explain how opening a website, email or anything can infect your computer. He also told us about the importance of backing up your files, and offered suggestions about Malware and Antivirus protection for our computers.
The conversation continued about how servers collect your digital footprint, and how cookies are stored on our computers. He then elaborated about proxy computers that use different IP addresses that make it difficult to identify where an attack is coming from.
Finally, they talked about the dangers of illegal distribution of inappropriate photos on social media, texting and the internet by teenagers, and how it’s a federal crime punishable by law as pornography. Listen in and hear more about it.