Chapter 9: Cybersecurity at Home

I have dedicated most of my career to helping organizations protect what matters most to them. I would be remiss if I did not include some best practices for protecting those that matter most to you, your family and friends. Our children live in a very different world than the one we grew up in. During their formative years when they are developing their emotional systems and prone to making mistakes, they inhabit a world where they are judged against an impossible standard driven by social media, and their mistakes can be publicized and live forever. We must be vigilant if we want to protect our children.

Similarly, our parents are coping with a world that is very different from the one they are accustomed to. There are countless scams targeted at senior citizens around the world. While we do not need to make our parents cybersecurity experts, there are some best practices we can share with them to help them stay safe in an unfamiliar environment...