Written By: Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Digital Media Marketer
At a security panel presentation during Tech in Motion LA's November meetup, speakers Lou Rabon, Information Security Officer of Spokeo, Ron Lin, Ph.D., Co-founder and CTO of Card.com, and Micah Winkelspecht, Founder & CEO of Gem, discussed a range of issues surrounding privacy and security. The panel was moderated by Sasha Horne, LA-based TV personality and digital media entrepreneur.
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First order of business? The panel participants all agreed that the user is responsible for their own security, and it's important to know what sites or tools you are using.
Winkelspecht discussed SpiderOak – a cloud service that offers end-to-end encryption – as stored data should be encrypted at rest as well as encrypted while in transit.
Besides the basics of not using a password such as "1234567" or the same password for all your accounts, Lin and Rabon recommended tools to help manage your passwords. Lin mentioned LastPass, which streamlines the browsing process while remembering yoru passwords, and Rabon mentioned KeePass, a free open source password manager.
Besides strong passwords, all the panel participants recommended enabling two-factor identification. Rabon acknowledged that security and convenience have an inverse curve.
Winkelspecht went even further by saying that changing consumer behavior is the hardest thing to change; technology is not the problem.
The main takeaway from this presentation? No matter how much a bank or company assures us that our data is safe, it is up to us to protect our own data.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is a social media strategist and influencer experienced in content development, social media channels, media marketing campaigns, email marketing campaigns, social media programs, online communities, media marketing strategy and social media platforms.A frequent guest writer, she also has extensive experience in brand strategy, product management, public relations, corporate communications, online research, newspaper editing and reporting, and traditional marketing. Check Phyllis out (or even hire her) on LinkedIn.