How to Keep Ourselves Safe Online as we Age with Amir Tarighat

Ep:050 Cybercriminals and fraudsters will always attempt to go after the most vulnerable targets, and not enough is being done to protect and educate the elderly who are among those most regularly targeted by online scams. Much is discussed about protecting the workforce online, but as the web-using population ages, there's an increasing number of older web users who are using the internet without an in-house security team to help them navigate the dangers posed by scammers.  Criminals have always targeted the elderly and away from the protections of an organization with firewalls, anti-virus protection, and other security measures, older users – especially those identified as wealthy – are viewed as easy targets for cyber attackers. Be it phishing emails, fake invoices, or phony tech support calls, scammers are attempting schemes against people who, in some cases, are the most vulnerable targets. But as the population grows older – and more and more services switch to being predominantly digital and online – the issue of cyberattacks targeting the elderly is only going to become a bigger, more damaging issue if something doesn't change first. That's the premise of today's show! Our next guest graduated from Harvard University and studied Advanced Computer Security at Stanford. He is the founder and CEO of Achilleion, a cybersecurity startup based in Los Angeles. He is a software developer, cybersecurity, and compliance expert, serial entrepreneur. He serves as a technical advisor to several companies in the healthcare, consumer technology, real estate, and financial sectors. He served as CEO of Rizm/Equametrics, which developed revolutionary algorithmic trading technology. Rizm raised $5.1M and was acquired in 2015. He also has extensive experience building web-based and mobile applications in multiple languages and frameworks. Please welcome Amir Tarighat to the Retirement Success in Maine Podcast! Chapters: Welcome, Amir! [3:16] What is Elder Fraud and Cybersecurity? What are common schemes? [11:05] How can people protect themselves from these schemes? What should someone do if they fall victim to one of them? [18:13] How should people balance the implementation of technology in our lives with the cost of privacy loss? [27:24] In a world of cryptocurrency, how can someone protect their digital financial assets? [42:07] What is Amir’s definition of Retirement Success? [45:13] Ben and Curtis wrap up the episode. [46:52]