Kirk Phillips, "The Bitcoin CPA"

I am excited to have Kirk Phillips on this episode, he has been a long time supporter of The Tatiana Show and has helped me personally with my taxes. On this episode he joins us to speak about what you can do when you are getting SIM card attacked! He has been a victim himself and will tell us his experience and advise us on how to increase our security and how to step up our digital identity game. Here are some ways to protect yourself: The 7 Secret Weapons from Crushing a SIM Card Attack Kirk's Double SIM Card Attack Story #1 on 1-18-19 and #2 on 1-26-19 First things first: Where are the enemies? Three Main Enemies/Attackers a)   Yourself: In crypto you are your own worst enemy b)  The External Enemy (The Hackers) c)   The Enemy Within (The most dastardly of ALL) 1)    "The Golden Thread Principle" Bifurcate your emails:    Communications email    Username email     Never the same for both 2)    Password Manager: LAST PASS (A digital vault for all your sites and platforms) 3)    Encrypted email service: PROTONMAIL    Jurisdictional power    Self owned and operated servers (no AWS-3rd party servers) 4)    Email Aliases for Obfuscation    Special single use username emails    Examples: the protonmail login (creation email), icloud, ATT ie phone account, Last Pass, Mega-Dropbox etc., recovery emails 5)    Cold storage is for more than private keys    2FA backup code    Anything else that has a back up codes     One time back up codes    Last Pass ie password manager emails and passwords    Protonmail main email and password 6)    Bifurcate your phone numbers (same as golden rule above but for mobile numbers)    Communications mobile phone    2FA mobile phone     Google voice to obfuscate your communications # if you can only have one phone    Google Fi or pre-paid burner phone 7)    Business vs. Personal: Add more obfuscation by creating business accounts    Biz identity points: Biz name, State of formation (WY privacy state), phone number and physical address    Create a mobile carrier account in business name About the Guests: Kirk Phillips, aka the TheBitcoinCPA, is an entrepreneur, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a self-taught woodworker therefore an artist of sorts in all areas of life. He brings the same attention to detail necessary for creating finely crafted furniture into the business world. He is fanatical about technology, business processes, fraud prevention, time management, learning and peace of mind. When Kirk discovered Bitcoin at the end of 2013 it magnified and extended his passions leading him down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, an experience described by many Bitcoiners. A friend of his asked for advice saying, "Kirk, my husband and I want to invest $800 in a computer to mine bitcoin and make some money. What do you think?" to which he responded, "I don't know anything about Bitcoin, I'll have to get back to you." This simple question was the birth of The Ultimate Bitcoin Business Guide. Security Articles: The Good, The Bit and The Ugly (Kirk Phillips Bitcoin Article on Security) https://www.wired.com/story/sim-swap-attack-defend-phone/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories_Sections_1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/12/20/hackers-have-stolen-millions-of-dollars-in-bitcoin-using-only-phone-numbers/#754f131e38ba https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-phones/ Tax Articles: The Ultimate Bitcoin Business Guide™ AICPA Virtual Currency Comment Letter for IRS May 2018 What To Do If You Can't Pay Taxes by April 17th Bitcoin Taxation: A Gift From The IRS and The Coffee Problem Eliminate Short-Term Capital Gains for Warp-Speed Bitcoin Adoption If you like this content, please send a tip with BTC to: 1444meJi7YjgQGNg3U8Z6qYZFA5cgz4Gmj More Info:   TatianaMoroz.com CryptoMediaHub.com Vaultoro.com TheBitcoinCPA.com TheBitcoinCPA.com/blog/7%20Secret%20Weapons Friends and Sponsors of the Show: SaltLending.com