Protecting Yourself Online | Passwords, Privacy & Data Breaches

What should we be doing to maintain a healthy digital hygiene? In Episode #431 of 'Musings', Juan & I discuss: why this topic felt like work to Juan, how companies think about cyber security, the Stuxnet virus plus a Dutchman receiving American military emails, Butters the abused dog, our argument over what consists an 'attack', the coming era of more awareness of private data and why the social considerations are more important than the technical. Huge thanks to Amorphous Continuum for the boostagram. Your support means the world to us!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:52) - Today's topic: getting our nerd on(3:08) - Risk vs Reward(9:06) - No actual harm is possible(13:38) - It's easier to just kill a dude(16:18) - Protecting against bad actors vs unwitting Kyrin's(22:19) - Boostagram Lounge(29:21) - Boost or the puppy gets it(30:20) - Protecting your data & identity(40:08) - Are AI Deepfakes an attack?(46:16) - Don't be an asshole online(52:02) - Geoguesser, Popsmoke & flashing cash(56:35) - Summary(1:05:50) - V4V: Create a clipValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastSupport the show