Episode 24: Cybersecurity Awareness

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

Technology

4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

How cyber secure are you? Laptops, smart phones, tablets and anything connected to the internet should be protected against hackers. While cybersecurity may seem daunting, there are simple solutions to guard your online presence and keep your information safe. With strong passwords, encryption and being selective about the information you share, there’s more in your control than you might think. Plus, SwRI engineers are developing technology to safeguard connected vehicles. Listen now as SwRI cybersecurity expert Victor Murray discusses cybersecurity best practices and how SwRI is taking down tech troublemakers.

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0:00.0	Now more than ever, we are conducting our lives online.
0:04.3	Today, we're talking to an SWRI cybersecurity expert working to outsmart hackers.
0:10.3	He has some simple tips to keep your smartphones and connected devices safe.
0:14.6	That's next on this episode of Technology Today.
0:26.5	We live with technology, science, engineering, and the results of innovative research every day. Now, let's understand it better. You're listening to the Technology Today podcast,
0:31.7	presented by Southwest Research Institute. Hello and welcome to technology today. I'm Lisa Benia. Work, school, shopping, and
0:41.9	entertainment during the global pandemic, we are turning to the internet more than ever to keep
0:46.8	our lives on track. In fact, we're recording this episode through an online platform right now.
0:52.9	Today we're talking to a cyber security expert about
0:55.7	guarding our online presence. Our guest today is SWRI manager and certified information
1:01.7	system security professional Victor Murray. Thank you for joining us, Vic.
1:06.4	Hi, glad to be here. Thank you so much for having me. So Vic, let's start with the term cybersecurity. What does cybersecurity mean to you?
1:16.6	Well, cybersecurity is a very broad term. And I think most people think, or when they think cybersecurity, they think what they see in the headlines, data exposure,
1:28.5	websites down, big name companies having problems due to somebody attacking them. For me, when I think
1:39.7	cybersecurity, I tend to work more with embedded systems. And so I think more about connectivity.
1:47.0	You know, in the early 2000s, we had all these systems,
1:52.0	all these embedded electronic devices, and they were safe.
1:56.0	And internally, they had no mechanisms to provide security because they didn't need them.
2:03.2	Somebody couldn't get access to them.
2:04.5	They couldn't put their hands on them.
2:05.9	These same systems today are now connected to the Internet.
2:09.6	There's lots of devices.
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