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Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, November 7th.

I'm Cordelia James for the Wall Street Journal. Some little tech fixes go a long way, especially

when it comes to your most sensitive accounts. We'll get into what you need to know to safeguard

your digital life from hackers. And then, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has been promised to roll in Donald

Trump's administration. WSJ reporter Emily Glazer tells us how a new Trump presidency could give

Musk an opportunity to tailor policy to suit his own financial interests.

But first, data breaches and cyber attacks are on the rise. A Verizon analysis logged over 10,000 breaches in 2024, a record high. In a survey by security company,

Ubiko, found that over 70% of respondents had been exposed to cyber attacks

within the past year. Managing hundreds of accounts can be overwhelming, but our personal

tech columnist Nicole Nguyen says you should start by securing three key areas of your digital

life, your bank account, your email, and your phone. She joins us now with more

on that. Okay, so let's walk through each of these. How do I safeguard my bank account and my

financials? So bank account, make sure that password is unique, is the most important thing,

and strong.

The longer, the better.

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