Preventing Hacking and Social Engineering Attacks

Hilary Stohs-Krause is a senior software engineer at a cybersecurity startup.  

She focuses on the intersection of tech, entrepreneurship and social good. 

In her free time, she's a primary organizer for Madison Women in Tech and a board member for Madison Wisconsin’s Forward Festival. 

She joined us on the pod to talk about how campaigns and organizations can better protect their digital programs.

We covered a ton of ground, including

• The importance of unique passwords (as well as long passwords!)
• The power of a password manager
• The importance of 2fa and issues to consider when setting yours up
• The danger of social engineering and how to watch out for it.
• The benefits of paranoia when it comes to sharing personal data
• How and when to back up data
• When to update your devices immediately, and when to wait and let the kinks get worked out
• And a whole lot more!

Listen to the full episode today at HelloMergeTag.com or wherever you stream podcasts.