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#149 - Tips and best practices to protect your ID and financial information

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Andy provides some tips and best practices to help keep your ID and financial information secure. Specifically:

  • Check your credit report regularly
  • Freeze your credit
  • Get a tax return filing PIN from the IRS
  • Use strong and unique passwords for all websites and online accounts
  • Use a password manager
  • Use two-factor (if not multi-factor) authentication wherever possible
  • Use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) whenever on public Wi-Fi
  • Use separate e-mails for different types of accounts
  • Put a "Self-Lock" on your SSN within the E-Verify system
  • Lock your SIM card with your cellular provider
  • Be cognizant of phishing and vishing scams
  • Be mindful of protection physical information and items

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To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]

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Content provided by Andy Panko. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Andy Panko or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Andy provides some tips and best practices to help keep your ID and financial information secure. Specifically:

  • Check your credit report regularly
  • Freeze your credit
  • Get a tax return filing PIN from the IRS
  • Use strong and unique passwords for all websites and online accounts
  • Use a password manager
  • Use two-factor (if not multi-factor) authentication wherever possible
  • Use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) whenever on public Wi-Fi
  • Use separate e-mails for different types of accounts
  • Put a "Self-Lock" on your SSN within the E-Verify system
  • Lock your SIM card with your cellular provider
  • Be cognizant of phishing and vishing scams
  • Be mindful of protection physical information and items

Links in this episode:

To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]

  continue reading

152 episodes

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