Most cyberattacks don't start with someone breaking into your systems.

They start with someone logging in.

In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic shares one of the most embarrassing moments of her cybersecurity career – falling for a phishing simulation while working for a company that specialised in phishing awareness training.

From phishing emails and password reuse to multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, this episode breaks down how cybercriminals really gain access to businesses and why good people make security mistakes every day.

You'll learn:

• Why phishing attacks still work
• The difference between opportunistic and targeted attacks
• How much information strangers can find about you online
• Why passwords alone are no longer enough
• How MFA can prevent a simple mistake becoming a major incident
• Why password managers are one of the easiest security wins available

Cybersecurity isn't about being perfect. It's about making sure one human mistake doesn't become a business-ending event.

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