Scott Augenbaum on What the FBI's Original Cyber Division Actually Did

Season 5 · Episode 7 · July 03, 2024

Former FBI Special Agent who served with the FBI’s original Cyber Crime division, well respected public speaker, author and TV consultant on personal cybersecurity education Scott Augenbaum joins David Mauro in the studio. We discuss: how a cyber security mindset works, how fbi fights cyber crime...

Former FBI Special Agent who served with the FBI’s original Cyber Crime division, well respected public speaker, author and TV consultant on personal cybersecurity education Scott Augenbaum joins David Mauro in the studio.

We discuss: how a cyber security mindset works, how fbi fights cyber crime,
personal cybersecurity education, cyber security mindset, individual user audits, how to educate users, and how cyber crime is like the mafia.

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Chapters

  • 0:00 Scott Augenbaum on What the FBI's Original Cyber Division Actually Did
  • 3:30 State of Cybercrime
  • 12:25 The Importance of a Cyber Secure Mindset
  • 17:23 Securing Online Accounts
  • 26:31 Importance of Individual Cybersecurity Awareness
  • 27:51 Challenges in Changing Corporate Behavior
  • 28:54 Frustration of Limited Time for Cybersecurity Presentations
  • 30:05 Difficulty in Measuring the Impact of Education and Awareness
  • 38:07 The Power of Combining Education and Technology for Cybersecurity