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How to Remain Cyber Safe During a Job Search

How to Remain Cyber Safe During a Job Search

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My guest, Dr. Nichelle Manuel, says “data is the new currency.” I believe she’s right and today’s show reflects the importance of a proactive role for your life and career.

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Here’s more information about Nichelle Manuel:

Nichelle received her doctorate of business and management information systems from Argosy University. She has been in the IT field for the last 20 years and current serves several educational roles including the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Here are some highlights from our discussion: 

  • The importance of cyber security is similar to eating healthy
  • Data is the new currency
  • Compromised private data could change your life, hackers can rearrange your data
  • It could take years to fix credit, Social Security reports when it’s been hacked
  • The use of duckduckgo.com, better in masking your search and protecting privacy
  • Job seekers are often the most vulnerable to scams – need to be proactive
  • Turning off bluetooth, use VPN – get the paid version
  • Nichelle recommends using IP Vanish for public Wifi or payments online at home
  • She says there is no such thing as anonymity
  • Consider using a password manager – at least with 24 characters for each password
  • Take extra precaution – 2 step authentication
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About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers," career consultant, job seeker advocate, career writer, and founder of this award-winning blog. I help the employed, unemployed, underemployed, and under-appreciated find jobs using job search strategies to navigate the new job market. I aim to give a safe place online to those with different needs, cultures, and ethnicities to find their voice in the job market. Thousands have read my career advice throughout the web as I write about everything from job search strategies to the mobile job search. I have published more than 400 articles on this blog and some of the largest career sites such as Recruiter.com, YouTern, and Come Recommended. I've been quoted in major online publications such as Monster, TIME/Money, Fortune, Business Insider and MSN. FlexJobs, JobMonkey, Aerotek, Career Pivot, and CareerSherpa listed my podcast as one of the top podcasts to help your job search. Love for you to sign up for the weekly newsletter. I share the latest articles I've written, new podcast episodes, and answer any questions you may have. The new job search is scary and if you need help, I am here for it!

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