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by Karen Worstell (Author)
Cybercrime Protection Book For Your Family & Finances Minimize your exposure to cybercrime using these essential steps Cybercrime is on track to become a six trillion dollar problem by 2021. After the Equifax breach, cybercrime advisors are alerting citizens that they should assume their personal information is in the hands of cyber criminals. In this essential guide, Karen Freeman Worstell, breaks down the "what to do now" into 15 essential steps that will help to minimize your exposure. It's more important than ever to begin and maintain good practices on a daily basis and to know what to do if you suspect your personal information has been misused. This handy guide shows you how. For example: -How to protect your social security accounts in case your number is exposed or misused. -Detect the signs that indicate someone is trying to steal your bank account and take appropriate action. -Simple steps to protect your online accounts from misuse. Pick up a copy of this critical resource today and take action so you minimize your chances of becoming a cybercrime statistic.
Author Biography
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Karen Worstell, MS, MA is a cybersecurity expert who was inspired to study cybersecurity while a computer science grad student after her professor encrypted a final exam. She had to use her kit of code-breaking tools - and the rest, as they say, is history. Her work was initially in research at companies like Boeing and SRI Consulting to develop computing models for the emerging world of distributed computing and the Internet. She presented appeals for improving cybersecurity for the Internet alongside luminaries like Donn Parker, Peter Neumann, Rhonda MacLean, the late Howard Schmidt, Fred Thompson, and the Secretary General of Interpol in the early 2000s. Later she held leadership roles in cybersecurity for Bank of America, AT&T Wireless and Russell Investments. Today she consults on cybersecurity talent, matching cybersecurity professionals to the companies who need them, and provides coaching masterminds and intensives that contribute to improved cybersecurity by increasing resilience in IT pros in highly stressful roles. She believes that computer science and cybersecurity are important career fields for everyone, and encourages women and young female students to excel as computer technology professionals through her mentoring and coaching programs. She has spoken internationally on the topic of cybersecurity, is the author of books on the subject and is also a contributor to publications on cybersecurity, IT, and e-discovery.
