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- If there is any suspicion, call "a responsible adult" - if requests are made to provide contact information,
it is advisable to consult a person who is well-versed in security to see that the site is genuine. Yes, that
person could be your 13-year-old grandson!

- If something looks too good to be true, it's probably not true - this old adage is just as true in the online
world as it is in the physical world. Resist those tempting offers that pop up while browsing for weird apps
that install themselves on the mobile device, and avoid those people who offer big, congested "if only"
details or who to send you money.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, today's elderly will continue to be the victims of cybercrime. This phenomenon will likely
become worse before getting better as more elderly dabble in technology their generation adopts digital
means of payment and banking through smartphones. It will probably take years until the generation who
"grew up using computers" come of age, and are immune to such scams with their decades of built-in
experience and suspicion of every poor girl from Nigeria who needs a hundred dollars a month to buy
dresses for school. Until then, watch out for your parents, and help guard them against those they cannot
guard against themselves.

Aspen initiative for protecting older users online-

https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/project/protecting-older-users-online/

About the Author
Lt. Commander (Ret.) Israel Navy, Yotam Gutman, has
filled several operational, technical, and business positions
at defense, HLS, Intelligence, and cybersecurity
companies, and provided consulting services for numerous
others. Yotam joined SentinelOne 6 months ago to oversee
local marketing activities in Israel and contribute to the
global content marketing team. Yotam founded and
managed the Cybersecurity Marketing Professionals
Community, which includes over 300 marketing
professionals from more than 170 cyber companies. Yotam
was chosen as one of the 5 Security Influencers to
Follow on LinkedIn.

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