Page 36 - Cyber Defense eMagazine October 2023

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Why Not Shut Off Access to The Internet

Whenever a Password Is Saved

AND then never have to type a password again?

By Irwin Gretczko, Founder & CEO, The Hack Blocker

So, what about the customer? Let's think about the banking, brokerage, or retail websites he relies upon
to protect him against predators and hackers. He has been made aware of and may have in place already
any combination of the following: Anti-virus programs such as Webroot, Malewarebytes, Zemana
Antilogger, SpyHunter, as well as the standard website protections such as 2FA (2 Factor Cell Phone
Authentification), a USB key, and Google Authenticator.

As background to this article, you should know that over the last three years, even though I HAD IN
PLACE ALL OF THE ABOVE SO-CALLED SECURITY, I, personally, was repeatedly hacked to the tune
of $350,000 in different accounts at different institutions by different attackers using varied methods.
Fortunately, through attention and diligence, I was able to recoup most of these funds, but the aggravation
involved was enormous. Let's look at some examples:

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