How to protect your Internet livelihood from attacks and hacks [Ep. #97]

We talk a lot about growing a YouTube audience, views, subscribers, money, and things like that, but today is an important topic because it's what you do to protect that investment. Growing a YouTube channel only to lose it to a hacker, an Internet attack, or a creeper showing up on your doorstep is one of the worst ways to lose everything you worked so hard to build. A lot of us think we're already doing a pretty good job securing ourselves, our content, and our Internet activity. I know I did. It wasn't until I bumped into a few security issues with my online activity and hearing stories from a few friends of mine who are very Internet savvy that I decided a few extra, simple steps could make a big difference in securing my business and everything I've worked so hard to build online. That's what I discuss in this episode: a few of my own personal stories with Internet security, why it's so important to us as creators, and the four steps we should take to protect ourselves online. Leave a comment on our post here: https://videocreators.com/protect-internet-livelihood-attacks-hacks-ep-97 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE - Game Labs: Are you being hacked? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w9qbdqr1L8 - Internet providers in the US can track and monitor everything you do and sell it to advertisers: http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-fcc-privacy-rules-repeal-explained-2017-4/ - Connecting to public WiFi is a security risk without a VPN: https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/16/wifi-vulnerability-krack-attack/ - LastPass password manager I use: https://videocreators.com/lastpass - Google's 2 Step Authentication: https://www.google.com/landing/2step/ - ExpressVPN for protecting your Internet activity: https://videocreators.com/expressvpn Join our Patreon community and grow your channel with us! https://www.patreon.com/videocreators FREE EBOOK: "The Secret to Building your YouTube Audience" https://videocreators.com/product/secret-building-youtube-audience/ LET'S CONNECT! -- http://www.facebook.com/videocreators -- http://twitter.com/timschmoyer -- http://instagram.com/timschmoyer LISTEN TO THE VIDEO CREATORS PODCAST - iTunes: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTViTunes - Soundcloud: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVSoundCloud - Stitcher: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVStitcher - Google Play: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVGooglePlay