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Don’t Unsuspectingly Broadcast Your Clients’ Most Sensitive Data

Thanks to one of my readers, Bob, for reminding me about potential security issues that don’t receive much attention in the financial adviser space.

If you’re using a standard (i.e. not Bluetooth) wireless keyboard in the office, anything you type is not secure.  This includes all the Social Security Numbers, account numbers, birthdays, email addresses, etc. for your clients that you type day in and day out.

See this YouTube video featuring Steve Gibson of GRC.com addressing the ease at which wireless keyboards can be compromised.

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