Phillip Wylie Show

About The Guest:
Dakshitaa Babu is a Software Engineer at SquareX, where she is engaged in data engineering and analytics.

She is also the pen behind the engineering blogs written on SquareX's infrastructure and security research. After completing her Bachelor's degree at the National University of Singapore, Dakshitaa joined SquareX, marking her foray into the cybersecurity industry. While new to the field, her enthusiasm for discovering and understanding new concepts has quickly established her as a committed contributor to the evolving sector. Her interests are in Browser Security and consumer education.

Summary:
Dakshitaa Babu discusses the importance of disposable emails in the cybersecurity space. She highlights that emails are a primary mode of communication and are therefore at great risk of threats. More than a quarter of all threats that occur on a daily basis happen through email. Dakshitaa explains that the growing importance of disposable emails is due to the fact that email is the gateway into our personal and professional lives. We often have to use our email addresses to sign up for services or receive important information. However, more than 50% of the emails we receive are spam, which can be a waste of time and affect productivity. Dakshitaa also mentions that legitimate sources sometimes sell our email addresses to spammers. She shares a fun tip of adding a suffix to our email addresses to track who may have leaked our email address. Dakshitaa emphasizes the increasing threat of phishing emails, which are becoming more targeted and difficult to detect. She mentions that phishing emails often contain malicious files or links, and even unsubscribe links within emails can be malicious. Dakshitaa explains that Squarex promotes safe email practices by providing an enhanced privacy mode and opening links and files in a disposable environment. She also mentions that Squarex is working on integrating with social media accounts to make clicking on links safer. Dakshitaa concludes by highlighting the importance of using disposable emails to reduce exposure to threats and maintain privacy online.

Key Takeaways:

• Disposable emails are important in reducing the risk of threats that come through email.
• More than 50% of the emails we receive are spam, which can waste time and affect productivity.
• Phishing emails are becoming more targeted and difficult to detect.
• SquareX provides enhanced privacy mode and opens links and files in a disposable environment.
• Using disposable emails can help reduce exposure to threats and maintain privacy online.

Quotes:

• "Emails are like a primary mode of communication, and that also puts it at great risk of threats." -Dakshitaa Babu
• "More than 50% of the emails that come in our inbox are spam." -Dakshitaa Babu
• "Phishing is getting worse, and these days you can't even tell if it's legitimate or not." -Dakshitaa Babu
• "Emails have become really dangerous. It's almost like the floor is lava." -Dakshitaa Babu
• "Disposable emails are a great way to exercise privacy online." -Dakshitaa Babu

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