Jake D. CyberAware

Episode 13 November 26, 2025 00:15:03
Jake D. CyberAware
Simple Acts, Big Impact
Jake D. CyberAware

Nov 26 2025 | 00:15:03

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Hosted By

Natalie Silverstein, MPH

Show Notes

If you have an older adult in your life, you may know that criminals frequently try various tricks and phishing scams to get them to hand over personal information or to send money. This is a huge problem affecting millions of people around the globe, with billions of dollars being stolen. My guest today, college student Jake, created CyberAware, to train teen volunteers across the country to go out to senior centers, libraries and nursing facilities, to teach older adults  how to protect themselves from falling victim to these crimes.

Learn more at https://www.cyberawareofficial.org/ and follow @cyberawareofficial

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