Why you need a digital estate plan (and where to start) with Erin Bury | ONLINE LEGACY WILL PLANNING

Ever wondered what happens to your online accounts when you’re gone? 💭 This week, we’re joined by Erin Bury, Co-founder and CEO of Willful, to talk about the importance of digital estate planning — what it is, why it matters, and how to make it easier. Erin breaks down how to protect your online accounts, manage your digital legacy, and give your loved ones control of the information that matters most. 📝💙 In Crash Course, we’re going back to basics with a beginner’s guide to AI in 2025 — what it really means, how it works, and why it’s transforming cybersecurity. 🤖 Then in Watchtower Weekly, we uncover the rise of AI impersonator scams including fake ChatGPT tools and malicious “AI upgrades” that trick people into giving up their data. ⚠️

Ever wondered what happens to your online accounts when you’re gone? 💭 This week, we’re joined by Erin Bury, Co-founder and CEO of Willful, to talk about the importance of digital estate planning — what it is, why it matters, and how to make it easier. Erin breaks down how to protect your online accounts, manage your digital legacy, and give your loved ones control of the information that matters most. 📝💙

In Crash Course, we’re going back to basics with a beginner’s guide to AI in 2025 — what it really means, how it works, and why it’s transforming cybersecurity. 🤖 Then in Watchtower Weekly, we uncover the rise of AI impersonator scams including fake ChatGPT tools and malicious “AI upgrades” that trick people into giving up their data. ⚠️

🏰  Watchtower Weekly

“AI Impersonators”: The darker side of AI hype. 🤖 

• Kaspersky: ChatGPT-Mimicking Cyberthreats Surge 115% in Early 2025
• Global State of Authentication Survey 2025 – Yubico
• Cybercriminals are using SEO to get popular fake AI tools loaded with malware to rank high on Google
• Check before you click: ransomware gangs are disguising their tools as popular AI apps
• Fake ChatGPT Desktop App Delivering PipeMagic Backdoor, Microsoft says

👨‍🏫  Crash Course

This week: What actually is AI in 2025?

Understanding Transformer Neural Network Model in Deep Learning and NLP

🎙  Guest Interview – Erin Bury from Willful

• 👉 Visit: willful.co
• 👩‍🎓 Learn more: willful.co/learn
• 📚 Book Erin mentioned: The Measure: A Novel by Nikki Erlick
• 🎧 Listen to our previous Digital Estate Planning Special with Dave and Sara Teare
• 📄 1Password guide: How to get started with digital estate planning
• 📄 1Password blog: Digital estate planning: How to share digital accounts safely
• 📲 Follow @erinbury on X
• 👉 Visit: erinbury.com

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A Signal and Webby award winning security podcast that you can rely on for lighthearted, practical security advice, in-depth interviews with industry experts, deep dives into data breaches, and some random but fun security games.

Join cybersecurity experts and podcast hosts, Matt Davey, Michael “Roo” Fey, Anna Eastick, and Sara Teare, every other Tuesday for fun banter and cybersecurity updates.