Cybercriminals, domestic and foreign, are launching attacks day and night using malware, phishing scams, deepfakes, and other unscrupulous schemes designed to steal your data and hold it hostage. When they win, it costs nations, businesses, and individuals trillions of dollars annually.

It's possible to fight back, but you'll need more than a strong password. Drawing on his years as an FBI spy hunter and national security strategist, Eric O'Neill casts light on these malicious actors' tactics for stealing personal data and exploiting victims. Armed with this knowledge, O'Neill shares his method-called PAID-that you can use to defend your-self and stop attackers in their tracks: