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The Cost of Convenience Series: Access Points: Devices, Networks, and SIM Swapping

  • Online with Learnformula 150 Commerce Valley Drive West Markham, Ontario, L3T 7Z3 Canada (map)

About this webinar

Free webinar in partnership with LearnFormula. Register here.

Security breaches rarely begin with passwords alone—they begin with access. “The Cost of Convenience Series: Access Points: Devices, Networks, and SIM Swapping” explores the often-overlooked infrastructure that quietly enables account compromise in the modern digital world.

In this webinar, Ashley Karr examines how fraudsters exploit the systems that connect our digital lives: mobile devices, phone numbers, Wi-Fi networks, browser sessions, recovery mechanisms, and telecom infrastructure. Special focus is given to SIM swapping and phone-based authentication, where control of a single number can unlock access to multiple accounts and services.

Participants will gain a practical understanding of how access moves through interconnected systems and how attackers exploit weak points that most users never consider. Rather than relying on technical deep dives, the session emphasizes clear, real-world behaviors and structural awareness to help reduce exposure and strengthen everyday digital resilience.

Key Topics Discussed:

  • SIM swapping and phone number takeover techniques

  • Telecom vulnerabilities and phone-based authentication risks

  • Network and Wi-Fi exposure points in everyday environments

  • Device compromise and session persistence threats

  • Recovery flows tied to mobile numbers and email access

  • Weaknesses in multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems

  • How attackers chain access across devices and platforms

  • Operational habits that reduce exposure across connected systems

  • Building safer device, network, and communication practices

The webinar is free to attend live. The recording can be accessed with Learnformula’s Unlimited Pass subscription.

This webinar includes:

  • Certificate of completion

  • No preparation required

  • Appropriate for all levels

  • Live session only — replay not included

  • No prerequisites

What you will learn?

  • Explain how devices, networks, and phone systems function as primary access points in modern cyber fraud

  • Identify common methods used in SIM swapping and telecom-based account compromise

  • Evaluate vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi, device sessions, and recovery processes that enable unauthorized access

  • Apply practical behavioral strategies to reduce exposure across connected digital environments

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