Protecting Yourself from Cyber Criminals | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

WAMU 88.5
  • Favorited 0 times
  • 0 comments

Protecting Yourself from Cyber Criminals

Listen Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. in Economy, Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology

We often think of the "bad guys" on the Internet as loners in basements who like to hack into people's private information. But sophisticated criminals, and corporations with lax data security policies, are also to blame for the current state of personal privacy on the Web. We talk with two USA Today reporters who investigated the lesser-known aspects of cyber crime, and explore what consumers should do to protect their information.

Order a order a CD CD or order a transcript TRANSCRIPT of this program.

Guests

Byron Acohido

Technology reporter, USA Today; Co-Author, "Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity" (Union Square Press)

Jon Swartz

Technology reporter, USA Today; Co-Author, "Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity" (Union Square Press)

Related items

Comments

Search

Find Past Shows

Today <<    <  
 
loading...
S M T W T F S
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
 
 
 
 
22
 
23
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related NPR Stories

© WAMU 88.5 American University Radio | 4000 Brandywine Street NW | Washington, DC 20016-8082 | (202) 885-1200 | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

WAMU 88.5

The Kojo Nnamdi Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington, DC.