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Cyber Safety Concerns And Best Practices

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In this Friday, July 5, 2013 photo, a man walks by a sign at Cyber Terror Response Center of National Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea. The hackers who knocked out tens of thousands of South Korean computers simultaneously this year are out to do far more than erase hard drives, cybersecurity firms say: They also are trying to steal South Korean and U.S. military secrets with a malicious set of codes they’ve been sending through the Internet for years. Lee Jin-man/AP Photo

From small hacks of social media accounts to large scale disruptions like the recent oil pipeline ransomware attack, cyber criminals are busy these days. A cybersecurity expert joins us to discuss staying safe online and the job market in this field.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Brian Dennis Guest

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