National Cyber Security By Gregory Evans

  Topping cyber and technology news today, social media can have a huge impact on your future and technology.  Experts expect information collected on the internet could lead to businesses tracking and storing your information.  It might give you less privacy but it could also make life easier for you.  We'll tell you how.  Also, hackers have been very busy this year.  A recent report shows that six million new malicious software programs were unleashed on the internet in the first three months of this year.  Hear what that means for businesses, especially those in the healthcare industry.  And new technology is helping pave the way to understanding history better.  Hear more about the first 700 years of England’s history and how experts were able to draw that timeline.  As always we'll have the job of the day.  Make sure to tune in.

Making news today, believe it or not but one in four criminal hackers turn to snitching for the government.  US law officers are using those turncoats to put an end to hacking in general.  Hear why it is still an uphill battle.  Apple CEO, Steve Jobs says that PCs could be a thing of the past.  His company, along with others, are looking to the clouds, or iClouds to make PCs obsolete.  Hear more on what the company has planned and the future of technology.  Thieves are turning to the dead to cash in.  There is typically a six month window for financial institutions and government agencies to find out that someone has died.  We'll tell you what you need to know to protect your loved one's identity.

The attacks just keep coming from the group Lulz Security.  This time they claimed responsibility for hacking into a website that the FBI uses to share information between the government and businesses.  Also, the US and UK hope to team up to fight cyber crimes.  The two say the many attacks in the recent weeks is a sign that hackers are getting bolder.  For them, they say that means they need to be prepared.  And a new bill could make it a little easier for some teens accused of sexting.  New York lawmakers are pushing a bill called Cyber Crime Youth Resuce and it would give judges more leeway in sentencing teens convicted of sexting.  As always, we will have your job of the day.  Make sure you check it out.

Hackers have done it again to the Sony Corporation.  This time the hackers claim to have stolen customer data to show that the company's system is still vulnerable to attack.  We'll have the very latest.  Plus, Americans want the government to crack down on hackers.  A recent poll says most of the country wants cyber attacks to be considered an act of war.  Tune in to find out exactly how many people support that movement.  And the co-founder of Apple says that humans will live the life of leisure in the future.  Tune in to hear why.

Coming up today, Google is the latest major company to announce that it was the target of hackers.  It tapped into the e-mails of several hundred people including senior government officials, Chinese political activists, military personnel and journalists.  We'll have more information coming up.  Plus, we will have more on the hacking of Congressman Anthony Weiner.  Hear what he has to say about where the photo may have come from.  And Lake Michigan officials are turning to technology to keep people safe in the water.  Tune in to hear exactly what they are doing and how it's keeping you healthy this summer.  And as always, we will have the job of the day.  Make sure you listen. 

First up, with the country turning to technology more and more, it's also setting itself up for more chances to become targets of cyber criminals.  A North Carolina professor is working to fight the crooks with digital ants.  Also, be careful if you go shopping online.  It can be a potential den for criminals.  We'll tell you what you need to know to protect you and your information.  And believe it or not, there are children out there with credit card bills, mortgages and car loans.  Hear how they managed to rack up those bills and what law officers are doing to keep children from becoming victims.  And as always, we will have the job of the day.  Make sure you check it out!

There's plenty to talk about in technology news today.  Lockheed Martin was the latest victim of hackers.  We will tell you when the company found out and what information the hackers took away.  Plus, it's Apple vs. Samsung.  The two companies are battling it out in court to make sure the other isn't taking technology or packaging ideas.  We'll have the latest on that feud.  And the second largest computer show in the world is happening this week.  Listen in to find out what's the hottest item that manufacturers are itching to promote.  And as always we have the job of the day.  Make sure you tune in.  It will be a great show.

Today on National Cyber Security Radio, Microsoft says it has patched a bug in its hotmail e-mail service that attackers were exploiting to silently steal confidential correspondences and user contacts from unsuspecting victims.  Hear how Microsoft fixed the problem.  Hackers have come up with another way to try and take you for a ride.  We'll tell you what they are trying to do this time and how you can protect yourself.  Plus, you've heard the term brainy baby.  Well some researchers hope to take that term to a new level and use what they've found to improve future technology.  Make sure you check us out.

Making the news today, criminals who commit tax fraud have milked victims out of millions of dollars since 2008.  We will tell you how they did it and what some victims had to say to members of the US Senate.  Plus, a Bank of America insider who sold customer data to criminals cost the bank at least 10 million dollars in losses.  We'll tell you how that trickled down to customers and what the bank is doing to prevent it from happening again.  Also, President Obama's cyber bill is still getting mostly positive reaction but there are concerns.  Tune in to hear who's complaining and what they want to do about it. 

Tune in today to hear more about Black Diamond and its latest invention.  It released the final version of its wearable computer for military use.  It works even when you drop it.  Plus identity theft is rampant these days.  We'll tell you what you need to know to protect yourself.  You'll even hear more about how identity theft isn't just on the internet.  And there will be news on the latest in a lawsuit against a major rent-to-own company.  Software that allows you to monitor and shutdown computers if customers don't pay is in the spotlight.  Hear what the designer of the software had to say about his invention that's catching a lot of heat.  And as always we will have the job of the day to help you land that perfect IT job.  Make sure you check us out.

Today on National Cyber Security Radio, Sony apparently has been hacked again.  This time the hacks happened mainly overseas but it is causing the company to take a beating.  Hear what happened and what the company is trying to do to stop it.  Also, this new invention could blow your mind.  A California company is working on headset technology that you control with your mind.  Hear what they have planned and when you can have one in your hands.  Plus, President Obama is getting some positive feedback from some US Senators for his Cybersecurity Plan.  Hear what they have to say and how soon the proposed legislation could become law.  All that plus your job of the week.  Tune in!

In today's news, it's faster and could change the way you download on your computer.  It's called Thunderbold and it allows you to connect everything from displays and keyboards to hard drives and digital cameras to you computer at a fraction of the time.  Plus, KOBO announced that it has a new product as well the E-Reader Touch edition.  It is small and can fit in the back pocket of a pair of jeans.  The company says it allows for easier access to the touch screen device.  And if you are looking for a job, technology may be the way to go.  IT jobs are becoming in high demand.  Tune in to find out which states are looking to hire the most people.  And as always we will have the job of the day so make sure you tune in.

This episode features several stories, including the US Embassy in Estonia will soon house an office of the US Secret Service.  The group there will focus on cyber crimes and security.  A beauty queen has turned into an identity thief, at least according to police.  The Miss Wisconsin beauty queen faces several charges of identity theft.  If found guilty, she could spend up to six years in prison.  And more people are choosing technology over actual books according to Amazon.com.  The company announced that since April, it has sold more Kindle e-books over print books.  And as always, we have the job of the day. 

In the news today, Hewlett- Packard announces some not so good news.  The recent earthquake in Japan along with other factors, forced the company to lower its 2011 revenue guidance range.  Also Mac users could be the latest targets of cyber criminals.  As the computers become more popular, they are also becoming more open to malicious software.  And cyber bullying and sexting are on the rise.  About half of teens say they have been a victim of bullying either online or through text message.  Tune in to find out how you can keep your child safe.  All that, plus your job of the day.  Make sure you listen in!

Topping the news today is a story about how fast technology evolves.  If you are always buying the latest big technology item, you will want to hear what a recent report says about how technology changes and how that can help you keep some change in your pockets.  Plus, a new invention wants you to put your whole body into using your computer.  Forget the touch screen, now it's all about the air screen.  We'll tell you how it works and how it can make your life easier.  Before a baby is even born, he/she could be the target of identity thieves.  The crooks have new technology that can steal social security numbers before your child even makes it into the world.  Tune in to hear what you should do to prevent it from happening to you.   And as always we have your job of the day.  Make sure you tune in!