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It is to capture them -- to catch them or not. >> i want to read this, because this is something that the "new york times" is reporting tonight because sometimes mistakes arent so sophisticated and the "new york times" is reporting that john podesta, hillary clintons campaign manager, was hacked when his aides, who had access to his account, noticed a phishing attack, flagged it and one of them responded by saying "this is a legitimate e-mail. john needs to change his password immediately." now ...

If not daily, at least weekly in case theyre hacked. but best practice is even to avoid avoid avoid phishing attacks. alerts employees not to click on the attachment because it could download malware and cause all kinds of havoc. >> how often do you bring this up with your employees? what examples do you have to give them. >> if it looks convincing, its real. i tell them if theres any sounds of suspicion, do not click on the attachment, rather go directly to the url, the website of your bank or ...

Secret side but its critically important still. theres more to it than just changing your password and watching out for phishing attacks. you have to wipe the computers clean to make sure that kind of information doesnt get out. >> its a good point. stand by everybody. we have a lot more coming up, including a new report that says the pentagon has spent, get this $10 billion, with a "b," on missile defense programs with absolutely nothing to show for the $10 billion. were your tax dollars wasted...

>> yeah and how often does it have to be done? when is something outdated as soon as the new one is out? >> well, microsoft, for example, puts out new security fixes every tuesday. you have to do it. apple, any time you see an update notice update your software. more often than not its a security update. >> got it. before we talked about before having a guest network and be cautious about what you open via e-mail. again, this is something that we know, its obvious, our employees should know abou...

A massive e-mail breach at a marketing firm has many of you asking just how safe are internet transactions? earlier i talked to syndicated e gave us five tips to keep online transactions safe. be aware of phishing attacks. >> this is a malicious attempt to steal your personal information through e-mail. we are voluntarily giving this information. it looks like a legitimate e-mail from a financial institution like your bank. when you click on the link, it takes you to a phony website, you are lur...

After rod rosenstein briefed him. we remember that clip of donald trump from july of 2016, russia if your listening. what were learning in the indictment is the russians were listening on the same day they started the spear phishing attacks on the campaign. it is remarkable. >> it is remarkable. the exact day that you played the clip, you showed the quote from the indictment and it was public so you certainly could make the argument that that it wasnt privately colluding. but they were paying at...

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