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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 aren't so sophisticated and the "new york times" is reporting that john podesta, hillary clinton's 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 the aide later said he knew it was a phishing e-mail and he meant to write illegitimate, not legit...

If not daily, at least weekly in case they're 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, it's real. i tell them if there's any sounds of suspicion, do not click on the attachment, rather go directly to the url, the website of your bank or whatever else you may be checking. >> you can say, look you don't want to be the one who's respon...

Secret side but it's critically important still. there's 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 doesn't get out. >> it's 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? a secret mission in south korea. activists are air-dropping copies of the satirical film "the"...

>> 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 when is something outdated as soon as the new one is out?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 it's 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, it's obvious, our employees should know about it. yet people are victim to this all the time. >> yeah it's how malware infiltrates the compani...

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 lured and you are asked to give personal or financial information. the guise is that you are doing this...