September 7, 2013 - Hacking, Cybercrime and Keeping Yourself Safe Online
Bill Carey of the software company Siber Systems, creators of the internet password manager Roboform talks about computer hacking, how to protect yourself from cybercrime. Also… • New research shows that humans and the potentially lethal disease tuberculosis have grown and evolved side-by-side. • NASA is sending a new probe to the moon. It’s called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or LADEE. • Japan's government says it will take the lead in trying to stem the leaks of highly radioactive water at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. • Scientists in New Hampshire say they have found a link between anasteroid or comet impact and a global climate change event that took place nearly 13,000 years ago. • As firefighters battle dozens of fires in the Western United States, a new study finds that more wildfires are expected in a wider range for a longer time in the future.
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