Since 2004, every October has been set aside as something called National Cyber Security Month.

It's a public service campaign that's emulated by other countries around the world,

and it's usually, well, I'll tell you, it's actually kind of boring.

But this year, protecting yourself on the Internet has taken a far more urgent tone.

They're dealing with a big headache, and that is the WikiLeaks email.

It's unclear why Equifax may have left its computers unprotected for months.

Deleting her emails, how she came to that decision, how it was...

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission took the unusual step of confirming it is investigating.

These are just a few of the high-profile computer security stories that just rocked the United States this past year.

And you're going to hear it over and over, create strong passwords, install your security software.

But that's not enough.

If you do anything online, you really need to protect yourself.

You would never leave your home unlocked. But the chances that your private information will be stolen online, well, it's need to protect yourself. You would never leave your home unlocked, but the

chances that your private information will be stolen online, well, it's far greater than your home

being robbed, actually. You need the online equivalent of a home security system. So today,

we're going to talk about the tools that you need to protect yourself and your family, and I promise

it's not going to be boring. I'm America's Digital Pro, Kim Commando, and thanks for joining me for this Commando-on-demand

podcast, and I just love doing these podcasts because I can delve deep into a particular

topic.

And if you're not already getting my podcast delivered to your phone, your computer, your

tablet, automatically, you really should.

It's super simple.

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