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Kim Komando Today

Spotting online scams & free tools to fight ransomware

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a special hour of Kim's Tech Insights Show airing on SiriusXM Business Radio. Meet cybercrime hero Michael Gillespie, who fights against ransomware with free tools for victims. Plus, security officer Etay Moar has tips on avoiding pandemic scams, and Steve Ginty, Director of Threat Intelligence for Risk IQ, has the shocking figures behind just how bad things are online right now. You won't believe just how often hackers are trying to break into your tech or attack your business.

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0:00.0

I spend a lot of time in front of a microphone. I write and host a daily tech update seven days a week.

0:06.0

I also host three-hour Kim Commando show every weekend on 400 top stations across the U.S.

0:11.2

It's just packed with a ton of tech tips and great calls. I totally love doing that show.

0:16.3

And I also have a great show called Tech Insights on SiriusXM.

0:22.4

Well, in my humble opinion, of course,

0:27.6

it's great, but let me tell you more about it. Tech Insights airs on Sirius XM's business channel.

0:35.3

That's Channel 132. You can listen on Saturdays 9 to 10 a.m. or if you miss that, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

0:39.9

But if you missed all that, you can still catch it on Sunday between 10 and 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. This show is different from my other work because I get to spend a good

0:45.9

amount of time just speaking with somebody who knows a lot about something and is just an expert.

0:50.8

Anyone from Steve Baum or the former CEO of Microsoft to Zach King who does these amazing

0:56.1

viral magic videos and even an 80-year-old guy on TikTok who millions of kids called Grandpa.

1:02.1

So here's an hour of my serious XM tech insight show for you to take a listen to. I hope you

1:07.4

like it. And if you're already a serious XM subscriber, you can tune in every week.

1:12.2

And then when you do, be sure you tell them how much you love the show.

1:15.2

They like to hear that.

1:16.4

So sit back and enjoy.

1:18.3

Welcome to Kim Commando Tech Insights on SiriusXM Business Radio.

1:22.8

Join Global TV, National Radio host, and USA Today tech columnist Kim Commando, who built her own

1:29.1

multi-million dollar empire with no debt and no investors. Kim gives straight advice about what's

1:35.1

happening in the digital space for established and inspiring executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

1:40.5

And now here's Kim. You know, experts always come out and they say like the touchscreen on your phone can harbor just all these germs and all this bacteria.

1:49.2

And this is especially true.

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