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>> IF YOU HAVE HAVE A YAHOO
EMAIL ACCOUNT YOU'RE BEING
WARNED TO CLOSELY MONITOR
ALL OF YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITY.
YAHOO SAYS SOMEONE HACKED
INTO IT'S DATABASE LOOKING
FOR INFORMATION.
JOINING US NOW IS SILICON
VALLEY SECURITY EXPERT ERIC
CHIU OF MOUNTAIN VIEW'S
HYTRUST.
GOOD MORNING.
>> WE ARE HEARING MORE ABOUT
THIS OVER THE RECENT MONTHS
STARTING WITH A TARGET. I AM
JUST WONDERING IS THIS
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO
LARGE CORPORATIONS?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS
HAPPENING A LOT. WITHIN THE
PAST SIX MONTHS WE HAVE HAD
TARGET, NEIMAN-MARCUS, ADOBE
AND
MICHAELS.
>> HOW CAN A CUSTOMER
PROTECT THEMSELVES?
>> FIRST THING, YOU NEED TO
CHANGE YOUR YAHOO PASSWORD.
YOU SHOULD CHANGE IT AT
EVERY WEB SIDE THAT YOU USE
THESE CREDENTIALS. ALL OF
US, SHOULD BE USING
DIFFERENT PASSWORDS AT AGE
WEBSITE THAT WE GO ON TO
MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT BUT IS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS RIGHT
CAN I KEEP IT STRAIGHT WHAT
DO YOU SUGGEST IN TERMS OF
TRYING TO DO THIS?
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD TAKE SERIOUS, JUST
LIKE WE MEMORIZE OUR SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER. WE SHOULD
DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR
PASSPORTS. IF YOU REALLY
HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THAT,
THERE ARE A LOT A PASSWORD
SOLUTIONS WHERE THEY YOU
STRONG ENCRYPTION.
>> YOU CAN STILL ACCESS THEM
BUT YOU ARE ACCESSING THE
SECURELY.
>> WHAT HAPPENS, IF I CHECK
MY E-MAIL AND I SEE SOME
HACKER INFORMATION?
>> DO NOT CLICK ON ANY
LINKS. DO NOT OPEN IT. IF IT
LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. RATHER
LOGGING DIRECTLY OR CALL
THAT COMPANY A AND THE
REASON WHY IS BECAUSE NOW
HACKERS HAVE SOME
INFORMATION, THERE ARE
LOOKING TO GET MORE. THEY
GENERALLY, WANT TO
POTENTIALLY INSTALLED SPOT
WHERE, GET YOUR BANK LAW
GAIN CREDENTIALS AND A BIG
PRIZE. THE FACT IS THAT WE
USE THE SAME PASSWORDS FOR
BOTH OUR PERSONAL AND WORK
ACCOUNT. THAT IS A
DANGEROUS. THESE ATTACKER'S
ONCE THEY GET YOUR
CREDENTIALS, A LOT TIMES IT
WILL TRY TO USE THAT, THAT
WOULD TRY TO GO TO YOUR
WORKOUT, IF THEY GET ACCESS,
THEY GET A LOT MORE.
>> THEY RECOGNIZE HUMAN
NATURE.
>> CAN THIS HAPPEN TO G
MAIL, FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
ACCOUNT?
>> WE HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME
OF THIS HAPPEN WITH THE
SOCIAL MEDIA. THESE BRIDGES
ARE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY AND
MORE OFTEN LIKE TARGET AND
ADOBE BECAUSE THESE
ATTACKERS ARE NOT GOING BACK
TO YOUR E-MAIL OR MY LAPTOP,
THEY ARE GOING OUT FOR A BIG
PRIZE. THAT WOULD USE THINGS
LIKE FISHING A TAX TO GAIN
ACCESS TO COMPANY NETWORKS.
ONCE THEY'RE ON THE NETWORK,
THEY LOOK JUST LIKE AN
EMPLOYEE SO THEY BECOME
INVISIBLE. THAT IS HOW THEY
DO IT.
>> FOR COMPANIES, THIS SEEMS
TO BE A NEVER ENDING BATTLE.
>> YES IT IS. WE HAVE TO
PROTECT GAYS FROM COMPANIES
TO MOVE THEIR INFORMATION.
IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT
IS FACING EVERY COMPANY AND