Security & Privacy

The Tech Night Owl Live, a Mac-oriented podcast, this week features security expert Rich Mogull, who discusses a number of security issues and talks about “the potential for cyber-security threats in the 21st century and some ways you can protect yourself from online criminals.” Host Gene Steinberg and Mogull discuss how people set passwords, and how easy it can be to defeat them; how hackers get into computer networks; advanced authentication systems used on government networks; the types of hacking and cracking seen on TV; and muses about cyber-terrorism.