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Let's Talk Computers® ranks as one of the longest running radio computer talk shows, distributing up-to-the minute computer information since 1989. Produced in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, At present, it is broadcast via radio in 7 states: Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and New Mexico and on the world wide web via the Internet.

Interviews

Patching and reliable anti-threat security

August 29, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about the importance of "defense in-depth" protection when using any wireless connection to the Internet.
To find more about "Patching and reliable anti-threat security," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Unhealthy attitude pt 2

July 25, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, continues his interview on "The Unhealthy Attitudes Towards Anti-Threat Protection," discussing why taking the view, "Why Do I Need Anti-Threat Protection - No One Wants to Attack Me?" can be a very costly mistake.
To find more about "Unhealthy attitude pt 2," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Unhealthy attitude

June 6, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about the unhealthy attitudes that consumers and businesses alike have toward anti-threat protection and how they can be overcome through education.
To find more about "Unhealthy attitude," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

How to prepare for the next conficker worm

May 2, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about How to Prepare For The Next Conficker Worm and other malicious malware threats.
To find more about "How to prepare for the next conficker worm," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

How to combat the conficker worm

March 7, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about how to recognize and combat the Conficker worm.
To find more about "How to combat the conficker worm," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

True cost of free anti-threat software

January 24, 2009
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about the "True Cost of Free Anti-Threat Software," and why we must rely on the proven experts in computer security.
To find more about "True cost of free anti-threat software," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Protection with Wireless Connectivity

December 6, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET talks about the importance of "defense in-depth" protection when using any wireless connection to the Internet.
To find more about "Protection with Wireless Connectivity," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Phishing Attacks – Bad Economy

October 18, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the new phishing attacks that are now being received because of the bad economy and how you can best avoid them.
To find more about "Phishing Attacks – Bad Economy," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

False Positives

September 29, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about why relying on a virus or malware solution that reports "false positives" can actually be more destructive than the virus and malware you are trying to prevent.
To find more about "False Positives," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Class on – How to Write a Virus – Not a Good Idea

August 23, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about why teaching a College course on How to Write a Virus is Not a good Idea. In fact it is a very BAD idea.
To find more about "Class on – How to Write a Virus – Not a Good Idea," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Why a Browser Will Not Make You Safe?

July 19, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the misconception that new browsers can keep you safe on the internet and why you still must have a rellable anti-threat solution.
To find more about "Why a Browser Will Not Make You Safe?," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

What to Do If You Get Email from the IRS?

May 31, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about what to do if you get an email from the IRS about your tax stimulus package.
To find more about "What to Do If You Get Email from the IRS?," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

First line of defense – a reliable Firewall

April 19, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about why having a reliable firewall is a "must," in order to provide that "first line of defense," to keep your computer safe from Internet threats.
To find more about "First line of defense – a reliable Firewall," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Potential Security Risk with Remote Workers

March 22, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the "Potential Security Risk with Remote Workers," and what businesses can do to minimize that risk.
To find more about "Potential Security Risk with Remote Workers," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Real Cost of Identity Theft

February 16, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the ever-growing threat of identity theft and what we can do to prevent it.
To find more about "Real Cost of Identity Theft," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Stopping Viruses Cold

January 19, 2008
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the newest outbreak of viruses that can seriously impact your computer system, and how the latest family of ESET Products, NOD32 and ESET Smart Security that stops them cold before they can do any damage.
To find more about "Stopping Viruses Cold," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32, version 3.0

December 22, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director, Technical Education with ESET, talks about how Version 3 of their award winning NOD32, provides you even more protection against Internet threats.
To find more about "NOD32, version 3.0," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Smart Security Software

November 24, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director, Technical Education of ESET, talks about their new ESET Smart Security Software, which gives you maximum protection against all kinds of threats against your computer.
To find more about "Smart Security Software," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Viruses are not Dead

November 3, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education with ESET, talks about the myth that "Viruses are dead." The reality is that once a known virus is trapped, it may still reappear in a new form that will cause additional mischief.
To find more about "Viruses are not Dead," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Cyber Crime - How Can we Combat it?

September 29, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about the damaging effects of cybercrime and how you can most effectively combat it.
To find more about "Cyber Crime - How Can we Combat it?," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Bogus Anti-Threat Testing

August 25, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks how unreliable anti-threat testing methods that some companies provide, can often give you a false sense of security.
To find more about "Bogus Anti-Threat Testing," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Hidden Dangers of Ecards & Egreetings

July 21, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks the hidden dangers of opening an Ecard or an Egreeting, as well as the recent wave of Storm worm attacks that have used social engineering via ecards to trick users into running all kinds of malware and what we can do to protect ourselves from these Internet threats.
To find more about "Hidden Dangers of Ecards & Egreetings," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Suites vs. Best of Breed

May 19, 2007
Mike Lowery, Senior Training Manager with ESET talks about the reality of "Suites vs. Best of Breed", when it comes to anti-threat software and how that affects your computer system.
To find more about "Suites vs. Best of Breed," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32

March 31, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education from ESET, discusses why, even with your new computer system that has Vista Operating System on it, you still need an additional full protection anti-threat system such as NOD32 to keep your computer safe.
To find more about "NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32

January 27, 2007
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET talks about why you still need the protection of an anti-threat software such as NOD32 when running Microsoft Vista.
To find more about "NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32

November 18, 2006
Andrew Lee, Chief Research Officer from ESET discusses root kits and how they impact our computer system. Andrew states that, "Trojans, viruses and any files that were collected by a key logger can all hide under a rootkit." Now NOD32 even removes active rootkits in the latest release.
To find more about "NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32

September 23, 2006
Scott Brown, Information Security Analyst from Colby-Sawyer College, talks about unique challenges that educators and students face in educational environments and what benefits his campus has realized after switching from a more popular antivirus to ESETs NOD32.
To find more about "NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Harris Interactive Survey

July 29, 2006
Rick Moy, VP of Marketing from ESET talks about the Harris Interactive Survey that concludes that "the majority of U.S. adult computer users are unprotected from malware" and what ESET has done to solve this problem.
To find more about "Harris Interactive Survey," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

NOD32

June 24, 2006
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education at ESET, talks about why, with all the many types of internet threats, it is so important to have an extremely fast scanning engine that also has low resource utilization to keep your computer safe. The NOD32 High Performance-Scanning Engine has proven to be unique is this category.
To find more about "NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Root Kits – A Growing Threat to Your Computer System

May 20, 2006
Andrew Lee, ESET CTO, talks about the newest and possibly the most dangerous threat to affect us while we are on the Internet, called "Root kits" and how we can avoid them.
To find more about "Root Kits – A Growing Threat to Your Computer System," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Dont Get Caught up in the Latest IRS Scams

April 22, 2006
Andrew Lee, ESET LLC CTO, discusses NOD32s proactive approach to preventing the latest phishing attacks, including emails claiming to be from your bank or the IRS.
To find more about "Dont Get Caught up in the Latest IRS Scams," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Understanding Proactive Antivirus Tests

March 25, 2006
Andrew Lee, CTO of ESET LLC explains how retrospective tests identify and measure heuristic capabilities of various antivirus products. Proactive detection of malware is essential in todays environment of evolving and accelerating threats - what do these tests measure, and why they are so important.
To find more about "Understanding Proactive Antivirus Tests," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Virus and Threat Education

February 18, 2006
Andrew Lee, CTO of ESET talks about the newest threats to hit the Internet and gives us invaluable tips and techniques, which allow us to safely surf the Internet without fear of malicious threats and identity theft. Andrew says, "Get smart. The biggest weapon that you have against malware is your own knowledge."
To find more about "Virus and Threat Education," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.

Business Protection with NOD32

January 7, 2006
Randy Abrams, Director of Technical Education addresses how to make sure that your company is protected from Viruses, Spyware, Malware, Identity Theft, as well as other Internet pests in the coming year.
To find more about "Business Protection with NOD32," and to read the complete transcript of this interview click here.