The interview yesterday with MyPointRadio went great! David and Jenn were excellent hosts and the show was fun as well as informative. I had a chance to talk about <A HREF="http://www.EmailsGone.com">the book</A>, but what's becoming more and more apparent is how concerned (and still relatively uninformed) regular people are about their own computer and email security.

As I do more press, I think it'll be very important to focus on the things real people can do to safeguard themselves from online troublemakers. Since you can never hear this often enough, let's do a quick recap of what you should do to keep yourself protected.

First, always update your operating system. Second, be sure you're running an antivirus program and keep it updated. Third, be sure you're running an anti-spyware program and keep that updated. Update these things daily. And, as we've told you over and over and over and over: NEVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS!

There's more to online security, but if you follow these four rules, you'll be a lot safer than when you started.

If you want to hear the entire interview, you can download it or play it off the <A HREF="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MyPoint">BlogTalkRadio page</A>. You can either hit play to play in their player or download to download an MP3 for your computer (to keep and to cherish). Both choices are safe, so go ahead and listen in. -- David