Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Microsoft: SolarWinds Attack Took More Than 1,000 Engineers to Create

You may have missed this extremely interesting bit of data that ZDNet just published. “Microsoft reckons that the huge attack on security vendors and more took the combined power of at least 1,000 engineers to create.

“The months-long hacking campaign that affected US government agencies and cybersecurity vendors was ...

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MAR
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cybersecurity, law and policy, surveillance, Weekend Update

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Guest Post – Four Tips to Help Keep You Safe and Secure Online

The world has evolved so much in the past few years. These changes are even more apparent in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, with people and businesses forced to adapt and move everything online, from office meetings to grocery shopping.

Need to buy a pair of jeans? Ran out of groceries for the week? Craving your favorite food? All of these ...

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2
MAR
0

cybersecurity, multi-factor authentication, passwords

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Much of this content is from Bruce Schneier

Cell Phone Location Privacy

We all know that our cell phones constantly give our location away to our mobile network operators; that’s how they work. A group of researchers has figured out a way to fix that. “Pretty Good Phone Privacy” (PGPP) protects both user identity ...

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27
FEB
0

Android, Apple, privacy, social engineering, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

The technically complex landing marks the fifth successful U.S. bid to reach the Martian surface

Its Not Just SolarWinds: France Reveals Three-Year Long Supply Chain Attack

News of the SolarWinds data breach, where its software management updates were hacked, rocked the cyber world. And now comes news ...

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20
FEB
0

cybersecurity, cyberwar, insider threat, News and politics, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day:  Phishing Dud

Chef’s Special:  Phishing for Teachers

Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.

I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you.  Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.

My intention is to provide a warning, examples ...

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19
FEB
0

email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing

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