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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Happy Independence Day
This is the day we celebrate our liberation from the King of England and the British Empire. The United States was founded through civil disobedience and even warfare against a government that some considered oppressive and unfair. Consider this: if the British crown had won, the “founding fathers” would have been considered terrorists, and hanged. Your terrorists ...
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: DNSSEC Upgrade Phish. One exploit using many popular brands.
Chef’s Special: Slack Phish. A new phishing vector via the popular collaboration app.
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 ...
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Just as there is nothing “social” about social distancing, there is nothing social about social engineering. We could easily call it anti-social engineering, since this is practiced by cyber-criminals and sociopaths to separate us from our personal information or our money. A more common term would be scam or con.
These bad actors are masters at playing on our emotions. When I teach a cybersecurity awareness course, I advise people to ...
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The fact that your smartphone is tracking you should not be a surprise. What is surprising is the astounding depth of detail that is collected about when and where you have been since the day you activated your phone. Today I am going to show you how to uncover this information. And delete it if you choose.
The iPhone and Significant Locations
If there ...
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WHY Did The Chicken Cross The Road? 🐓
DONALD TRUMP: I’ve been told by my many sources, good sources – they’re very good sources – that the chicken crossed the road. All the Fake News wants to do is write nasty things about the road, but it’s a really good road. It’s a beautiful road. Everyone knows how beautiful it is. I have the best roads. Did you know that? ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Bogus Security Technology: An Anti-5G USB Stick
[2020.05.29] The 5GBioShield sells for £339.60, and the description sounds like snake oil:
…its website, which describes it as a USB key that “provides protection for your home and family, thanks to the wearable holographic nano-layer catalyser, which can be worn or ...
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Wells Fargo Identity Theft Phish – A trifecta – bank account, personal information, and a credit card. On the Dark Web this is called a Fullz.
Chef’s Special: Phishing attacks impersonate QuickBooks invoices ahead of July 15 tax deadline
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources ...
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How can my kids use Facebook, Snapchat, and other social networks safely? Keeping our kids safe and secure on the Internet has always been a challenge, but the difficulty ...
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How do I protect my child from inappropriate websites? Keeping our kids safe and secure on the Internet has always been a challenge, but the difficulty has only increased because of the pandemic and our new normal of Safe At Home, Work From Home, and remote schooling. Our kids are online more than ever. As parents, we need to be aware ...
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