Privileged accounts, typically administrator accounts, are the all powerful user accounts who can do anything on a computer, server, network, or domain. These are the top targets for cyber-criminals and other malicious hackers. And they generally are poorly managed. Here are some common mistakes we see when conduction security reviews for clients.
Email security company Mimecast recently released its Email Security Risk Assessment, and found that email account hijacking is the fastest growing threat vector. Also known as impersonation attacks, email account hijacking allows an attacker to impersonate the person whose account has been compromised. This is the vehicle used in wire transfer fraud, invoice fraud, and other financial frauds. Some of the statistics in the report were enlightening. ...
Want to sound smarter? Try slipping these words into a casual conversation. From Mental Floss by way of Smithsonian.
From the first person you greet in the morning to that earthy smell that permeates the air after it rains, the English language is full of very specific words. Here are 10 of them.
You know how it smells after it rains? That clean, greenish smell when rain lands on dry ground? That’s petrichor, from the Greek petra (stone) and ichor (the blood of Greek ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.From Naked Security – Crypto Coins Robbed at Gunpoint.
Good old fashioned stick-ups still a possibility.
Fake support scams – where the crooks help you “remove” malware you don’t have – are still a ...
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On Wednesday we looked at IP blocking and geo-blocking as cybersecurity tactics. Today we finish our review of blocking techniques with sender blocking and domain blocking.
Many of us are familiar with sender blocking. Blocking an email sender, and adding them to our sender blacklist, is one of the ways that spam and phishing email filtering works. Modern spam filters also analyze content and ...
Continue Reading →Blocking is used in football to prevent the opposing defense from tackling your quarterback or running back. In cybersecurity, blocking can be used to prevent attacks from malicious sources. Today and Friday we will look at several blocking tactics: IP blocking, geo-blocking, sender blocking, and domain blocking.
Every time your computer connects to another computer or web server, there is an exchange of information that happens, including an exchange of ...
Continue Reading →One of the major attractions of Bitcoin, Etherium, Monero and other crypto-currencies has been the ability to keep your transactions anonymous, away from the prying eyes of governments, law enforcement agencies, and anyone else. A recent ruling in a federal district court in California will change that.
The court ordered popular crypto-currency exchange and wallet service Coinbase to turn over records on more than 14,000 customers to the IRS. This came after a year long legal fight which removed the majority ...
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Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!
We are taking a break from our publishing schedule to celebrate Christmas with our family and friends.
Merry Christmas from WyzGuys. Here is a bit of good news. Trademark infringement C&D done right with a sense of humor. Make sure you watch the video. The video is from Budweiser’s Facebook page. You may have to turn on the sound in the video window. Enjoy. I may even drink a Bud Light in honor of the King of Beers.
From Tech Dirt:
Minneapolis brewery, Modist Brewery, recently unveiled a new double IPA it ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.A two-part Frontline documentary on PBS titled Putin’s Revenge examines the rise to power of an obscure ex-KGB agent named Vladimir Putin and the tactics he used to influence the last U.S. Presidential Election. Evidence would indicate that Putin prefers Republics to Democrats. Worth a look. Live stream them Continue Reading →