What if your computer, your cable or DSL modem, your smartphone, or an IoT device is infected with malware? How would you know? Malware is designed to be difficult to detect, once an attacker has possession of your system they do not want to reveal their presence. In today’s article we will provide some tips and solutions to detecting and eradicating a malware infection.
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Continue Reading →Keeping our connected devices secure has become easier – and harder! Easier because we have more tools to defend our online assets, and harder because the opposition has grown much larger and become more sophisticated. And the enemy is not limited to criminals, there are terrorist groups, nation-state sponsored cyber operations teams, hacktivists, and other with malicious intent and nefarious schemes.
When I started writing this blog in October 2006, almost ...
Continue Reading →I’ve been missing normal life. The Pandemic Nazis have sucked all the joy out of living. Anything we used to do that was “fun” like weddings, funerals, birthdays, baby showers, family gatherings, parties, dances, graduations, going to the movies or theater, city festivals, concerts, sporting events – gone. Well at least bars, restaurants, and haircuts are back.
Thank God for small towns. I went to a community festival a while ago. Not naming the place or date to save them from ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.John Bernard, the subject of a story here last week about a self-proclaimed millionaire investor who has bilked countless tech startups, appears to be a pseudonym for John Clifton Davies, a U.K. man who absconded from justice before being convicted on multiple counts of fraud in ...
Catch of the Day: Dr Oz CBD Phish
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Held every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the federal lead for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. CISA co-leads Cybersecurity ...
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WyzGuys Cybersecurity Announces Commitment to Global Efforts Supporting and Promoting Online Safety and Privacy for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
This year’s initiative highlights the importance of empowering individuals and organizations to better protect their part of cyberspace in an increasingly connected world
September 28, 2020 — WyzGuys Cybersecurity today announces its commitment to Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held annually in October, by signing up as a Champion and joining a growing global effort to ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Cryptography is hard. And cryptographic blunders can be hard to spot. This one was there for years… Posted the CISA warning last Saturday, but if you missed it, this is a CRITICAL vulnerability.
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Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
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