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Weekend Update

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

Microsoft Reports Cyberattacks on Targeted Email Accounts

Original release date: October 4, 2019

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has released a blog post describing an increase in malicious cyber activity from the Iranian group known as Phosphorus. These threat actors are exploiting password reset or account recovery features to take control of targeted email accounts.

In a 30-day ...

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account hijacking, authentication, email, ransomware, smartphones, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

Iran, Phosphorus, zero-trust model

I Filed a Report with the Internet Crime Complaint Center

One of my clients was the victim of a cyber-crime, and I reported it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Today I will discuss how the process worked.

My client called me to help her after someone posing as her intercepted a payment on an invoice that she sent to one of her customers. The way this worked is that some time in the past, her business email account had ...

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, law and policy

FBI, IC3

Why SMS Text Messaging is No Good for Two-Factor Authentication

You might have heard that the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, recently had his Twitter account hijacked. You are probably wondering how a tech-savvy founder of a technology company could possibly lose control of his account at his own company. Personally, I can’t think of anything more embarrassing. It turns out the culprit was his phone. Specifically, the SMS texts ...

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account hijacking, authentication, cybersecurity, passwords, social networks

2FA, MFA, Twitter

Weekend Update

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

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month –
Own It. Secure It. Protect It.

The line between our online and offline lives is indistinguishable. In these tech-fueled times, our homes, societal well-being, economic prosperity and nation’s security are impacted by the internet.

Under the overarching theme of ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.’, the 16^th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month ...

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, Google, malware, ransomware, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

DNS over HTTPS, NCSAM

Moving to the Cloud? Don’t Rely on Vendors for Security

Is your company moving operations to the cloud? What about the cybersecurity aspects of protecting your data assets in the cloud? Are you relying on your partner/vendor to take care of securing your information? In light of the Paige Thompson indictment, it is apparent that relying too heavily on your vendor’s expertise and staff can open ...

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account hijacking, authentication, crypto-currency, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, insider threat, ransomware

A New Phish – Unusual Sign In Activity from Microsoft

There is a very realistic spoofed phishing email making the rounds that looks so close the the real Microsoft alert email, as to be almost undetectable. They even spoof the legitimate sender address of “account-security-noreply@accountprotection.microsoft.com”. So even if you are looking for signs of chicanery, it will be difficult for most users to tell it is fake. See an example below.

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, Phishing

Microsoft

Weekend Update

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

Mark Twain and the Affordable Pocket Watch

Timepieces were once the exclusive preserve of the wealthy, but transcontinental railroads, Mark Twain, and the Ingersoll brothers made timekeeping affordable for everyone with the One Dollar Watch. Now just one more thing the smartphone killed off. From the Smithsonian.

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timekeeping

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

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

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Own It. Secure It. Protect It.

The line between our online and offline lives is indistinguishable. In these tech-fueled times, our homes, societal well-being, economic prosperity and nation’s security are impacted by the internet.

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

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month –
Own It. Secure It. Protect It.