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

Online Holiday Shopping Scams

Original release date: November 24, 2020

With more commerce occurring online this year, and with the holiday season upon us, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reminds shoppers to remain vigilant. Be especially cautious of fraudulent sites spoofing reputable businesses, unsolicited emails purporting to be from charities, and unencrypted financial transactions.

CISA encourages ...

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PHP 8, VPN

Weekend Update

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

CISA Releases Telework Essentials Toolkit

Original release date: September 30, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Telework Essentials Toolkit, a comprehensive resource of telework best practices. The Toolkit provides three personalized modules for executive leaders, IT professionals, and teleworkers. Each module outlines distinctive security considerations appropriate for their ...

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OCT

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Android, Apple, botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, malware, ransomware, smartphones, training, Weekend Update

#BeCyberSmart, TikTok, VPN, WFH

If You Connect It, Protect It – Part 2

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.

What are the signs that your device ...

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OCT

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account hijacking, Android, Apple, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity

NCSA

Guest Post – Apple Phishing Is an Escalating Threat

Apple products, such as the iPhone, iPad, and Macbook are NOT immune from successful attack and exploitation. Why? Because the weakest part of Apple security is the user behind the keyboard. That’s right, it’s YOU!. Email and website based attacks work the same for Apple users, Windows users, and even Linux users. Send a well-crafted phishing email, and wait for the target ...

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SEP

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account hijacking, Apple, cybersecurity, email, Phishing

Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Google Search Fails Again

Chef’s Special: Sophos Phishing Top Ten

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 ...

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SEP

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Android, Apple, email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, smartphones, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Web Design

vishing

Weekend Update

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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JUL

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COVID-19

Your Smartphone Is Tracking Your Every Move

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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JUN

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Android, Apple, cybersecurity, Google, smartphones, surveillance

Weekend Update

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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JUN

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5G, CIA, COVID-19, printer, updates, Vault 7

Weekend Update

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

Life after lockdown: Your office job will never be the same–here’s what to expect

A near-future look at what office life may become, according to changes make at the offices of property company Cushman-Wakefield. When you return to the office everything will look very different, and that’s just the beginning of a set of changes to ...

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JUN

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corporate espionage, cyber-espionage, open-source, Sandworm

Sunday Funnies – How ‘Bout Dem Apples?

I love apples. Might be my favorite fruit. (the other possibility is tomatoes, which are a FRUIT everyone thinks is a vegetable. Fruits have seeds. Vegetables have roots stems, or leaves.Grains and nuts don’t count, they are their own category.)

I am a fan of crisp, tart, juicy varieites like the Haralson. Thankfully, there are organizations searching for, finding, and cultivating old legacy apple ...

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JUN

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