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Weekend Update

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

Sanity Finally Reigns in Iowa

From Brian Krebs: Dallas County, Iowa has dropped trespassing charges against two penetration testers who were arrested and jailed last year on September 11, and held in jail until yesterday for doing the job they were hired to do The news broke as Brian was in the middle of a video interview with ...

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Guest Post – For Online Privacy Use a VPN – Infographic

Here is another guest post offered by Josh Wardini, which first appeared in DataProt.

Yesterday was Data Privacy Day. We live in highly connected and insecure times where our personal information is harvested and sold like a crop. Where our every move in the physical world is tracked by GPS in our phones and automobiles. ...

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Experience, Certifications, or Degrees – What Matters Most? Part 1

Are you looking to break into a career in Information Technology or Cybersecurity? I have been working as an instructor in this field for several years, and I have trained many people, and helped them study for professional certifications so they could do just that.

There is a huge demand for IT and cybersecurity workers, and many job openings go unfilled for long periods of time. But getting in the door ...

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cybersecurity, education, training

Weekend Update

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

Mac users targeted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan

The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.

[Heads-Up] In Just 3 Months, Google Alerted 12,000 People About Phishing Attacks by Nation-States

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) delivered thousands of alerts of ...

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Apple, artificial intellegence, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Phishing, Weekend Update

cable TV, containerization, quantum computing, robocalls

How to Remain Anonymous and Safe Online With a VPN

Today we feature a post by TOP VPN SERVICE

How often are you online or to be more precise, how many hours a day do you surf the net? With the amount of hours you spend on the internet in a day, how protected are you? Did you know that while you’re looking up ways to bake a cake and follow ...

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cybersecurity, encryption, privacy

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Vigilance – How to Monitor Your Online Security

There is only one person that you can rely on to keep you protected in your online life – and that person is YOU! Because the bad actors on the network target people more frequently than machines, this means that we more likely to be the first point of contact in an exploit. We are ultimately responsible for keeping our online life ...

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account hijacking, authentication, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, passwords

credit bureaus, credit cards, credit freeze, credit report

Most Popular Passwords and PINs for 2019

If you are using one of these passwords or PINs to “secure” your computer, smartphone, or online accounts you are in danger of having your digital life cracked and compromised. The passwords have been cracked, are on sale on the Dark Web, and will be the FIRST passwords tried by an attacker. If you are using one of these, please change it ...

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cybersecurity, passwords

Is Your Computer Slow? Try Resetting Your Browser

Often I get calls like this: “My computer is slow,” or “The Internet is slow.” Is it really your computer that is slow? This would show up when you are using installed applications like Word or Excel. Or is your Internet experience slow? You have run an Internet speed test, and your speed and bandwidth are ...

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Guest Post – What You Need to Know About TOR – Infographic Part 2

Another guest post submitted by Josh Wardini and originally appeared in DataProt. This is the second of a 2-part series that started on Monday.

Let me take you on a tour of the Dark Web on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 10 am to 11:30 am. Seating is limited so register today. This is a ...

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Guest Post – What You Need to Know About TOR – Infographic Part 1

Another guest post submitted by Josh Wardini and originally appeared in DataProt. This is a 2-part series that concludes on Wednesday.

Let me take you on a tour of the Dark Web on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 10 am to 11:30 am. Seating is limited so register today. This is a popular event that ...

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cybersecurity, Dark Web, TOR