I have been predicting the death of the password for several years now, but all of us are still using them, even if they are easily stolen, cracked, or bypassed. A password by itself is not all that secure anymore. But there are several simple steps you can take to make them more secure.
Do not:
In the past, Mac devices have largely been out of cybercriminals’ crosshairs. While hackers occasionally launched malware attacks against Mac machines, they targeted Windows devices much more often. But this is no longer the case.
For the first time, cyberthreats targeting Mac devices have outpaced those targeting Windows machines. In 2018, there was an average of 4.8 threats detected per Mac endpoint. In 2019, ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The TSA is allowing people to bring larger bottles of hand sanitizer with them on airplanes:
Continue Reading →Passengers will now be allowed to travel with containers of liquid hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces. However, the agency cautioned that the shift could mean slightly longer waits at checkpoint ...
Phishing Email AlertsExamples 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 a warning, examples of current phishing scams, related articles, and education about how ...
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The video conferencing application Zoom has had it’s share of security related problems lately. Any time they name a cyber-attack after you (Zoom bombing) it’s bound to be a bad thing. Zoom bombing, if you haven’t heard, is the video conference equivalent of photo bombing. Some miscreant sneaks into your meeting and takes over the screen to share some NSFW imagery or hate speech or cat videos. Zoom meeting videos have also ...
I often get asked to speak to high school students about a career in information technology and cybersecurity. These engagements typically come from a relationship I have with Minnesota Junior Achievement. This spring my live presentation was done in by the pandemic, but I was able to create my presentation on Zoom, record it, and submit it to JA for inclusion on their You Tube channel.
I think it turned out pretty ...
Continue Reading →Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, from clients, or from reliable sources on the Internet.
You can read more about these sorts of scams at the following link. https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/do-not-click-the-link-police-warn-of-scam-covid-19-text-messages.
You are going through your email, when suddenly forty new messages flood into your Inbox. These emails are all addressed to you, and they are coming by the dozens, and then hundreds, then even thousands. The emails are in a variety of different languages. They keep coming all day, and then the next day as well. Marking them as junk mail ...
Here we are stuck in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are working in Information Technology, then you are part of the Critical Infrastructure of this country.
Most of the tech support and cybersecurity peers I have been talking with over the last month have been pretty busy deploying Work From Home (WFM) solutions. But if you are getting to a place where the demand for your services is diminishing, ...
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Calling for support from Microsoft or other IT service providers can be daunting. Today I am sharing a n article from my colleague Lisa Hendrickson. Lisa is an Office 365 specialist and expert. She sent this article to me in a recent newsletter, and I just had to share it. The newsletter article follows immediately.
Hey folks! Today I will discuss calling Microsoft support for home and business users. I support ...
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