A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Reddit is suggesting 3 tips as a follow-up to this breach. We agree with 2 of them but not with the 3rd…
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: August 4, 2022
Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Malware:
• Patch all systems and prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities.
• Enforce multifactor authentication (MFA).
• Secure ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: June 22, 2022
Cybersecurity authorities from the United States, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have released a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CIS) on PowerShell. The CIS provides recommendations for proper configuration and monitoring of PowerShell, as opposed to removing or disabling it entirely due to its ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.[Bob’s comment: If you have taken a CISSP or other cybersecurity class from me, you already know that the CIS 20 Controls are my favorite cybersecurity framework. Here is a new set of tools for doing a risk assessment based on the 20 Controls.]
Over the past year, the ...
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Online threats have become increasingly sophisticated and dangerous in recent years. Hackers can now easily access your personal information and financial data, opening you up to identity theft, fraud, and other serious crimes. Fortunately, there are actually several incisive steps you can take to protect yourself from these threats. This blog post will go ahead and discuss the various types of online ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.A friend of mine recently wrote about the “joys” of having slow Internet in Grand Bahamas. Of course, he was there on vacation; for me, vacation is just ...
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Catch of the Day: Citibank Payment Phish
Chef’s Special: BEC Phish
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 a warning, examples of ...
Continue Reading →Kelly Bowers from the Internet Advisor sent me this post to share with my readers. This is the second of two parts. Part one published yesterday.
Clearly, the internet is a minefield. But just like any minefield, it can be plenty safe so long as you know where to step.
We can’t tell you how to completely avoid getting into trouble online, but if you follow these steps, you will significantly reduce the number of risks ...
Continue Reading →Kelly Bowers from the Internet Advisor sent me this post to share with my readers. This is the first of two parts. Part two will publish tomorrow
The internet has undoubtedly unlocked a whole new world for us. It’s now possible to shop for goods in global marketplaces, talk to people from other parts of the world, stream videos wherever you are, and share your thoughts and feelings with whoever is willing to listen.
However, while the internet has ...
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