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People Are Searching for Answers
After a night of confusion and uncertainty in which no results were reported for the Iowa Democratic caucus, people are searching for answers. As a cybersecurity journalist, I probably consider the hacking possibilities more than most, but it was hard not to wonder. Adding to the fire ...

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education, Identity Theft, passwords, social engineering, training, Weekend Update

Russian election meddling, shipping scams, UPS

Weekend Update

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

Tour The Dark Web

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 typically sells out quickly.

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account hijacking, Dark Web, ransomware, social engineering, Weekend Update

DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS, ICS, retail, SCADA

Weekend Update

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

FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.

Targeting Military Veterans: 5 Ways Cybercriminals Are Scamming Them

They trained, they served, they protected us. Now, they’re being targeted by cybercriminals who prey ...

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DEC

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Dark Web, Internet of Things, privacy, social engineering, Weekend Update

military scams, veteran scams

Weekend Update

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

The FBI Says Your TV Is Probably Spying On You

Last week, the FBI, that bastion of sage privacy and security advice, issued a blog post out of its Portland field office warning cyber Monday shoppers that their smart TV is a little too smart, and likely watches you as much as you watch it. ...

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DEC

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cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Internet of Things, law and policy, malware, passwords, Phishing, privacy, social engineering, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

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

Netflix account freeze – don’t click, it’s a scam!

The telltale signs are all there… but if you’re in a hurry, this Netflix scam passes the “visual appeal” test.

National Tax Security Awareness Week is December 2–6

Original release date: November 19, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an article announcing that ...

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cyberwar, Dark Web, Phishing, social engineering, TOR, Weekend Update

8 inch floppy disk, e-skimming, Hidden Cobra, Hoplight, North Korea

New Twists on the Insider Threat

The most dangerous person to your network security may be sitting in the next cubicle, or working for a trusted vendor. This is called the Insider Threat. It is more likely that your computer incident will come from the inside of your organization than from a cyber-criminal gang in the Russian Federation. A couple of email newsletters dropped into my inbox with new examples of insiders who became threats.

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NOV

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, insider threat, social engineering

Top Phishing Emails

Phishing continues to be the number one method that over 90% of cybersecurity incidents and breaches happen. Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Phishing Simulation company KnowBe4 recently posted an article on their blog about the Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects. Sharing this information with your staff is one way to limit the impact of these email exploits.

Here are the top subject lines used in emails by actual cyber-attackers.

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NOV

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cybersecurity, Phishing, social engineering, training

Robocalls At All-Time High – Is There Any Relief?

I hate robocalls. I got rid on my land line phone because the ONLY people who called me on it were robocallers, fraudsters, and political campaigns (more fraudsters?). Now up to 80% of my cellular phone calls are robocalls. If it seems that there are more robocalls then ever, this is not an illusion. Robocalls have increased 46% from 2017 to 2018, ...

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account hijacking, Android, Apple, cybersecurity, social engineering

robocalls

Hack Turns iPhones and Android phones into Ultimate Surveillance Tool

If you visited certain websites with your iPhone (or Android or Windows device**) over the last two years, it is possible that your iPhone downloaded and installed malware that allowed attackers to intercept and record everything you did and everywhere you went with your iPhone. This includes real-time location information, all your emails and messaging (including encrypted versions ...

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Android, Apple, cybersecurity, Google, smartphones, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Spyware, surveillance, Windows 10

Weekend Update

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

FBI Releases Article on Think Before You Post Campaign

Original release date: September 5, 2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article on their Think Before You Post campaign, designed to educate students on the use of social media and how to avoid making poor choices when posting, texting, or emailing thoughts or grievances ...

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artificial intellegence, cybersecurity, Phishing, ransomware, social engineering, social networks, Weekend Update

FBI, Raspberry Pi