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 National ...
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What is a web browser? Can you name the ones you use? Here’s a hint: it is the most frequently used computer application. A computer application is a software program the performs a certain function. When you “surf the web,” access the Internet, shop online, keep in touch with Facebook, and for many people, read and send email, you are using a ...
The United States recently accused the Russian government of trying to influence US elections last November, and has expelled 35 Russian diplomatic officials and closed two Russian diplomatic facilities, one in New York City, and the other in Maryland, near Washington DC.
When I am doing a cybersecurity presentation, someone is bound to ask about the Dark Web. What is it, exactly, and how does someone get there? The how part we discussed on Friday. 
You don’t need to be a journalist, freedom fighter, or living under an oppressive political regime to have the desire for some online privacy. Maybe you are trying to put the contents of your life back into the Pandora’s box you opened when you signed up on Facebook. Maybe you would like a little privacy in your online life.
A recent rule by the Supreme Court has given the FBI authority to hack your computer if it is inadvertently part of a criminal botnet. Recent changes to a procedural rule known as