Weekend Update

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

Will working and schooling from home break the Internet?

I have been getting this question a lot lately.  Quick answer, it is unlikely, so no it won’t break the Internet.  But is is changing usage from downtown areas to suburbs.  See the map.  From Tech Republic.

Remote ...

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MAR
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certification, critical infrastructure, education, ransomware, training, Weekend Update, Windows 10

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Weekend Update

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

How to Sanitize Electronics During COVID-19 Pandemic

Usually when I am talking about sanitizing a computer, I am talking about irreversibly deleting all the personal data.  If you work on a computer, especially a SHARED COMPUTER, the keyboard and mouse needs to be sanitized periodically.  A keyboard can have more germs than a toilet seat, and ...

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14
MAR
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certification, cybersecurity, education, encryption, privacy, ransomware, training, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

Ransomware attack forces 2-day shutdown of natural gas pipeline

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday said that an infection by an unidentified ransomware strain forced the shutdown of a natural-gas pipeline for two days.

Crypto AG Fallout: Cyber Rivals Call the U.S. ...

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FEB
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critical infrastructure, cyberwar, encryption, Phishing, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

Weekend Update

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

Hidden Cobra:  North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

Original release date: February 14, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) have identified the following malware variants used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government ...

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Android, cyberwar, Google, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

Anniversary of the dedication of the ENIAC computer in 1946.

ENIAC (/ˈiːniæk,  ˈɛ-/; Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was among the earliest electronic general-purpose computers made. It was Turing-complete, digital and able to solve “a large class of numerical problems” through reprogramming.

ENIAC was completed in 1945 and first put to work for practical purposes on December 10, 1945.  ENIAC was formally ...

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FEB
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Google, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

‘Was the Iowa Caucus Hacked?’

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 ...

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8
FEB
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education, Identity Theft, passwords, social engineering, training, Weekend Update

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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 ...

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compliance, cybersecurity, law and policy, ransomware, Weekend Update

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