Late in August and early in September, I was back in the classroom again teaching a great bunch of beginning IT technicians the finer points of networking so they can pass the CompTIA Network+ certification exam. They asked me for a list of the tools that I use on the job. Once I had put the list together for them, it looked like a ...
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 such ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: August 28, 2019
National Preparedness Month (NPM) promotes family and community disaster and emergency planning. This year’s theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.”
Although most people understand that being prepared is essential to getting through an emergency such as a natural disaster, there is less awareness about the ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Microsoft has announced some big changes that will finally give Windows users more control over updates and releases.
Firefox draws battle lines against push notification spamMozilla doesn’t ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.If you have a Symantec certificate on your HTTPS website, Chrome 70 and Firefox 63 will both be disowning any web certificates signed by Symantec. From this month forward, anyone with Chrome or Firefox who browses to a web page “secured” with a Symantec certificate will see an unequivocal warning insisting that ...
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Is Linux “safer” to use than Windows? Is it immune to malware? You may be under the assumption that Linux is not vulnerable to the same exploits that plague Windows systems. If so, you would be incorrect. Linux has its very own set of vulnerabilities and working exploits, and Linux servers and computers need anti-malware software protection just as much as their Windows counterparts. Today we will look at some suitable ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.In a new skirmish, Microsoft took control of six internet domains that were about to be used by the group to spoof US political organizations.
New research reveals that SamSam ransomware has affected far more victims, and raised far more ransom, than previously thought.
This comes under the heading of “it was inevitable.” There is a new malware product that runs effectively on both Windows and Linux systems. Since OSx looks a lot like Linux under the hood, can a Win/Lin/Mac triple-threat be far away? Called “WellMess,” this malware takes advantage of the dual platform capabilities of Google’s Golang programming language to work.
WellMess malware operates on ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The file type used by Windows 10’s settings page can be used to trick Windows into running files it’s supposed to block.
87% of companies experienced an ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.We have written and spoken frequently about web site hijacking attacks. Here is an article that shows that EVERY website is a target of automated attacks. Every website ...
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