Weekend Update

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

September is National Preparedness Month: Be Prepared, Not Scared

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 ...

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Android, Google, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 10

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Weekend Update

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

Symantec SSL Certificates No Longer Secure

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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OCT
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cybersecurity, Linux, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 10

Anti-Malware for Linux Computers

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 ...

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SEP
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Apple, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Linux, Windows 10

Weekend Update

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

Microsoft disrupts Fancy Bear election meddlers

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.

SamSam: The (almost) $6 million ransomware

New research reveals that SamSam ransomware has affected far more victims, and raised far more ransom, than previously thought.

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AUG
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crypto-currency, law and policy, ransomware, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 10

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Multi-Platform Malware

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 ...

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AUG
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cybersecurity, Linux, malware, Windows 10

Weekend Update

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

Windows 10 security can be bypassed by Settings page weakness

The file type used by Windows 10’s settings page can be used to trick Windows into running files it’s supposed to block.

Here are the 4 best ways to train employees for better cybersecurity

87% of companies experienced an ...

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education, Internet of Things, Software vulnerability, surveillance, training, Weekend Update, Windows 10

The End of Passwords?

Every year some pundit declares that the password will soon be dead.  I have been proclaiming for several years now that the password, by itself, is no longer a suitably strong form of security, and have been a champion for two-factor authentication.

Microsoft has recently stated that their Windows Hello facial recognition system is a suitable replacement for passwords.  Windows Hello was ...

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JAN
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authentication, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, passwords, Security, Windows 10

Weekend Update

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

 

IC3 Releases Alert on Gift Card Scams

08/02/2017 10:08 PM EDT Original release date: August 02, 2017

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert warning consumers of music gift card scams. This type of scam targets victims, gains their confidence, and tricks them into providing gift card information.

To stay safer online, review the IC3 alert on Continue Reading →

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cybersecurity, social engineering, Weekend Update, Windows 10

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