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Weekend Update

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

Potential Hurricane Dorian Cyber Scams

Original release date: September 4, 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity targeting Hurricane Dorian disaster victims and potential donors. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direct users to malicious websites. Users should exercise ...

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Capital One, CEH, cheating, disaster scams, Dorian, students

Guest Post – 2019 Awesome Cyber Security Facts

This is a repost courtesy ot EveryCloud.com

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Moving to the Cloud? Don’t Rely on Vendors for Security

Is your company moving operations to the cloud? What about the cybersecurity aspects of protecting your data assets in the cloud? Are you relying on your partner/vendor to take care of securing your information? In light of the Paige Thompson indictment, it is apparent that relying too heavily on your vendor’s expertise and staff can open ...

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account hijacking, authentication, crypto-currency, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, insider threat, ransomware

September is a Busy Month

I have a calendar I keep for this blog, so I can write articles related to significant events. There are many of those this month. Since today is the first holiday of September, I have replaced my usual cybersecurity article with this piece.

First, today, September 1st, is Labor Day, so I am taking the day off from writing ...

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beer, civic hacking, firefly, Talk like a pirate

Sunday Funnies – Who’s a Big Deal?

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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 ...

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

Frank Abagnale, RDP

Beating Surveillance Cameras

That fifteen minutes of fame that Andy Warhol promised us is getting much longer. These days we have all become stars of the tiny screen. The screens I am talking about are the monitors for all the CCTV and surveillance video cameras that are just about everywhere. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to make yourself invisible ...

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privacy, surveillance

anti-paparazzi clothing, infrared cap, lasers, surveillance cameras

Surveillance by Law Enforcement Reaches New Heights

Law enforcement agencies never stop complaining about how hard their jobs are. The crooks are using technology in criminal activities, and hiding themselves on the Internet using anonymizing proxies such as TOR, and VPNs. And how it would be so much easier if they just could have a convenient “backdoor” to break encrypted messages. The truth of the matter is ...

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cybersecurity, law and policy, privacy, social networks, surveillance

Edward Snowden, FBI

66% of Small and Medium Size Business Leaders Are Delusional

The title may see a little harsh, but a recent survey according to Keeper Security’s 2019 SMB Cyberthreat Study is that 66% of SMB business leaders do not believe they will be victimized by at cyber-attack. That’s two out of three business owners. I would love to say I’m shocked, but my experience with my own clientele would confirm it.