Sunday Funnies – Events This Week

This week marks the several important anniversaries.  Tomorrow 3-11-2019 is the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, which was conceptualized by Tim Berners-Lee.  Prior to his proposal, the Internet existed almost solely as a research network for government and university science and engineering professionals. Sir Tim was concerned that saved research documents were becoming “lost in hyperspace,” and his proposal introduced the concepts of the domain name, ...

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10
MAR
0

Sunday Funnies

Weekend Update

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

Tell Congress to Restore Full Net Neutrality Protections

From the Electric Frontier Foundation (EFF).  Do you  like what has happened to your cable and Internet service?  In December 2017, the FCC voted to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order, giving Internet service providers (ISPs) free reign to engage in unfair and discriminatory data practices. That ...

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9
MAR
0

cybersecurity, email, malware, Phishing, Weekend Update

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VPN Encryption Protocols Explained

A VPN can provide a way to keep your location private by replacing the IP address of your ISP’s gateway router with an anonymous IP from the VPN provider’s pool.  It will prevent your ISP, or Google and other websites from discovering your location, tracking your activity online, or saving your search history.  The contents of your communications are changed from plaintext ...

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8
MAR
0

cybersecurity, encryption

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How to Pick a VPN

If you are looking to protect yourself and your computer communications by using a VPN, the hardest part often is knowing where to start.  There are dozens of companies providing VPN services for a fee.  How can you know which one is best for you?

There are a number of features to consider when shopping for a VPN service.  Some of the features ...

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6
MAR
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, encryption

Weekend Update

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

620 million records from 16 websites listed for sale on the Dark Web

The Register reports that a seller on the Dream Market – a Dark Web marketplace hidden by the encrypted layers of Tor – began offering 16 stolen databases with 620 million accounts.

First it was location, now every app wants your contacts

Why do app ...

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2
MAR
0

Android, Apple, encryption, Software vulnerability, surveillance, Weekend Update

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Russia Disconnecting From The Internet?

Russia has announced plans to temporarily “disconnect” itself from the global Internet. What does this mean for Russia, its citizens, and the rest of the world that is connected to the World Wide Web?

Russia is not the first country to disconnect the Internet.  In January the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo turned off its Internet during the presidential elections there.  ...

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1
MAR
1

cybersecurity, News and politics

Smartphone Malware Exploits On The Rise

Lately there have been a spate of incidents involving smartphone apps for the iPhone and Android phones that were discovered to be malicious in various ways.  The important commonality in these revelations was that cyber-criminals had actually modified legitimate apps by hijacking several developer’s credentials, including their “Developer Certificate.”  The developer key provides a digital signature that validates the app as being ...

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27
FEB
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Android, Apple, cybersecurity, malware, smartphones, Spyware, Trojan

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