Don’t know who this guy is, but he sure looks like me. Evidently he found this mermaid skeleton in Bulgaria. From my Pinterest trove.
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
OUCH! Ransomware Attack Via MSP Locks Customers Out of Systems
If your computer technical support is provided by an outside vendor, you need to know this. We have warned about this problem before.
Earlier this week, an unidentified threat actor managed to launch a ransomware attack resulting in the encryption of between 1,500 to 2,000 endpoint ...
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Cyber attacks against businesses, regardless of size, are increasing in the number of attacks, the types of attacks, and the costs of the attacks. Company losses include theft of cash assets, employee identity information, stolen files and proprietary information, network downtime, loss of sales, and reputation costs. For a small privately held business, a serious breach can put them out of business.
For ...
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This Valentine’s Day, be careful of who you let into your heart. Unfortunately for every love-lorn single there is a fake Romeo or dating site scammer waiting to separate them from their money. According to the FBI, the amount of money losses to victims of romance fraud makes it the second most lucrative cyber crime, generating $211 million for the perpetrators. Only business ...
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You or your CFO receive an email offering business capital at attractive interest rates. The company that sent you the offer has provided an application for the loan using the legitimate document presentation platform, DocuSign. Everything looks legit, and it is. No fake web pages or near-miss web addresses. But this is the latest in “no malware” phishing scams.
Filling out the form will ...
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Phishing is still the number one tactic used by malicious actors to collect passwords and other information. Phishing works because the attacker is able to create an email that is believable and looks realistic. The best ones appear to come from a customer, supplier, coworker or other trusted source, and the content makes sense for your business or personal life. The most successful way to prevent phishing from ruining your ...
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Tell me its not true! The Necco Candy Company went into bankruptcy and the popular Valentine’s Day treat, Sweetheart candies, will not be available this year. The company that acquired the candy did not have enough time to make any for this year, but said in a press release:
For the full story, see this article from the Smithsonian
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Tech Trends in 2019
Information on trends in technology for drones, security robots, artificial intelligence, security smart homes, and securing IoT.
Feds can’t force you to unlock your phone with finger or face, says judge
The landmark decision asserts the same 4th and 5th amendment legal protection for biometrics that we’re given for passcodes.
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On Monday we investigated five ways that your email account can be used to initiate an cyber-attack against you. Today we finish up this article with another five email attack vectors.
- Clickjacking – In traditional click-jacking, a malicious email link actually direct you to a malicious or impostor site. A new version places something that looks like a dirt spot or hair on the web page and when the user tries ...
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Phishing gets all the press when it comes to email account exploits. This is because phishing is the attack vector for over 90% of all cyber-attacks. But there are other ways that bad actors, cyber-criminals, and state-sponsored cyber-warriors use email that don’t involve phishing at all, and the outcomes of these exploits can be as bad or even worse than phishing. Today and Wednesday we will take a look at ...
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