WPA3 Encryption to Improve Wi-Fi Security

With the expanded use of wireless networks connecting business computers, home computers, smartphone and tablets, and the ever expanding list of smart IoT devices, strong wireless network security is more important than ever.  Fortunately there is a new wireless security protocol, WPA3, that will fix some of the weaknesses inherent in the current standard, WPA2.

Wireless security is all about ...

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cybersecurity, encryption, Internet of Things, Wi-Fi

How to Read Your Credit Report

Since the Equifax breach, we have all become painfully aware that our personal credit information is in the wild.  Identity theft is something that could happen to any of us.  Even the FBI, in a recently released report, says, “Given the hacks we’ve seen in recent years, there are few people who haven’t had their identity stolen.”

There is little any of us can do about the information ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft

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Weekend Update

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

NCCIC Webinar Series on Russian Government Cyber Activity

07/19/2018 05:08 PM EDT   Original release date: July 19, 2018

NCCIC will conduct a series of webinars on Russian government cyber activity against critical infrastructure (as detailed in NCCIC Alert TA18-074A), which will ...

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Apple, Computers and Internet, Weekend Update

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Tales from the Crypt – Part 2

What devices are targeted for crypto-jacking and how can you protect yourself and your business from the problems and losses associated with crypto-jacking?  Yesterday we learned about crypto-currency, crypto-mining, and crypto-jacking.  Today we will learn how to secure our computers, devices, and networks from this new exploit.

Target devices.  Really, any device with a network connection and a CPU is vulnerable ...

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Computers and Internet, crypto-currency, cybersecurity, encryption, malware

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Tales from the Crypt – Part 1

Tales from the Crypt was the name of a series of E.C. Comics in the 1950s.  They were the inspiration for a TV show of the same name that ran for 7 seasons and 93 episodes on HBO from 1989 to 1996.  In 2018, the new tales of the crypt involve weird sounding terms such as crypto-currency, crypto-mining, and crypto-jacking.  ...

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Computers and Internet, crypto-currency, cybersecurity, encryption, malware

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Securing Networking Infrastructure Against Global Threats

Just how secure are the servers, routers and other high end hardware that is running the global Internet?  This is a question posed in a pair of recent articles from US-CERT, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

Because of the significant skills and capabilities of organized cyber-criminals, politically motivated hacker collectives, nation-state cyber armies and similar threat sources, operators of global network systems ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things

Weekend Update

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

“Ghosting” is making the hiring process harder.

You found the perfect candidate and are ready to make an offer, then your “purple unicorn” stops responding to phone calls, texts, and emails.  What gives?  Not a tech issue, but more an HR issue.  Still, if you can’t find qualified technical staff, this might be an issue.

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Apple, authentication, Humor, law and policy, social networks, Weekend Update, Wi-Fi

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