Weekend Update

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

 Top 9 Free Phishing Simulators

Looking to run a phishing attack against your team?  Here’s a article from Infosec institute on the top 9 free phishing simulation products.

Your Nigerian Prince is a 67 year old from Louisiana

Sure looks like a prince to me.  Like Prince Charles.  ...

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JAN
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compliance, Phishing, Security, Software vulnerability, training, Weekend Update

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Free Dark Web Report from Experian – Part Three

On Monday and Wednesday we took an in depth look at the free dark web scan being offered by Experian.  As we found out on Wednesday, I was not too impressed with the results of the free scan.  Better information is available from HaveIBeenPwned.com.

What is Experian really offering?  The free scan just looked for the email address I provided, ...

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JAN
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, passwords, Security

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Free Dark Web Report from Experian – Part Two

On Monday we started an investigation into the free dark web scan that is being offered by credit agency Experian.  Again, this is NOT Equifax, who breached our information last year.  This is a different credit agency.

When we ran the free scan on Experian, they found three results.  But I knew there was more to find, because I had ...

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JAN
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Identity Theft, passwords, Security

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Free Dark Web Report from Experian – Part One

I caught an ad on TV the other night that made me curious.  Experian is offering a “free dark web report,”  ostensibly to see if any of your personal data is for sale on the Dark Web.  Well I don’t really need a test to tell me that.  Since the Equifax breach, I am pretty sure all of us have information for ...

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JAN
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Identity Theft, passwords, Security

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Weekend Update

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

20 Worst Passwords of 2017

Nearly identical to last year’s list.  Some people never learn.  If you are using any of these passwords, please change them now!

Announcing the Free Cyber Security for Beginners Course

Build your online security skills for free with this practical course from Heimdal Security.

Microsoft Word slams ...

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JAN
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Apple, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, smartphones, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

Jail Time for Executives Who Fail To Report A Breach?

Since Equifax leaked credit and identity information on ALL of us last year, I have been in a foul mood about the clueless and technically inept C-level corporate executives who are responsible for these breaches.  Throw the bums in jail!

Well, a law working its way through Congress may do just that.  For the first time executives may be facing not just ritual termination, and shaming in the press, but actual ...

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JAN
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, law and policy, News and politics

Privileged Accounts Are Poorly Managed

Privileged accounts, typically administrator accounts, are the all powerful user accounts who can do anything on a computer, server, network, or domain.  These are the top targets for cyber-criminals and other malicious hackers.  And they generally are poorly managed.  Here are some common mistakes we see when conduction security reviews for clients.

  • Domain, Network, and Server Administrators – These accounts are often used ...
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JAN
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authentication, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, passwords, Security

Sunday Funnies – New Words for a New Year

Want to sound smarter?  Try slipping these words into a casual conversation.  From Mental Floss by way of Smithsonian.

From the first person you greet in the morning to that earthy smell that permeates the air after it rains, the English language is full of very specific words. Here are 10 of them.

1. PETRICHOR

You know how it smells after it rains? That clean, greenish smell when rain lands on dry ground? That’s petrichor, from the Greek petra (stone) and ichor (the blood of Greek ...

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