This gem thanks to my Uncle Ron
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FBI Releases Article on Protecting Business Email Systems
05/31/2017 07:45 PM EDT
(***Watch for our 4 part series on Email Account Hijacking starting Monday***)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an article on Building a Digital Defense with an Email Fortress. FBI warns that scammers commonly target business email accounts with phishing and social engineering schemes. Strategies for preventing email compromises include avoiding the use of free web-based email accounts; using multi-factor ...
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Every now and again I client will ask an interesting question that sends me off on a bit of web research. Yesterday, a client I was working with wanted to know if there was a website that had a computer incident cost calculator. It seemed like there must be such a thing, and I found several good ones on
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Here is a quick little survey to help you determine how likely you are to be the victim of a cyber-attack or cyber-criminal exploit. Give yourself a point for each “Yes” answer.
- Security is generally a waste of time and money.
- I am too small or uninteresting to be a target of a cyber crime.
- Passwords are a hassle, so I keep them short and easy to remember.
- I like to use the same ...
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I am honored to be presenting at the 2017 ISSA International Conference, October 9-11 in San Diego, CA. This year’s theme is “Digital Danger Zone.” Please join me for networking, education, and fun.
I will be presenting “Shields Up for WordPress Web Sites and Blogs.” This presentation covers the threat of website hijacking, what an attacker wants to do with your ...
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No Roads! No Peace! Saw this on Pinterest, and since the season is upon us (not summer – road work season!) I thought I’d post this for your enjoyment.
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Verizon says data of 6 million customers leaked online
If you are a Verizon customer, you may want to consider updating your user information and account password.
About 6 million Verizon subscribers’ personal data was leaked online thanks to a security lapse from Nice Systems, an Israel-based company that partnered with Verizon to analyze customer service calls. The information stemmed from recorded customer service calls over the past six months.
The leaks included customer names, cell phone numbers and account PINs, which can ...
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It is widely believed that Satoshi Nakamoto is the inventor of an encryption technique called “blockchain.” I just read a new book by Sarah Westall titled “FIRST: Meet the Inventor of Blockchain” that credits Dr Kelce Wilson as the true inventor of blockchain, a concept he developed between 2000 and 2001 while serving ...
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When a smartphone is stolen, it is a disaster. You have just given the keys to your online life, your email, social media accounts, and credit cards you have synced with an app. If you have the new smart locks on your home or office, you also gave them literal keys, the ability to open those locks. If you have live camera ...
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Back in February 2010, the Minneapolis StarTribune website was the victim of a malvertising exploit. Visitors to the Strib website would download malware that caused the computer to become slow and malfunction. Then a pop-up window would appear that advised the visitor that their computer was infected with malware, and the purchase of a $49.95 anti-malware product would solve the problem. I remember working on the computers of several clients ...
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