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I recently read Dave Eggers book The Circle at the recommendation of a friend in the cybersecurity profession. While I don’t do book reviews in this blog very often, I thought I would throw in my two cents about this book.
I was recommended this book during a cybersecurity training class. I do want to say that this book looks unblinkingly at ...
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Years ago I heard a story about someone on a job interview was asked by the hiring manager for the user ID and password to their Facebook account. My response, then and now, was “sure – but you first.” The idea being if you want to know that much about my personal life, then I want to know the same about you. Maybe ...
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We were interviewed again by Sarah Westall on her web radio show Business Game Changers. Our discussion wove together different threads I have been following about cyber warfare and our lack of national preparedness. Since reading Ted Koppel’s book Lights Out and watching the documentary Zero Days, this has become a bigger issue for me, and maybe it should be for ...
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Not trying to be rude here. Phishing has become the most prevalent form of cyber-attack, and the reason for that is that IT WORKS! It works because most people are very trusting and easily convinced, and are clicking on links and opening attachments without much concern. It also works because most people have not been trained how to recognize a potential phishing message, and how to verify if ...
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From Miller Brothers Automotive:
A customer at Stingray Fishmongers marveled at the owner’s quick wit and intelligence.’Tell me, Simon, what makes you so smart?’ ‘I wouldn’t share my secret with just anyone, ‘Simon replies, lowering his voice so the other shoppers won’t hear.’ But since you’re a good and faithful customer, I’ll let you in on it. Fish heads. You eat enough of them, you’ll be positively brilliant.’ ‘You sell ...
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Back on August 31 I received an email from the Department of Homeland Security about a set of FTC recommendations for people using rental cars. I have experienced this issue myself. Basically, it is simple and relatively convenient to connect a smartphone to the smart vehicle’s infotainment system in order to enjoy hands free phone calls, stored musical tracks, and the phone’s navigation application. The problem is that the ...
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This was released by US-CERT, and I thought it was worth posting.
Continue Reading →“October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. In partnership with DHS, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has released the first in a series of tips focused on helping people protect their online activities and ...
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We have written about Stuxnet a couple of times. (Here and here) My fascination with this incredible piece of malware writing is that it represents the first documented case of cyber war between nation-states. As we now know, Iran, specifically the nuclear facility at Natanz, was attacked by the United States, and our ally Israel. I recently watched a ...
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This is not a new story, and I decided not to write about it when this “sale” of pilfered NSA hacking tools was offered last August by a group identified as the Shadow Brokers. But this story has taken an amusing turn, so I have included it in a Tuesday post.
The stolen trove of NSA goodies was originally offered as a ...
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