I had a couple of Star Trek related items come into my life this week (8-1-2022).
There was a great article in the Smithsonian about Nichelle Nichols, who okayed Lt Uhura, one of the first black woman to play something beside a maid on TV. We all know how much of an influence Star Trek has had over the last 50 years. I ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources. Bruce Schneier EditionOriginal release date: August 11, 2022
CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: Zeppelin Ransomware, to provide information on Zeppelin Ransomware. Actors ...
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Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day:
Chef’s Special:
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
You can send phishing samples to me at phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide a warning and show current examples of phishing scams, related articles, and ...
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I have recently recertified for Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11). My existing certification was on CEH v7, which I took in 2006. One of my training partners needed me to recertify on the current version so I would be qualified to teach the CEH class
I originally took CEH v7 back in 2006. CEH was my second certification, my first was Microsoft’s old-school ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: August 4, 2022
Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Malware:
• Patch all systems and prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities.
• Enforce multifactor authentication (MFA).
• Secure ...
Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: Senior Scam Phish
Chef’s Special: Bumblebee Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.
You can send phishing samples to me at phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide a warning and show current examples of ...
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This is the third of a three-part series on WordPress security we started Tuesday.
Just like a phone book directory, Directory Browning allows you to place your website into a listing. The idea was to make finding your website easier. However, following in ...
by Cerys O’Brien
This is the second of a three-part series on WordPress security we started yesterday.
The above suggestions are steps that any website owner should be able to follow. Even if you get confused along the way, the process will be simple and WordPress is designed to ...
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This is the first of a three-part series on WordPress security. The series continue tomorrow and finish on Thursday
On December 9, 2021, 1.6 Million WordPress sites were hit with 13.7 million attacks in 36 hours*…
That data only includes the blocked attacks
And the sites attacked on that day were ones already using one of if not the ...
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