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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Chinese APT Scarab Targets Ukraine
A report on Chinese nation-state cyber operations targeting Ukraine in support of the Russian invasion.
- Ukraine CERT (CERT-UA) has released new details on UAC-0026, which SentinelLabs confirms is associated with the suspected Chinese threat actor known as Scarab.
This detailed report includes TTPs and IOCs of this operation,
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Password Phishing Site
Chef’s Special: Email Vishing
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide a warning, examples ...
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I passed the Server+ exam yesterday. 90 minutes for 82 questions. 759 out of 900, and I needed 750 to pass. All but the first two question were multiple choice, single answer or multiple choose, multiple answer (pick two). I would recommend knowing a bit of Linux for this exam. While there is no work at a simulated terminal prompt, you do ...
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Editor’s note: I received this as an email from Capital One, and thought I would share it with my readers.
Many of our customers use payment apps, like Zelle®, to send money to friends and family. With the rise of digital payments and third-party payment apps, there’s also an increasing number of scammers trying to take advantage. We want you to be empowered ...
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In 2022, organizations will continue to shift toward more flexible operations. In today’s world, it’s critical to give employees the freedom to work from anywhere and in any capacity. That involves looking into remote and hybrid solutions, as well as platforms that work across all devices.
According to a Clutch survey, the world of IT Support ...
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Rochester Community and Technical College is offering the following cybersecurity Exam Prep Courses this spring! Please share with anyone who may be interested
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- Combination of online modules and virtual instructor led sessions
- Starts April 5, 2022
- Hybrid-Virtual-CISSP Flyer Spring 2022c
- Security+
- Instructor led sessions
- Starts April 11, 2022
- Live Online-Security Plus Spring 2022
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From the Smithsonian
In February 1963, Dick Biondi, a popular nighttime disc jockey (DJ) at WLS-AM in Chicago, dropped the needle on “Please Please Me,” becoming the first person to play the Beatles on American radio. Black with rainbow trim, the label on the record misspelled the band’s name as the “Beattles.” The record company’s name—“Vee Jay,” the initials of co-founders Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken, a ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
CHANGES TO THE CISSP EXAM LENGTH COMING SOON
Beginning June 1, 2022, additional pretest items and time will be added to the CISSP exam for the Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) format.The current CISSP CAT exam contains 25 pretest (unscored) items. The addition of 25 more items will bring the total count to ...
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Vanity Award Phish
Chef’s Special: Shopping Survey Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
I would be delighted to accept suspicious phishing examples from you. Please forward your email to phish@wyzguys.com.
My intention is to provide a warning, ...
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