A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Password Protection Phish
Chef’s Special: Last Warning 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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Since the pandemic began, gold scams have been making headlines.
While there are many types of precious metals fraud, here are some representative cases:
- In March of 2020, San Patricio County Texas, Sheriff Oscar River took to Facebook to warn his community that a family claiming to have hungry children was trying to sell fake gold jewelry for cash.
- In Norwalk, California, ...
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Today is International Watch Firefly Day (the other date)
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources. 250th edition
It is nearly five years since I started curating this weekly Saturday cybersecurity news round-up. I hope you are finding this column useful.
“Change Password”
[2022.03.17] Oops: – Instead of telling you when it’s safe to cross the street, the walk signs in Crystal City, VA are just repeating ‘CHANGE PASSWORD.’ Something’s gone ...
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Phishing Email Alerts
Catch of the Day: Citibank Payment Phish
Chef’s Special: BEC 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, examples of ...
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Kelly Bowers from the Internet Advisor sent me this post to share with my readers. This is the second of two parts. Part one published yesterday.
How to Stay Safe
Clearly, the internet is a minefield. But just like any minefield, it can be plenty safe so long as you know where to step.
We can’t tell you how to completely avoid getting into trouble online, but if you follow these steps, you will significantly reduce the number of risks ...
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Kelly Bowers from the Internet Advisor sent me this post to share with my readers. This is the first of two parts. Part two will publish tomorrow
The internet has undoubtedly unlocked a whole new world for us. It’s now possible to shop for goods in global marketplaces, talk to people from other parts of the world, stream videos wherever you are, and share your thoughts and feelings with whoever is willing to listen.
However, while the internet has ...
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The Star Trek cartoon put me over the top for this subject.
In binary 10 is equal two the decimal number 2
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Guidance on Sharing Cyber Incident Information
Original release date: April 7, 2022
CISA’s Sharing Cyber Event Information Fact Sheet provides our stakeholders with clear guidance and information about what to share, who should share, and how to share information about unusual cyber incidents or activity.
CISA uses this information from partners to build a common understanding ...
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