HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?“I just received a call from a guy pretending to be from Amazon. Told me that somebody had just charged $746.42 on my debit card and I needed to get on my computer while he was on the phone login to my Amazon account go to my bank account and cancel that charge and he would help me ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.As an intro to the quintuple-extortion article just below, we asked Roger Grimes to give us his (scary) perspective.
“If you think ransomware is bad, it is about to get much, much worse. What will ransomware gangs do? Just everything. I have been writing about computer security for ...
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Catch of the Day: Bitcoin Phish
Chef’s Special: Password Expiration 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 ...
Continue Reading →“Thanks for your service” doesn’t begin to cover it. Veteran’s Day was originally called Armistice Day, and memorialized the end of World War I in 1918 on November 11th at the 11th hour and 11th minute. (11-11 11:11)
Today I am sharing the story of Major Ed “Too Tall” Freeman, a Korea and Vietnam veteran. From Wikipedia, Snopes, and other sources
You’re a 19 year ...
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Cybersecurity attacks are destructive activities that target Information technology systems. It also targets the users using them in order to gain unlicensed access to the systems and the information they contain. This is where a cybersecurity company comes into business by providing the required protection.
Generally, cyber attackers carry out these attacks with the indicated intention of using information for ...
Continue Reading →In a world of digital splendor and information overload, data privacy concerns are quite rightly on the minds of many modern internet users.
For those of you hoping to conduct online market research, recognizing the gravity of this situation is a must.
Failing to do so, or at least, failing to put measures in place to safely handle your customer and business data can lead to some extremely dire repercussions.
Data analysis is often the key to streamlining business processes, but it needs ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.China enacted the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) on August 21, 2021 as part of that country’s growing scrutiny of its high tech sector. This law goes into effect on November 1, 2021 and will impose a new set of obligations for data security, especially when combined China’s Data Protection Law. ...
Continue Reading →Catch of the Day: Fax Phish
Chef’s Special: Voicemail 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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