Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day:  FedEx Shipping Phish

Chef’s Special:  Bit.ly Link 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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19
NOV
0

email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, social engineering

Tips for Refinancing Your Student Loans

Student loan refinancing rates start at 1.87 percent APR. Here are some tips, in form of questions that you should consider before refinancing your student loans.

Refinancing your student debt can be a good idea. You might be able to get a lower interest rate on your student loans, cut your monthly payments, or otherwise renegotiate the conditions of your loan.

However, as with ...

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17
NOV
0

certification, education, training

Computer Scams and How to Avoid Them

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 ...

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16
NOV
0

social engineering

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Nuclear Ransomware 3.0: It Is About To Get Much Worse

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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13
NOV
0

ransomware, robotics, Weekend Update

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Veteran’s Day 2021

“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

Ed Freeman

You’re a 19 year ...

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11
NOV
0

Not tech

5 Top Cybersecurity Threats to Businesses in 2022

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 ...

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9
NOV
0

cybersecurity, malware, Phishing, ransomware

The Importance of Data Privacy When Conducting Online Research

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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8
NOV
0

cybersecurity, privacy

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