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Weekend Update

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

NSA Releases Guidance on Avoiding the Dangers of Wildcard TLS Certificates and ALPACA Techniques

Original release date: October 8, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a Cybersecurity Information (CSI) sheet with guidance to help secure the Department of Defense, National Security Systems, and Defense Industrial Base organizations from poorly implemented wildcard Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates and ...

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NCSAM

Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Amazon Fake Invoice Phish

Chef’s Special: Ultraviewer Phone Scam

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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Week 2: Three Fundamentals for Shoring Up Phishing Defenses

From ransomware to SolarWinds, the cybersecurity space has been as hectic as it has ever been over the last 12-24 months. However, for all of the emerging threats and news that are cropping up on the horizon, phishing — one of the oldest pain points in cybersecurity — is continuing to quietly wreak havoc, and is as big ...

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#BeCyberSmart

Sunday Funnies – Facebook

Facebook has certainly been having their troubles lately. Technical upgrade gone wrong, disappearing offline for a while. Then there’s that whistleblower!!

Since the election of Uncle Joe (moving kind of slow) all my friends on the left have gone silent. About everything, not just politics. What gives? Either they are completely satisfied with their new president, or they are mortifyingly embarrassed. I miss the scathing repartee and total lack of consensus we had before the election. Now just silence. My friends ...

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OCT

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Weekend Update

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

Top 5 tips for using password managers

Password managers are a good way to keep your passwords unique, strong and safe. Tom Merritt gives us five tips on how to use them correctly

CISA and NSA Release Guidance on Selecting and Hardening VPNs

Original release date: September 28, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) and CISA ...

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authentication, critical infrastructure, Facebook, passwords, social networks, Weekend Update

Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Wells Fargo Revisited

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 current phishing ...

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OCT

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Week 1: Get Familiar with the Cyber Basics

At a time when we are more connected than ever, being “cyber smart” is of the utmost importance. This year has already seen more than a fair share of attacks and breaches, including the SolarWinds and Kaseya breaches as well as high-profile attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and other critical infrastructure. Furthermore, as has been underlined by these ...

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OCT

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authentication, cybersecurity, passwords

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