WyzGuys Cybersecurity

The National Cybersecurity Alliance (staysaveonline.org) is supporting International Data Privacy Day. You and your organization can participate as a Champion by registering on their website.

Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society. Data Privacy Day is an international effort held annually every ...

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data privacy, Data Privacy Day

Sunday Funnies – Beer

The ancient Egyptian pyramids were built by Hebrews who were fueled with beer, the original high-carb energy drink. Here are some thoughts on beer from my Pinterest archive.

2021 has barely (beerly) started, but does anyone believe the madness of 2020 is over?

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Sunday Funnies

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Weekend Update

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

Securing New Devices / Data Privacy Day

From MS-ISAC –

The holiday season has sadly come to an end, but hopefully you were able to treat yourself to some of the latest gadgets! Just remember that, however impressive the latest iPhone or gaming computer might be, the ability and knowledge to properly secure these ...

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DNS, SolarWinds, Zoom

Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Routine Check Phish

Chef’s Special: Google Finds Thousands of 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 ...

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cybersecurity, email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, social engineering

Cybersecurity Certification Tip – The Archive Bit and Backups

Although I am featuring the CISSP logo in this article, the information that follows could be useful for students pursuing a number of cybersecurity certifications (CASP+, CySA+), as well as IT fundaments courses such as the CompTIA A+

This article is the result of a longer email string that passed between one of my students and me. It has ...

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certification, cybersecurity, education, training

Sunday Funnies – Astrophysics

Here’s some cool nuggets from the realm of astrophysics.

Be Sociable, ...

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Weekend Update

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

Ticketmaster Hacked Competitor to Steal Data and Analytics, Fined Millions

From SecureWorld. What’s that saying in business? “If you can’t beat ’em… hack ’em.” Newly released court documents show that some executives and employees at Ticketmaster did exactly that. What were they targeting? Access to a competitor’s proprietary data and analytics relating to concert ticket pre-sales. Ticketmaster ...

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artificial intellegence, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, law and policy, multi-factor authentication, News and politics, robotics, Weekend Update

CrowdSurge, Ticketmaster