I have been writing and publishing articles here in this web log since October 26, 2006. At first articles appeared sporadically, but as I found my focus and found my voice, I began to publish articles more frequently. For several years I have been writing about three articles per week, publishing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I added a cybersecurity news round-up I call Weekend Update that appears on Saturday, and ...
Continue Reading →A truly hilarious cartoon from my uncle Ron.
“when the teacher is ready, the student will appear.”
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.While you always need to be wary of scammers and the methods they use, you may want to approach situations with an extra level of scrutiny during the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Fraudsters know people are more vulnerable to scams when they’re desperate, ...
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Catch of the Day: LinkedIn Phishing Sim
Chef’s Special: Zoom 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 ...
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AndroidOS/MalLocker.B is the newest member of a ransomware family that has a long history of holding Android smartphones for ransom. Learn how MalLocker.B works and what you can do to keep your device safe.
There’s a new troublemaker in town. Its name is AndroidOS/MalLocker.B.
MalLocker.B is the youngest but shrewdest member of a ransomware family that has a long ...
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I got a call from a client who disconnected a large USB-connected external drive, and when he reconnected it, was unable to find the terabytes of images that were stored on it. He knew about properly disconnecting an external drive, but thought the computer was asleep, and that it would be ok. It was not.
First let’s talk about ...
Continue Reading →How are sports faring during the Pandemic? Here are some ideas.
And some non-sports related pictures.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.No bear interactions have been recorded in the town since the robots’ installation in September
Read a real story of someone who forgot to lock his car one night. A thief took advantage ...
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As an instructor, I teach a number of different cybersecurity courses, and one of them is CompTIA’s CySA+. If you are pursuing this certification, there are a few things to know about preparing for, taking, and passing the exam. As I did for the CISSP exam, I am going to let the people who recently took and passed ...
As reported here, the Political Correctness Police have turned their gaze in the direction of InfoTech and CyberSec, replacing terms like Black List and White List with racially neutral terms such as Deny List and Allow List, and White Hat Hackers and Black Hat Hackers with Authorized Hackers and Unauthorized Hackers. How long before Retail feels the heat for Black Friday? My proposed replacement is in the title. And here are some gift ideas for the hard to shop for: ...
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