If You Connect It, Protect It

Keeping our connected devices secure has become easier – and harder!  Easier because we have more tools to defend our online assets, and harder because the opposition has grown much larger and become more sophisticated.  And the enemy is not limited to criminals, there are terrorist groups, nation-state sponsored cyber operations teams, hacktivists, and other with malicious intent and nefarious schemes.

When I started writing this blog in October 2006, almost 2000 ...

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OCT
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, cyberwar, hacktivism, Internet of Things, multi-factor authentication

Sunday Funnies – More Pandemic Humor

I’ve been missing normal life.  The Pandemic Nazis have sucked all the joy out of living.  Anything we used to do that was “fun” like weddings, funerals, birthdays, baby showers, family gatherings, parties, dances, graduations, going to the movies or theater, city festivals, concerts, sporting events – gone.  Well at least bars, restaurants, and haircuts are back.

Thank God for small towns.  I went to a community festival a while ago.  Not naming the place or date to save them from ...

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OCT
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Sunday Funnies

Weekend Update

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

Who is Tech Investor John Bernard?

John Bernard, the subject of a story here last week about a self-proclaimed millionaire investor who has bilked countless tech startups, appears to be a pseudonym for John Clifton Davies, a U.K. man who absconded from justice before being convicted on multiple counts of fraud in ...

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OCT
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, ransomware, Weekend Update

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The Purpose of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Held every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the federal lead for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. CISA co-leads Cybersecurity ...

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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

WyzGuys Cybersecurity Announces Commitment to Global Efforts Supporting and Promoting Online Safety and Privacy for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

This year’s initiative highlights the importance of empowering individuals and organizations to better protect their part of cyberspace in an increasingly connected world

September 28, 2020 — WyzGuys Cybersecurity today announces its commitment to Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held annually in October, by signing up as a Champion and joining a growing global effort to ...

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day:  Phishing Test

Chef’s Special: Fax 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 current ...

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SEP
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email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, social engineering

What’s Wrong With Sendgrid?

If you are following my Friday Phish Fry posts recently, you  know that recently many of the links that I have examined resolve to addresses at sendgrid.com.  Usually we are presented with a fake landing page with a credential-stealing form of some sort.  What is this all about, anyway?

Sendgrid, as it turns out, is a legitimate ...

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cybersecurity, email, Phishing

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