I love apples. Might be my favorite fruit. (the other possibility is tomatoes, which are a FRUIT everyone thinks is a vegetable. Fruits have seeds. Vegetables have roots stems, or leaves.Grains and nuts don’t count, they are their own category.)
I am a fan of crisp, tart, juicy varieites like the Haralson. Thankfully, there are organizations searching for, finding, and cultivating old legacy apple varieties ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team just published details of an attack harvesting database credentials, targeting over 1 million WordPress sites. For 24 hours, attacks from this campaign accounted for 75% of all exploit attempts on plugins and themes across all of WordPress.
Both the free and paid versions ...
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Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: This is NOT a phish, it is legit
Chef’s Special: This IS a phish, EFT payment advice
Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my Inbox, or from clients, or reliable sources on the Internet.
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From Safety.com. On Monday we shared the beginning of this article by Emily Ferron.
“The more accounts you create, the more likely your data is going to be exposed online,’ explains Melody Haase ...
From Safety.com. Today’s kids are digital natives, and so are many parents. But tech savvy doesn’t always translate into increased safety online. We asked cybersecurity experts for the best and most practical internet safety tips for kids, teens and parents.
Nowadays, kids are spending more time online. ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Does all this COVID-19 related ruling by Executive Order give you the Constitutional willies? Well, the Legislative Branch is doing its best to keep pace in the race to see which branch of the government can violate our rights the most. The government can keep on surveilling your online ...
Continue Reading →Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: Fake IT Support Phish
Chef’s Special: Inactive Email Account 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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The fact is, most of us had our Social Security numbers stolen three years ago, in the Equifax credit history breach of March 2017. But there are many other breaches where SSNs were taken along with other personally identifying information (PII). Your Social Security information can also be stolen from your mailbox, which is a crime, ...
Today is Memorial Day, when we honor and remember the members of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep America free.
I teach a variety of information technology and cybersecurity courses, and there are tons of acronyms to learn well enough to be able to translate them back into English in order to answer certification exam questions. ...
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