How the Volkswagen Bus Became a Symbol of Counterculture
From the Smithsonian. Seventy years ago, the German car manufacturer started producing the Microbus—the first van and a striking vehicle for protest.
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GoDaddy – “unauthorized individual” had access to login info
Web hosting behemoth GoDaddy just filed a data breach notification with the US state of California.
On May 4, 2020, GoDaddy, one of the world’s largest website hosting providers, disclosed that the SSH credentials of approximately 28,000 GoDaddy hosting accounts were compromised by an unauthorized attacker.
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Phishing Email Alerts
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I have been predicting the death of the password for several years now, but all of us are still using them, even if they are easily stolen, cracked, or bypassed. A password by itself is not all that secure anymore. But there are several simple steps you can take to make them more secure.
Do not:
- Do not use personal information. Information such as your name, or the name of your pet, ...
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Register Here for Tour of the Dark Web
Note: This class will be now be hosted live over ZOOM.
Is the “Dark Web” just filled with Internet scammers, criminals, drug dealers and weapons merchants? The Dark Web is not just for criminals. It exists to provide a very high level of privacy and anonymity. It is used by journalists, political ...
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In the past, Mac devices have largely been out of cybercriminals’ crosshairs. While hackers occasionally launched malware attacks against Mac machines, they targeted Windows devices much more often. But this is no longer the case.
For the first time, cyberthreats targeting Mac devices have outpaced those targeting Windows machines. In 2018, there was an average of 4.8 threats detected per Mac endpoint. In ...
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Tomorrow, May the fourth, is Star War Day – May the Forth Be With You! Star Wars wrapped in a pun, what could be better?
Star Wars, by Dr Suess
Grey Jedi – Bringing balance to the Force.
I always wondered about those ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
TSA Admits Liquid Ban Is Security Theater
The TSA is allowing people to bring larger bottles of hand sanitizer with them on airplanes:
Continue Reading →Passengers will now be allowed to travel with containers of liquid hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces. However, the agency cautioned that the shift could mean slightly longer waits at ...
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The video conferencing application Zoom has had it’s share of security related problems lately. Any time they name a cyber-attack after you (Zoom bombing) it’s bound to be a bad thing. Zoom bombing, if you haven’t heard, is the video conference equivalent of photo bombing. Some miscreant sneaks into your meeting and takes over the screen to share some NSFW imagery or hate speech or cat videos. Zoom meeting videos have ...
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