Just a quick note to let you know that the Cybersecurity blog will be taking a summer break. We hope to be publishing again sometime in the fall of 2018.
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The Physical Side of Security Awareness
The Tip Today’s tip comes from “The Security Awareness Company”, a partner in training with KnowBe4.com. By now, we are all aware of the security threats we face online such as viruses, phishing, shady websites and more. But what about…
Safe Online Banking
The Tip Most of us use online banking to some extent these days. It’s important to use good habits when doing so. If the following tips sound a little familiar, it’s because being safe online in any capacity, not just…
Tips For Safe Social Media Use
The Tip Many of us use social media tools like Facebook or Twitter or Snapchat every day. Given the popularity of these tools, the landscape has become ripe ground for cyber criminals and fraudsters. Using these tools safely isn’t really…
Is spam clogging your inbox?
The Tip Spam campaigns are often a primary attack vector used by cyber criminals. Less spam means being a little more secure. The Detail Fortunately, it’s not all doom and gloom. There are a number of simple strategies you can…
Will Antivirus Software Make Me Untouchable
The Tip So, you’ve done the research and chosen an antivirus software package that is well-reviewed. It’s all installed. That means you’re cyber bullet-proof right? Wrong! You yourself are the most important part of your cyber security. The Detail Antivirus…
WiFi Hotspot Scams
The Tip Whether you’re vacationing, at a coffee shop, visiting a friend, or waiting in an airport, wifi hotspots are becoming ubiquitous. Sometimes the hotspots will cost a small fee, and other times they are free. In either case, be…
Have I Been Pwned
The Tip We should all know by now that using the same password on multiple sites is a big security no-no! We might think our username:password is safe with the big companies, but this is absolutely not true. Did you…
USB, Don’t Trust Anything
The Tip We should all know by now to never insert an unknown USB drive into our computer or laptop. Sadly, researchers are finding more and more crafty ways that criminals are abusing the ‘Universal’ part of Universal Serial Bus.…
Where To Keep Your Data, And Why
This week’s topic is Where to keep your data, and why. It is more an information piece geared to getting you think, than a simple tip. The Tip These days, many of us work on laptops and take our work…
Special Security Alert – Spear Phishing
In the last 48 hours, a huge increase in very sophisticated phishing emails are being reported by several major industry partners in the US and Canada, including finance, business and higher education. What is making these these ‘Spear’ Phishing attempts…
Check Before You Click
The Tip Did you know that many viruses and other forms of compromise can now be spread just by visiting a website? This makes it more important than ever to be careful what you click on! The Detail Potentially harmful…
- Bitcoin flaw could have allowed dreaded 51% takeover September 21, 2018The scenario was always hypothetical but the fact such a thing was even possible until this week has left some in the Bitcoin community feeling alarmed.
- Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack September 21, 2018Netflix phishing scammers are at it again, sending emails that try to steal sensitive details from subscribers.
- Man who shared Deadpool movie on Facebook faces 6 months in jail September 20, 2018US government recommended six months behind bars. That’s one month for every million people that viewed a part of the pirated movie, apparently.
- US military given the power to hack back/defend forward September 20, 2018The new preventative cybersecurity powers include potentially acting against countries considered friendly toward the US - a risky move, some say.
- FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around September 20, 2018The young men behind the powerful IoT device botnet have been working undercover with law enforcement since they were first fingered.
- Western Digital goes quiet on unpatched MyCloud flaw September 20, 2018Western Digital has failed to patch a serious security vulnerability in its MyCloud NAS drives that it was told about more than a year ago, researchers have alleged.
- URL spoofing – what it is and what to do about it [VIDEO] September 19, 2018What happens if your browser doesn't tell you the truth about the identity of the website you're looking at?
- iOS 12 is here: these are the security features you need to know about September 19, 2018One year to the day after iOS 11 appeared, Apple yesterday released its replacement, iOS 12.
- Here we Mongo again! Millions of records exposed by insecure database September 19, 2018Another day, another poorly configured MongoDB database.
- Years on, third party apps still exposing Grindr users’ locations September 19, 2018A third party app can use Grindr’s distance data to pinpoint a users location down to a room within a house.
- AV18-156: Cisco Security Advisory September 21, 2018
- AV18-155: Google Chrome Security Update September 21, 2018
- AV18-154: ICS Security Advisory for BIND September 21, 2018
- AV18-153: Adobe Security Bulletins September 20, 2018
- AV18-152: Cisco Security Updates September 20, 2018
- AV18-151: NUUO NVRMini2 Security Update September 18, 2018
- AV18-150: Apple Security Updates September 18, 2018
- AV18-149: Microsoft Security Updates September 12, 2018
- AV18-148: Google Releases Security Update for Chrome September 12, 2018
- AV18-147: Adobe Security Bulletins September 12, 2018
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