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…
- Google Chromecast and Home Speaker can leak location data to websites June 20, 2018Two Google products have a design weakness that could reveal their users' locations.
- Who owns your iPhone? [VIDEO] June 20, 2018Who should get the final say over what you're allowed to do with digital devices you've bought outright with your own after-tax income?
- Alleged Vault 7 leaker was busted because of basic security blunders June 20, 2018The FBI says that Schulte's poor opsec was his undoing.
- The girls who used WhatsApp to learn under the noses of IS June 20, 2018Weakening encryption so it's easier to catch terrorists also means weakening it so it's easier to catch girls who dare to get an education.
- Domain transfer #FAIL – man gets 20 years for gunpoint domain hijack June 19, 2018The owner of doitforstate.com was shot in the leg before shooting his assailant in the chest.
- How a Nigerian Prince scam victim got his money back after 10 years June 19, 2018The Nigerian prince never showed up but the victim's $110,000 did, eventually.
- Researchers claim Chrome bug bounty paid to the wrong people June 19, 2018Yubico has been drawn into a rare public spat over how the discovery of a security flaw affecting it products was credited.
- Firefox fixes critical buffer overflow June 18, 2018Version 60.0.2 of the resurgent Firefox browser fixes a critical security flaw in its SVG rendering code.
- Apple code signing flaw could have made Mac malware look legit June 18, 2018For years it was possible to fool some security software into thinking malicious code had been digitally signed by Apple.
- The “world’s worst” smart padlock – it’s EVEN WORSE than we thought June 18, 2018Remember last week's $99 IoT padlock that anyone could unlock in 2 seconds? Turns out you don't even need that long!
- AV18-102: Microsoft Security Update – Out-of-Band June 19, 2018
- AV18-101: Apple Security Updates June 14, 2018
- AV18-100: Intel Releases Security Advisory for Microprocessors June 14, 2018
- AV18-099: Google Releases Security Update for Chrome June 13, 2018
- AV18-098: Moodle Security Advisory June 13, 2018
- AV18-097: Fortinet Security Advisory June 12, 2018
- IN18-003: Government of Canada Announces New National Cyber Security Strategy and the Creation of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security June 12, 2018
- AV18-096: VMware Security Advisory June 12, 2018
- AV18-095: Microsoft Security Updates June 12, 2018
- AV18-094: Android Security Bulletin June 12, 2018
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