Any time you want to create change, you go through some instability. Twitter is no exception. Here is part of that story. Cyber crooks have already capitalized on Twitter’s ongoing verification chaos by sending phishing emails designed to steal passwords. The campaign lures Twitter users into posting their username and password on to an attacker’s […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sorry for a bit of a downer post, but your phone is the center of most people’s security universe. What happens if your family is unable to unlock it? Your family will not be able to get to your text messages or your other security apps (2FA) to log into your email or other accounts. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple has a great history of making things convenient for users. That is their legacy. But convenience often does not mean secure and in Apple’s case, that is the case. iOS 16 will contain what Apple is calling Lockdown Mode. It is designed to block the activities of software like NSO Group’s Pegasus and other […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]So you get hit by a ransomware attack – what do you do? Is your first thought TO pay it? Or is that first thought NOT to pay it? Paul Furtado of Gartner, speaking in Sydney said: “I have yet to see an organization going through that that says ‘No, I’m not going to pay’,” […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The FBI runs something called the IC3 or the Internet Crime Complaint Center. While they do occasionally catch bad guys, their main objective (they might argue with this) is to understand how big the problem is and share information with a lot of other law enforcement agencies. The bad news is that the problem is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Here are some great tips for protecting your Google account. The ZDNet link at the end of this post provides more detailed information. STEP 1 – Create a new, strong password. The password should be unique from all other online accounts. If you don’t want to have to remember it, use a password vault application […]
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