If you are following my Friday Phish Fry posts recently, you know that recently many of the links that I have examined resolve to addresses at sendgrid.com. Usually we are presented with a fake landing page with a credential-stealing form of some sort. What is this all about, anyway?
Sendgrid, as it turns out, is a legitimate ...
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Apple products, such as the iPhone, iPad, and Macbook are NOT immune from successful attack and exploitation. Why? Because the weakest part of Apple security is the user behind the keyboard. That’s right, it’s YOU!. Email and website based attacks work the same for Apple users, Windows users, and even Linux users. Send a well-crafted phishing email, and wait for the target ...
In honor of Watch Firefly Day
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.September is a busy time for me, there are a wedding anniversary, and three birthdays in my family in the first week. Then there are a panoply of other special events. At least they are special enough to be recognized in this weblog. Here they are. Please celebrate responsibly. Or not. But have some fun, we all ...
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Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: 419 Phish
Chef’s Special: Malware, Malicious Domains, and More
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 a warning, ...
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Having trouble finding a job in Information Technology or Cybersecurity? You may be doing it wrong. Once you have a fully developed LinkedIn profile, jobs should be finding you.
On Monday we kicked off part 1 of our two part series on how to get LinkedIn to find jobs you will love. Lets look at the remaining sections.
Having trouble finding a job in Information Technology or Cybersecurity? You may be doing it wrong. Once you have a fully developed LinkedIn profile, jobs should be finding you.
Having a well developed profile on social network sites seems like a hassle, and if you are avoiding the social scene, LinkedIn needs to be an exception. Especially if you are sending resumes to ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources. Insider threat edition.Insider threats are not viewed as seriously as external threats, like a cyber attack. But when companies had an insider threat, in general, they were much more costly than external incidents… The insider that is smart often has the right skills to hide the crime, sometimes forever.
— Dr. Larry Ponemon, on the impact ...
Continue Reading →Phishing Email AlertsCatch of the Day: Google Search Fails Again
Chef’s Special: Sophos Phishing Top Ten
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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