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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories

Does all this COVID-19 related ruling by Executive Order give you the Constitutional willies? Well, the Legislative Branch is doing its best to keep pace in the race to see which branch of the government can violate our rights the most. The government can keep on surveilling your online life ...

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Fake IT Support Phish

Chef’s Special: Inactive Email Account Phish

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.

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What To Do If Your Social Security Number Was Stolen

The fact is, most of us had our Social Security numbers stolen three years ago, in the Equifax credit history breach of March 2017. But there are many other breaches where SSNs were taken along with other personally identifying information (PII). Your Social Security information can also be stolen from your mailbox, which is a crime, and ...

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, law and policy

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Acronyms to Know for Your Certification Exam

Today is Memorial Day, when we honor and remember the members of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep America free.

I teach a variety of information technology and cybersecurity courses, and there are tons of acronyms to learn well enough to be able to translate them back into English in order to answer certification exam questions. Often, ...

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certification, education, training

Sunday Funnies – The Science of Giant Bubbles

Now that it is spring, its time to blow some giant bubbles. A video from the Smithsonian.

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Pac-Man Turns 40

The classic arcade game—which turns 40 on May 22—made history by launching an unprecedented merchandise empire. But Pac-Man was innovative in other ways, too. During a time when video games’ default audience was adult men, Pac-Man successfully engaged women and children, becoming one of the first games to broaden the medium’s appeal in both ...

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ransomware, surveillance, Weekend Update

North Korea, Pac-Man

Friday Phish Fry

Catch of the Day – Donald Trump and Mike Pence phishing emails. Beware these official-looking “government” emails.

Chef’s Special – LogMeIn credential harvesting phish.

Phishing Email Alerts

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 ...

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account hijacking, email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, privacy, social engineering

COVID, COVID-19

The PC World Meets the PC World

Are some common cybersecurity terms racist? Is the personal computer world being attacked by the politically correct world? It seems that’s the accusation being leveled against the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist.”

In a recent post, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced that it is changing the way it talks about the good and the bad in cybersecurity. ...

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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, News and politics

Double Checking Your Amazon Account Security

Losing control of a major online shopping account like your Amazon account is a huge problem. An account hijacker could purchase all sorts of high end goods, jewelry, electronics, gift cards. Really, almost anything is for sale on Amazon. If you have a Prime membership, an attacker also has access to your video and music streaming account as well. This access can get ...