computersecuritynews

“Cybersecurity News” and what to do with it

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So what has happened that I want to make another post about “Cybersecurity News”? Microsoft states they will implement the new CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) across the nation by January 1, 2020 https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/11/11/microsoft-california-privacy-rights/  November 11) 68000 patients of Methodist hospital impacted by Phishing attack  (By HIPAA Journal) (October 17)   https://www.hipaajournal.com/68000-patients-of-methodist-hospitals-impacted-by-phishing-attack/ Domain Registrar Network Solutions … Read more

What Does it Mean When Your Website’s Registrar is Hacked?

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On October 16 Web.com, Networksolutions.com, and register.com had a breach, and as of Nov2nd there is no mention of anything like a breach on their website (web.com owns the others) The breach information was obtained from the always useful Krebsonsecurity.com site.   So what happens when your website’s registrar was hacked? It likely means all … Read more

Chrome Zero Day Vulnerability Noticed on Halloween

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/halloween-scare-google-discloses-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ ZDNet points out that Google Chrome has a Zero-day vulnerability – which means you cannot patch or fix your Chrome Browser. The above image is from a Mac Chrome browser, thus I want to make sure you know any Chrome browser (including on Android or IPhone as well). I have discussed Zero-Day vulnerabilities before … Read more

Stopping Social Engineering Attacks No, Slow Down Yes!

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Elements of an Attack: From the article at TechNewsWorld. Social Engineering is equivalent to scammers trying all types of methods to gain information or money. What does it mean to have an image above that shows many possible Social engineering attacks? Let’s list them: Techniques Phishing Pretexting Baiting Quid Pro Quo Compliance principles Friendship or … Read more

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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In a year of many problems and issues the Department of Homeland Security decided to make October the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) since 2003. https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month   The Theme is Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT. Own IT is reminding you to travel with cybersecurity in mind (at least some of the time), Social … Read more