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Google increases security in Gmail app on Android after Google Docs Problems
After millions of people were targeted in a Gmail phishing attack yesterday that used a fake Google Doc to trick users into handing over access to their email account, Google is taking steps to make sure the next attack isn’t so widespread.
Faked Shared Google Docs Emails: The Official Google Response
Earlier today we blogged about the ‘faked google docs shared with you’ scam which was spreading like wildfire. Thousands or perhaps millions of people got the emails, us included.
Security expert: new passwords monthly means we choose weaker ones
Changing passwords makes you LESS safe: Security expert says thinking of a new one every month makes the ones we choose weaker. Paul Edmonds, head of technology at National Cyber Crime Unit, made claims – He said people changing their passwords is ‘fallacy’ spread by security industry.
Fake ‘shared Google Docs’ links arriving in inboxes now – do NOT click them
There is a fake ‘shared google docs’ email landing in inboxes everywhere. It will NOT share a document with you, but instead grants a hacker access to your gmail contacts list. DO NOT CLICK IT.
DOJ Announced Kelihos Botnet Takedown and Arrest
In late April, the Department of Justice announced an arrest and the takedown of the Kelihos botnet. The matter was mentioned again today on Capitol Hill during testimony by FBI Director James Comey.
Education & CyberSecurity: School’s almost out … Don’t let cybercriminals in
Education & CyberSecurity When it comes to security, schools have unique challenges. It’s difficult to think of another type of organization that combines the functions of education, healthcare, finance, retail, and research, among the other usual administrative...
Have Your Say: IT folks – shape our future educational events!
We want your feedback. In the future, we’re taking a much more active role in spreading the CyberSecurity message to companies large and small. What type of events for education do you want to see?
Security Layers Make Sense: A single protective technology means a single point of failure
Security Layers Make Sense: Computer Security Solutions has always advocated a layered approach to security – this article from We Live Security underscores our point fairly well.
PHISHING: Great News! You got Phished! Better news if you you can spot them!
Phishing emails are seemingly 'just a part of life'. Scammers send them; email providers filter most of them out, but a few always seem to get through. It's funny how they seem to rely on a couple of different social engineering tricks. Whether it be fear, greed,...
PHISHING: Blind Trust in Email Can Cost You Your Home
Jon and Dorothy Little, who in November of 2016, at the closing on a house they were buying, found out that a phishing attack from a fraudster had tricked them into wiring their house funds to the wrong bank account. The months of worry and anguish were just starting.
Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?
It could be argued, cybersecurity awareness should factor as part of World Day for Safety and Health at Work – officially or otherwise (it’s a great opportunity to raise awareness of workplace-related health and safety). We think it could be included for a number of reasons.
Hajime Botnet reaches 300,000 infected IoT devices: Has Huge Potential for Damage
Security experts are keeping a close eye on the Hajime botnet, which is now estimated to have passed 300,000 infected IoT devices. By comparison, the Mirai botnet was estimated to be about 400,000 devices, when it was deployed in DDoS attack against Dyn back in 2016,...
CyberSecurity Hole in One was a Big Hit at TopGolf Centennial!
TopGolf was the venue we selected for April 2017's 'CyberSecurity Hole in One': [csg_call_to_action call_yymm="1704" call_type="events"...
Locky Ransomware is back, wrapped inside a Word Document, inside a PDF File
Security researchers have discovered a new spam campaign which started last Friday, where ransomware is downloaded and run by a macro hidden inside a Word document that is in turn nested within a PDF, like a Russian nesting dolls - or matryoshka dolls. The ransomware...
Webroot mistakenly flags windows files as malicious and Facebook as a Phishing Site
It's unclear how so many legitimate Windows files and one of the world's best-known websites were flagged in a huge false positive fracas, but that's the situation that many thousands of Webroot found themselves in yesterday. Antivirus vendor Webroot had a rather...
ESET Finds Flashlight Trojan in Google Play Store – Google Removes It
Android users were targeted by a banking malware with screen locking capabilities, masquerading as a flashlight app on Google Play. Google was notified and removed the application - however, 5,000 or so users had downloaded the app before it was removed from the...
Nearly 9,000 malware-laden servers, compromised websites found in Singapore-based Interpol operation
Interpol is claiming success after discovering close to 9,000 malware command and control (C&C) servers and 270 infected websites across the Asean region. The Interpol Press Release revealed that the infected servers even included government servers: SINGAPORE –...
95 Percent of Enterprises Found Employees Actively Seeking Ways to Bypass Corporate Security Protocols
In a recently released Insider Threat Intelligence Report from Dtex Systems, it was revealed that in a whopping 95% of organizations, employees are actively attempting to bypass the security protocols and procedures put in place to protect them. This report is both...
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