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Don’t Take My Control Panel!

Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel

The Settings app has taken over, but Control Panels aren’t going anywhere yet.

Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows’ 39-year-old Control ...

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New Phishing Attack Spoofs Microsoft 365 Authentication System

Vade, a provider of email security and threat detection services, has released a report on a recently discovered phishing attack that involves the spoofing of the Continue Reading →

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Statement Phish
Chef’s Special: URL Shortener Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my anti-spam nets and into my inbox. Some are contributed by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.

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Crime in the Digital Age: How Technology is Reshaping Criminal Activity

By Toby Patrick

Technology has long been used to counter crime. But in many cases, technology is the foundation for criminal activity. One thing’s for sure, when new technology comes into our lives, criminal use cases aren’t too far behind.

Here’s how four significant developments in technology have led to an increase in criminal activity.

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Weekend Update

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

Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

Parody site ClownStrike defended the “obvious” fair use.

Doesn’t CrowdStrike have more important things to do right now than try to take down a parody site?

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Email Compromise Phish
Chef’s Special: Bank Statement Phish
Also serving: Voicemail Phish, FedEx Phish

Examples of clever phish that made it past my anti-spam nets and into my inbox. Some are contributed by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.

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Sunday Funnies

First Ever Band Picture on the World Wide Web

Followers of this blog know that the World Wide Web was developed by Tim Berners-Lee at the European Nuclear Energy Agency CERN. This was the first picture posted to the web. Its a band comprised of scientists from CERN, called “Les Horrible Cernettes.”

https://musiclub.web.cern.ch/bands/cernettes/firstband.html

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Weekend Update

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

Royal Ransomware Actors Rebrand as “BlackSuit,” FBI and CISA Release Update to Advisory

08/07/2024 03:00 PM EDT

Today, CISA—in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)—released an update to joint Cybersecurity Advisory #StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware, #StopRansomware: ...
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Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: QR Code Phish
Examples of clever phish that made it past my anti-spam nets and into my inbox. Some are contributed by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.

You can send phishing samples to me at phish@wyzguys.com.

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