Irish computer users are on the receiving end of another nasty spam. Pretending to be from the Bank of Ireland it claims users will receive a new credit card, but that they will also have to activate their current one online if they wish to continue using it. Attached is a supposed “activation” information file, … More CyberThreats Daily: A new twist on an old scam
It’s been a really rough time for Sony. Last month there was the massive Sony PlayStation/Qriocity breach. Then a Sony subsidiary in Japan called So-Net was hacked. Next comes word from Naked Security that Sony BMG in Greece has been hacked. Are all of these unrelated? Is there cause for you to be concerned? Randy … More CyberThreats Daily: Hacking Sony for Fun and Profit (And Let’s Nail Your Company Too)
So we’re not always just complaining about poor Facebook security, this time we do have to point out the improvements they have made. ESET security experts David Harley and Randy Abrams wrote about it. If you go to your Facebook account and click on account settings in the account menu, and then the Facebook Ads … More CyberThreats Daily: Facebook improving privacy and security
We have published guidance material previously on passwords and passphrases, some are blogs and some are lengthier depending on your liking (link & link). Even still it is always good practice to reinforce sensible password techniques. For this blog, I plan on sharing an analogous self-ritual, and one that relies on a third party application … More Security Feature: No chocolates for my passwords please!
This is an unfortunate time for Sony PlayStation and customers due to the recent breach. Anecdotal reports are now coming in that Sony PlayStation who opened up their gaming ecosystem recently has now potentially fallen to a password reset hack. This may not be a hack at all; however, to be cautious, we wanted to … More CyberThreats Daily: PlayStation – Rehacked reloaded?
