Facecrooks reports a new spreading Facebook scam titled Chuck Norris dies at age 71! Not a Joke. Clicking the link on the Facebook wall post takes you to the following page designed to look like Facebook: The scammers are hoping that users will think this is Facebook and that the Premium Youtube plugin is legit. … More “Chuck Norris dies at age 71! Not a Joke.” – Facebook Scam
In an escalation of the tendency to require companies to be forthright with their users following a breach, a European Union proposed bill intended to overhaul a 17-year old law is making progress. This week EU will outline the overhaul to the existing rules, hoping to encourage more expedient communication efforts following a breach, in … More EU – data breaches to be reported within 24 hours
A couple of weeks ago, some of my Facebook friends were putting up messages telling the world what was number one in the charts the day they were born and in some cases providing a link to a video. While it was depressing to realize how young so many of my friends were – I … More Your birthday #1 hit single and survey scams
To Members of the United States Congress: I am the chief executive officer of North American operations for ESET, a world leader in proactive Internet threat protection. As a CEO working to create well-paid jobs in America, I urge you to reject HR 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) as well as S.968, the … More An Open Letter to US Congress from Andrew Lee, CEO, ESET North America
Way back in the 1990s, during the Q&A session after an EICAR presentation on social engineering, there was an animated discussion arising from some slides I’d included on password selection and usage. Some wondered why we were still discussing and promoting password strategies when there were (and are) better alternatives to static passwords. Timeslip… Before … More Passwords, passphrases, and big numbers
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