Some have already forgotten, that about 15 months ago, a notorious cyberattack on HSE, the Irish health service happened. Now a major hospital near Paris has been hit by a ransomware attack that crippled its computer and medical systems and forced it to send patients to other healthcare facilities. The criminals demand $10 million from the hospital … More French hospital crippled by cyberattack
Doxing can happen to anyone – here’s how you can reduce the odds that your personal information will be weaponized against you. How harmful can it be to have your social media accounts set to public? Or to tag the restaurant where you’re having that delicious meal? Almost everyone does it! Let’s turn the questions … More What is doxing and how to protect yourself
You may not be able to disappear completely from the internet, but you can minimize your digital footprint with a few simple steps. Have you ever searched for yourself on Google? It may sound odd, but it is actually a great way to discover a tiny part of what the web knows about us. And, … More Is your personal data all over the internet? 7 steps to cleaning up your online presence
LinkedIn privacy settings are just as overwhelming as any other social media settings. There’s a lot of menus, a lot buttons to enable, select, accept or reject. To make sure you have control over your information we bring you a step-by-step guide on how to enjoy LinkedIn safely. Managing our privacy settings is overwhelming. There’s … More A step‑by‑step guide to enjoy LinkedIn safely
The Sender Policy Framework can’t help prevent spam and phishing if you allow billions of IP addresses to send as your domain. Twenty years ago, Paul Vixie published a Request for Comments on Repudiating MAIL FROM that helped spur the internet community to develop a new way of fighting spam with the Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The issue then, as now, … More How a spoofed email passed the SPF check and landed in my inbox
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