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Private messaging is supposed to be private. What went wrong?
This is a wild story splashed across the front page of the Wall Street Journal.
Was this a failure of technology, or a people problem?
What’s The Vibe?
What insights would you get if you asked 25,000 online adults in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil, and Mexico?
Is awareness rising? Are behaviors keeping pace with awareness? How would their attitudes change over 5 years?
After an online scam, there's one thing you need to do quickly.
What is a “hacker”?
Why would someone want to be a “good hacker”?
Where did that idea come from? Is it a cultural value?
How and why does hacking transform from "tinkering" to commiting crime?
Social Media is a great way to stay connected with friends, family, classmates and co-workers.
It’s also become a playground of the Digital Kleptos™ of the world.
Although he’s supported many causes in the past, today Craig focuses on just two: helping veterans/military families and cybersecurity.
“I’ve been doing scam fighting professionally for about 25 years,” Newmark says. “It just really pisses me off. I take this very personally.”
Do you want to understand the human dimension of hacking, how damaging it can be to real people? A painful human tragedy, including lives lost to suicide. Hear directly from the victims themselves, in their own words, in this stunning multi-part podcast.
For the folks who care about such things, consumer VPNs function as an effective economic protest: www.digitalkleptos.com/p/fight-the-...
From Roger Grimes . . .
We've probably overlooked the intense human cost of these digital crimes against the public.
Hi FPF! Let's look at this issue from the perspective of savvy business travelers wondering what the risk actually is.
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It's always valuable to know what people are thinking. Let me know if you notice anything off in this blog post, and we'll fix it!
Hi Jonathan! How about we look at this issue from the perspective of savvy business travelers wondering what the risk actually is? I recently wrote about the debate over public Wi-Fi safety. If people look for an answer, what will they find?
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/how-safe-i...
Let’s imagine a couple of savvy business travelers, Bob and Alice. They’re leaving on a trip next week, the issue of public Wi-Fi came up, and now they’re searching online for an answer. What will they find?
A chance encounter at an arts festival helped define the "filter" cyber advice should pass through before it reaches the public. Would you suggest anything different?
What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?
Your brain, your browser, your Password Manager, your Password Notebook?
We’ve gathered the pros and cons of each approach.
#PasswordManagers
#PasswordBook
#Cybersecurity
#CyberCivilDefense
#WeAreTheCavalry
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Coffee? Really?
The Digital Kleptos™ of the World are even using our love of Coffee to hack us!
QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just how bad are they?
Are they really as radioactive as some people say?
#QRCodes
#Cybersecurity
#CyberCivilDefense
#WeAreTheCavalry
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Who Is The Main Victim Of Cybercrime?
➡️ Who are the Digital Kleptos™ of the World targeting?
➡️ How do hackers pick their victims?
➡️ How do people become victims of cybercrime?
➡️ What is the #1 cybercrime in the USA?
➡️ How can I protect myself from cybercrime?
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/who-is-the...
Is working from home — or on the road — your daily experience?
How should we think about the shared responsibility between employers and employees to keep systems safe?
❓ Why should you use multi-factor authentication?
❓ What is multi-factor authentication and why does it work?
❓ Why is multi-factor authentication more safe?
❓ Is multi-factor authentication unhackable?
❓ What is the main disadvantage of MFA?
❓ What is safer than MFA?
11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online
Don’t Let Hackers Turn Your Winter Wonderland Into A Winter Bummerland!
From our friends at CISA and the Better Business Bureau, here are some excellent tips to stay safer online this Holiday Season.
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/11-holiday...
A Threat Model is a tool — a way of questioning yourself — that helps you understand what you want to do, what’s happening in the World around you, and helps you accomplish your goals more safely.
This one helps keep the Digital Kleptos™ away from your online accounts.
Brilliant At The Basics Of Cybersecurity: Part 5: Multi-Factor Authentication (FDA)
Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security
Passwords alone won't protect your bank account, 401(k), or email. You need multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Which option is best?
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/turning-on...
Brilliant At The Basics Of Cybersecurity Part 3: Use A High-Quality Password Manager
The Passwords Of The Past don’t keep us safe online anymore.
Making up passwords on the fly simply won’t protect your online accounts like it did before. You need a Modern Password.
How do you make a Modern Password?
Use a high-quality Password Manager.
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/why-use-a-...
Brilliant At The Basics Of Cybersecurity Part 2: Let's Explore Modern Passwords
Is there really anything new or different to say about passwords?
☑️ Hamilton in theaters this month.
☑️ The tech of that era.
☑️ Why one cybersecurity researcher abandoned a successful body of work.
☑️ The "funeral" that came went, but we didn't get an invite.
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5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online
Staying safe online doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. One by one, you can master The Basics of cybersecurity.
You have the power to keep yourself safer online!
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We’re seeing a worrying new trend — not simply damage, but destruction.
Despite heroic efforts to save the business by laying off most of their 170 employees, and selling their headquarters, the damage was devastating.
How do we avoid joining the growing list of companies destroyed by hacking?
Speaking of Fortune Cookies:
Fun and Practical Cyber Fortunes In Every Cookie
They’re fun, unexpected, and memorable.
And most importantly – they’ll make convention attendees want to linger at your booth!
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Suppose you have a friend with an interest in history who wants to know more about cybersecurity.
What would you use as a good introduction to the topic?
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It’s understandable that the founder of Facebook wants to protect himself, his family, and his lifestyle.
But what about the rest of us?
Many of us are living below the cybersecurity poverty line, and don’t even know it.
What’s the best practical cybersecurity solution for most online users?
This guidance comes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), long considered the standard-bearer of all things cybersecurity.
www.digitalkleptos.com/p/the-intern...