Author Archives: pfinneynetizen

Netizen ALERT: Marriott Breached

Marriott has today revealed that its Starwood guest reservation database has been subject to unauthorized access “since 2014”. The scope of the data breach is huge, covering nearly five years and approximately 500 million guests. The company has created a website to deal with the breach at info.starwoodhotels.com (note that at the time of writing […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 31 October 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Protecting Yourself from Ransomware Password Security Tackling the Phishing Epidemic Phish Tale of the Week How can Netizen Help? Protecting Yourself from Ransomware Ransomware cost the world more than […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 24 October 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Will This Halloween Be Cyber Scary? Healthcare.gov breach Compromises 75K Users’ Data Test your SSL Security Web Applications Vulnerable Due to Security Flaw in Popular Plugin Phish Tale of […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 17 October 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Goodbye TLS 1.0/1.1 Cyber Threats: How Prepared Is Your Organization? Flaw Allows Hackers to Connect to Server Without Password Phish Tale of the Week! How can Netizen Help? Goodbye TLS […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 10 October 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Phish Tale of the Week! Facebook Breach Affects 90MM users MikroTik / WinBox Vulnerability 3 Things to Look for When Choosing a Cybersecurity Company How can Netizen Help? Phish […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 26 September 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Phish Tale of the Week! Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Vulnerability FEMA Tests Emergency Alert System to Mobile Devices A Frozen Firefox Attack How can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 12 September 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Phish Tale of the Week! URL Spoofing The Hazards of IoT Devices Targets of Phishing How can Netizen Help? Phish Tale of the Week! Netizen received an email claiming […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 5 September 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. 1/5 SMB Employees Share Passwords 3D Printers a vector for attack CamuBot and Vishing Quick notice: Monero Miner Malware How can Netizen Help? 1/5 SMB Employees Share Passwords It is […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 29 August 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. DoS Attack Vectors Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Released Attackers Continue to Phish Bonus: How Not to Manage Passwords How can Netizen Help? DoS Attack Vectors Denial of Service attacks (DoS) are a […]
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Netizen Cybersecurity Bulletin: 22 August 2018 Edition

In this issue: In this week’s issue, you’ll find information regarding the most current critical threats and preventative measures to lessen the chances of a breach. Caller ID Spoofing USBHarpooning and Bad USBs FBI Warns Real Estate Industry is a Target for Cybercrime How can Netizen Help? Caller ID Spoofing Have you ever received a […]
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