Yes, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'password' as Their Password
Via @AlishaEbrahimji Seriously. And it's seriously compromising. Comparing the most common passwords of 2020 to those of 2019, there's little to no difference — aka we haven't learned much. Read full article
Zoom Impersonation Attacks Aim to Steal Credentials
Via @LindseyOD123 The Better Business Bureau warns of phishing messages with the Zoom logo that tell recipients they have a missed meeting or suspended account. Read full article
Malicious Attachments Remain a Cybercriminal Threat Vector Favorite
Via @LindseyOD123 It's no time to let your guard down: Malicious attachments continue to be a top threat vector in the cybercriminal world, even as public awareness increases and tech companies amp up their defenses. Read full article
Why Every Website Wants You to Accept Its Cookies
Via @EmilyStewartM If you’ve visited a new website over the past 18 months or so, you’ve probably seen it: a notification informing you the page is using cookies to track you and asking you to agree to let it happen. Wonder why? Read full article
Stop Trying to Memorize Your Passwords
The odds are very good one or more of the passwords you've used at some point during your online life has been compromised. Passwords are occasionally highjacked en masse when hackers manage to breach security systems put in place to protect online user databases and the like. Big breaches make national headlines, but the majority pass by...
RIP Fernando “Corby” Corbató, Inventor of the Password
Via @matthewhughes MIT computer scientist Fernando “Corby” Corbató passed away at his home in Newton, Massachusetts. He was 93. Read full article
Chrome to Block Unsecure Content from Loading on HTTPS Pages
Via @codyenglish Google announced plans to inform users of its Chrome browser when sites utilize insecure connections. Read full article
Exercise caution with all money transfer requests
The number of ways thieves can steal from you on the Internet is many. But one of the most insidious — albeit clever — might be a request for an urgent money transfer you receive via email that seems to come from your manager or company's finance chief. Except that email didn't come from your manager or anyone inside your organization. Instead, it's a...