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Monthly Archives: January 2016
It’s Tax Season ∴ CyberThieves Are Working Full Time!
With most things going electronic, it’s beneficial to be aware of some of the tricks a con-artist would use to get your W-2 and try to claim your tax refund before you have the chance to. One popular method is … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2016, cybercrime, fraud, infographic, phishing, privacy, social engineering, spearphishing, tax refund
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Korea’s Self Driving Uber. The Rise of Automated Vehicles
In Seoul Korea, driverless taxis that emulate an Automated Uber, has already begun live testing. This leaps forward how we are progressing as a society and it’s relationship with vehicle ownership. Uber has led the change of how we travel; … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged autonomous, autonomous vehicles, GM, Lyft, Tesla, uber
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Remember the Fappening?
Some time ago, back in 2014, I wrote about the Fappening, when someone hacked a bunch of Apple cloud accounts and stole personal pictures of famous celebrities. Turns out that some of the victims to this hack was due to … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged Apple, fappening, FBI, iBrute, iCloud, phishing, spear phishing, spearphishing
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New Company: KeyMe
The company named KeyMe allows you to scan your key, either via mobile app or at a kiosk, and create a digital copy. It can then ship you a key when you want a copy, or you can have one … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, cloud, key, questionable, security
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Data Privacy Day Video
StaySafeOnline1 posted a new video today
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Tagged 2016, data privacy day, privacy
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Privacy is Good for Business – Infographic
77% of Americans feel that it is important for companies to disclose information that is collected about them. #PrivacyAware
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged privacyaware, Security Awareness
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Worst Passwords of 2015
2015’s most used cracked passwords ranked by popularity… Yes, people still use bad passwords, despite the warnings to have some complexity. Perhaps we should code systems to reject simple passwords? 1. 123456 (UNCHANGED) 2. PASSWORD (UNCHANGED) 3. 12345678 (UP 1) … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 factor, 2-step, 2015, 2016, authentication, password, passwords, two-factor
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Own Your Online Presence #PrivacyAware
I’m proud to announce that CarmeloWalsh.com is registered as a Data Privacy Day Champion. January 28th is Data Privacy Day. Please spread the word and share this post. #PrivacyAware A lot of people don’t know this, but Facebook is the leading … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, data privacy day, digital privacy day, fraud, fraudsters, harvesting, pharming, privacy, privacyaware, social engineering
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Social Engineering Fraud Losses Doubled in 2015
Consider the largest breaches of 2015 and realize they weren’t about getting financial data directly. It was all about personal details. Identity theft is a hotter commodity on the dark web, than credit card numbers. Anthem 80 million (Personal Details) Ashley … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2016, cybercrime, fraud, hackers, hacking, Identity Theft, personal details, phishing, PII, Security Awareness, smishing, sniffing, social engineering, spearphishing, vishing
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A Trip to Yuma
There was a beautiful memorial service and gathering with some very touching photos and wonderful memories shared. We will definitely miss Uncle Forrest and Aunt Becky.
Posted in life
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