Tag Archives: 2017

Worst Passwords of 2017

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Carmelo

Every year SplashData analyses passwords leaked by hackers in data breaches. Here is this year’s list: 1. 123456 2. password 3. 12345678 4. qwerty 5. 12345 6. 123456789 7. letmein 8. 1234567 9. football 10. iloveyou 11. admin 12. welcome … Continue reading →

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Re:Scam.Bot

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Carmelo

Next time you get sent a scam email FORWARD it me@rescam.org, created by Netsafe as a sophisticated A.I. email program to keep bad guys busy. The A.I. will reply to the bad guys with conversation and keep them busy until … Continue reading →

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More On Equifax with John Oliver

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Carmelo

I think that a big slap in the face to the American people is that Equifax was also awarded 7.25 million by the IRS to verify taxpayer identities and help prevent fraud.

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It’s National CyberSecurity Awareness Month

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Carmelo

Learn about potential extreme hackerness from an extreme, fictional story. The hacker uses social engineering tactics and hacks into many things in Pierce Brosnan’s character, Mike Regan’s life and tries to ruin every aspect of his life. It’s a crazy … Continue reading →

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RSA Charge 2017

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Carmelo

I haven’t been doing a lot of posting this year, as my involvement at work on keeping many folks abreast on industry news has been waning. I have been focusing a lot more on several other areas within the Governance, … Continue reading →