Russian Sandworm Hackers Linked to New Ransomware Blitz
Ukrainian targets are on the receiving end of RansomBoggs variant
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsAfrican Police Bust $800K Fraud Schemes
International operation lasted four months
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 28, 2022
Elon Musk Confirms Twitter 2.0 will Bring End-to-End Encryption to Direct Messages
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on the platform. The feature is part of Musk’s vision for Twitter 2.0, which is expected to be what’s called an “everything app.” Other functionalities include longform tweets and payments, according to a slide deck shared by Musk over the weekend. The company’s […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 28, 2022
Amazon Chime is PAINFUL.
The last time I used Amazon Chime it worked. Now it doesn’t. The last time I used Amazon Chime it started failing in the middle of a six week class. The problem was that I had signed up for a Pro account but at some point the free trial ended. I had to jump through a […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 28, 2022
Can’t connect to Internet after updating to Ventura
Little Snitch causes a problem with networking after update After updating one of my laptops to Apple’s latest MacOS version — Ventura — I couldn’t connect to the Internet. Oddly I rebooted and could connect for a minute but then I was blocked again. I also noticed that I could not turn on Little Snitch, my Mac firewall. Ultimately the problem […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 28, 2022
Chrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 – check your version now
There isn’t a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days… you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 27, 2022
Redirect IoT Devices to Preferred DNS
Leveraging PFSense Nat Rules to redirect DNS requests when the device itself won’t let you This is a continuation of posts on Network Security In the last post I explained how to disable IPv6 on PFSense and then completely stop traffic logged after disabling IPv6 on PFSense. Disable IPv6 on PFSense In this post I’ll show you how […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 26, 2022
Azure Payment Method UI Design Doesn’t Make Sense
Apparently my Azure account was blocked because I changed my business card from a travel card to a cash back card and the old card was associated with that account. So I re-login and attempt to change my payment methods by navigating to “My Microsoft Account.” Seems logical, right? And yes, there are my payment methods. Cool. So […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 26, 2022
Disable IPv6 on PFSense
If you don’t need IPv6 you can disable it to simplify network management This is a continuation of my posts on network security. In my last post in this series I wrote about backing up and restoring PFSense aliases. Backup and Restore PFSense Aliases This post shows you how to “disable” IPv6 on PFSense and then […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends