Cybersmart Security

Humans are the weakest link to break into any secured system. What does the recent hacks and ransomware mean for you as an individual or your business? Understanding how social engineering tactics works is no longer an option it is important now than ever before. Take a listen to this podcast to know more...........LINKS:.. 1. The Twitter mega-hack. What you need to know https://www.tripwire.com/s...

In this episode : How Paranoid are you about your security? Are you communicating with your wards or kids and providing them the right education on how to use social media on the Internet? Cyber Spies used LinkedIn platform to hack into 2 European defence firms and more are discussed in this episode.  Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown on recent news in the cyberspace. Learn something about sec...

Tycoon-Java-Based Ransomware,Fake BlackLivesMatter vote campaign spreads Trickbot, Brave CEO Apologises for adding affiliate links to URL & NASA cyber incidents hit 368% increase and Microsoft release June 130 security patches...... —Researchers say Tycoon ransomware, which has targeted institutions(educational and business), has a few traits they haven't seen before. Targets Windows & Linux. —A c...

Cisco Release Patch. An Unusual Photo is Bricking Phones ... Cisco have released Patches for their Nexus Switches .—Cisco are asking organisations, busineses & users to install these updates to prevent a possible distributed denial of service(DDoS) due to the vulnerabilities.  Some popular brands have been affected by a photo, bricking phones when used as the background image. This image...

Signal IM Introduces PINs For Secured Recovery Of Accounts,Why Basic Training & Security Awareness Matters & EasyJet Faces €18B In Lawsuits Over Data Breach. . . Signal, a non-profit organization interested in providing secured messaging platform for use have announced the introduction of secure PINs to be used for recovery of accounts. You are advised to use long Passphrase. Why businesses must t...

EasyJet Data Breach Affects 9M Passengers, Messaging Apps under Threat from New Android Malware called WolfRAT & 6 ways parents can protect their online gaming kids.... Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown on recent news in the cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. Episodes are released every Tuesday. . Follow him on Twitter @Majo...

Learn about password Day and the mistakes you should avoid while creating passwords. And the possibility of a passwordless future. Bad guys prey on the naivety of their victims/targets to hijack WhatsApp accounts. Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown on recent news in the cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. Episodes are released...

Hackers takes almost $1.3 million from 3 British Equity Firms. Is the plan to use Thermal Cameras in a post-Covid-19 period at game venues not an intrusion of personal privacy? And 7 actions any organisation like GoDaddy should take in the event of a data breach. These action will aid the recovery of all stakeholders involved and reduce the impact of the incident. Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown...

Why you should activate 2FA or 2SV on your accounts now? Microsoft have patched vulnerability that would have allowed the bad guys to take over your Team's Microsoft Teams' accounts. About 25000 email addresses of prominent organisations such as WHO, were published. You can fall for this creative Phone Scams that involves ATM cards, spoofing and call phishing. Scammers will spoof caller IDs when c...

Bot network named ICEBUCKET impersonates human eyes in 30 countries. Google warn developers about free trial apps, TIktok uses HTTP instead of HTTPS. and 100M phishing emails identified by Google daily.

Contact tracking Devices to trace possible contacts with COVID-19 will be available soon. More exploitation of the coronavirus situation by hackers and Scammers and how to stay safe.

In this first episode, Salaudeen Amao gives an introduction on how the Cybersmart Security podcast will benefit its listeners and also give general Cyber Awareness advice against becoming a victim to scams during the Coronavirus pandemic.