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Today's episode is about whaling. What is it and what can you do to thwart an attack. There is a great article on Rapid7's Blog on whaling. Find it here. https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/whaling-phishing-attacks/ . As mentioned at the end of the podcast, I wanted to try something a little different. For a chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift card, send an email to usbourguest@gmail.com with 'raffle'...

Today's Episode covers Backups. What are backups, why you should use them and how to do them.  Find the PC mag article referenced in the podcast at https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-beginners-guide-to-pc-backup Find the Microsoft support article referenced in the podcast at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027408/windows-10-backup-and-restore Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon th...

Today's Episode covers Ransomware. What is it and how can you protect yourself from it.  Find the knowbe4 article we referenced in the show at https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware . Find the Sophos article I referenced at the end of the episode at https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/09/17/maze-attackers-adopt-ragnar-locker-virtual-machine-technique/ Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon thro...

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Today's episode cover tips to keep you safe from a SMiShing attack. From the Norton Website. What is Smishing and how to protect yourself from an attack? https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-what-is-smishing.html

In this episode we explain what exactly is spear phishing. KnowBe4 website  https://www.knowbe4.com/spear-phishing/

This episode is about Phishing and how to avoid being phished From the FTC website - How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams

In this Flash Briefing we cover Virtual Private Networks or VPN's PC Mag - The Best VPN services for 2019 https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/296955/the-best-vpn-services

In this episode we cover warnings and suggestions when using public Wi-Fi Norton website - The Risks of public Wi-Fi https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-risks-of-public-wi-fi.html

This Flash Briefing is about Utility Company Scam Calls. Federal Trade Commission website - Empower yourself against utility scams - by Lisa Lake https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/09/empower-yourself-against-utility-scams Federal Trade Commission Complaint Assistant https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Tips to avoid being scammed by a SSA RoboCall Federal Trade Commission - Getting Calls from the SSA? https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/03/getting-calls-ssa

Tips to help avoid being scammed by a Credit Card RoboCall.  FCC robo-calls website https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts 

 Today's tip is about the Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan.   Hacking Humans podcast by Cyberwire with Dave Bitner and Joe Carrigan https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/hacking-humans.html CyberWire https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/daily-podcast.html

knowbe4 blog web address as referred to in this episode https://blog.knowbe4.com/

In this episode we explain how to use the VirusTotal website to help protect your computer from viruses.  Virus Total virustotal.com

Two-Factor Authentication: What is it and why do I need it to stay safe online? https://blog.trendmicro.com/two-factor-authentication-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-stay-safe-online/  Google Authenticator Apple https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-authenticator/id388497605 Microsoft Authenticator https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/account/authenticator Authy https://authy.com/

THE 4 BEST PASSWORD MANAGERS TO SECURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/  1Password https://1password.com/ dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/ LastPass https://www.lastpass.com/hp Keep PassXC https://keepassxc.org/

In this Flash Briefing we cover tips for creating secure passwords from the experts at knowbe4.com Use the website  https://howsecureismypassword.net/  to check how strong your password is

We cover some password best practices in this flash briefing

Never plug a USB flash drive into your computer that is not your own. Malicious Code could be saved on the flash drive and programmed to run keyloggers or backdoors when plugged in. Some of these devices appear to be USB flash drives but instead are microcontrollers designed to run files or control you computer without your permission. As a best practice, never plug in a USB flash drive to your de...