Subj : Sophos Virus News To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Oct 19 2020 16:46:19 Here is the latest information from the Naked Security Blog from Sophos. You can go to nakedsecurity.sophos.com to read these. You can also sign up to have these delivered to your email during the week. Be sure that you PRACTICE SAFE HEX -- and that you keep your anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware, and anti-ransomware software up to date. Do NOT open any email attachments, even if they appear to be from someone you know!! Even if you were notified in advance that the file was coming before it arrived, use EXTREME CAUTION when opening attachments, or even clicking on links. If it appears your email has been spoofed, change your access password immediately!! It's best to use 2 unrelated words (the longer, the better), separated by a non-alphabetic character...such as BOAT+TOUCH (please do NOT use this example). While you can't use high ascii characters online, you can use numbers, letters (upper and lower case), and symbols. The use of a Password Manager, such as Dashlane, is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. That way, you can create a different password for each site you visit, and you don't have to remember them...plus, you can make it a complex password, that's difficult for someone to guess. If they do, they can steal your identity, and make you liable for things like credit card debt, etc. Lastly, if your browser seemingly locks up, telling you to call Microsoft at a certain number, do NOT call the number!! Instead, close your web browser, clear the cache and cookies, do a full virus scan, then restart the browser. You may also want to reboot the computer afterwards. *** Naked Security Live - Ping of Death: are you at risk? Here's the latest Naked Security Live video - enjoy (and please share with your friends)! *** S3 Ep2: Creepy smartwatches, botnets and Pings of Death - Podcast Listen to the latest episode of the Naked Security Podcast *** US Department of Justice reignites the Battle to Break Encryption How strong is too strong? *** Windows "Ping of Death" bug revealed - patch now! No one has figured out how to run code with this bug yet - but if they do, you can bet that someone will turn it into a computer worm. *** Creepy covert camera "feature" found in popular smartwatch for kids This popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS. *** Microsoft on the counter­attack! Trickbot malware network takes a hit The crooks haven't yet been caught and arrested, but their malware distribution network has been hit hard. *** Naked Security Live - Cybersecurity tips for your own network Here's the latest Naked Security Live video - enjoy (and please share with your friends)! *** S3 Ep1: Ransomware - is it really OK to pay? - Naked Security Podcast Our podcast is back for Series 3 - here's Episode 1! *** 8 tips to tighten up your work-from-home network You don't have to be an IT guru to beef up your cybersecurity at home. Sometimes it's enough to ask yourself, "Which bits can I turn off?" *** Gone phishing: workplace email security in five steps David Mitchell, Senior Director of Email Product Management at Sophos, shares his top tips to optimize workplace email security. *** Naked Security Live - Stay on top of phishing scams Naked Security Live - here's the recorded version of our latest video. Enjoy. *** If you connect it, protect it Last week, we said that "Friends don't let friends get scammed." They don't let themselves get scammed, either! *** Serious Security: Phishing without links - when phishers bring along their own web pages How do you "check the URL before you click" if the web page you're visiting is already on your own computer? *** #BeCyberSmart - why friends don't let friends get scammed Friends don't let friends get scammed. Because cybercrime hurts us all. *** --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .