Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Mar 08 2021 17:19:17

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.

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Naked Security Live -- ICU: How much do your home-working photos give away?

I see you/And what you do -- So be aware/Before you share -- And if in
Doubt/don't give it out!!

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Poison packages -- "Supply Chain Risks" user hits Python community with
4000 fake modules

To this "researcher", even a job not wort doing was worth overdoing.
Here's what you can learn from the incident...

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Using TikTok? Check out these six security tips

Practical advice on how to maximize your security and privacy on TikTok. 

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S3 Ep22: Cryptographic escapes and social media scams [Podcast]

Lastest episode - listen now. (And tell your friends!)

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Using TikTok? Check out these six security tips

Practical advice on how to maximize your security and privacy on TikTok.

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Another Chrome zero-day exploit - so get that update done!

It's deja vu all over again! New month, new Chrome zero-day bug being 
exploited in the wild.

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