Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 03 2021 12:07:48

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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Mozilla patches critical "BigSig" cryptographic bug. Here's how to track
it down and fix it.

Mozilla's cryptographic code has a critical bug. Problem is that numerous
apps are affected, and may need patching individually.

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S3 Ep61: Call scammers, cloud insecurity, and facial recognition creepiness
[podcast]

Latest episode -- listen now!!

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IoT devices must "protect consumers from cyberharm", says UK government

"Must be at least THIS tall to go on ride" seems to be the starting point.
Too little, too late? Or better than nothing?

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Controversial face matchers Clearview set to be fined over $20m

Scraping data for a facial recognition service? "That's unlawful",
concluded both the British and the Austrailians.

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Cloud Security: Don't wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

Cloud security is the best sort of altruism. you need to do it to protect
yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

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S3 Ep60: Exchange exploit, GoDaddy breach, and cookies made public [podcast]

Latest episode - listen now! Solid cybsersecurity advice in plain English.
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