Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Feb 02 2022 15:21:56

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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Elementor WordPress plugin has a gaping security hole -- update now!!

We shouldn't need to say, "Check your inputs!" these days; but we're
saying it anyway.

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Linux Kernel patches "performance can be harmful" bug in video driver

This bug is fiendishly hard to explout -- but it you patch, it won't be
there to exploit at all.

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Website operator fined for using Google Fonts "the cloudy way"

Google Fonts are OK, it seems, but only if everyone keeps their own copy
of the fonts they use.

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Coronoavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices -- don't fall for it!

Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful,
too...but, there aren't any.

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Happy Data Privacy Day -- and we really do mean "happy" :-)

We give you some simple digital lifestyle tips that cost nothing.
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