Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue May 10 2022 12:48:00

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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Colonial Pipeline facing $1,000,000 fine for poor recovery plans

How good is your cybersecurity? Are you making the same mistakes as
lots of other people? Here's some real life advice.

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RubyGems supply chain rip-and-replace bug fixed - check your logs!

Imagine if you could assume the identity of, say, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt simply by showing up and calling yourself "Frank".

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You didn't leave enough space between ROSE and AND, and AND and CROWN.

What weird Google Docs bug connects the words THEREFORE, AND,
SECONDLY, WHY, BUT, and BESIDES?

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S3 Ep81: Passwords (still with us!), Github, Firefox at 100, and network
worms [Podcast]

Latest episode - listen now!

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World Password Day -- the 1960s just called and gave you your passwords
back

Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won't happen tomorrow. So, it's
still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.

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