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Joseph Steinberg Appointed To CompTIA Cybersecurity Advisory Council
January 25, 2021Long-time cybersecurity-industry veteran, Joseph Steinberg, has been appointed by CompTIA, the information technology (IT) industry’s nonprofit...
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Images Of Government-Issued IDs Should Not Be Trusted For Authentication
January 11, 2021Government Issued identity documents (IDs), such as passports and drivers’ licenses, may be appropriate forms of...
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Banning President Trump From Social Media May Seem Moral, But It Is Both Wrong And Threatens Our Democracy
January 9, 2021Back in 2019, I wrote that lawmakers must prohibit social media platforms from banning anyone for...
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Every Computer and Smartphone in the Capitol Should be Considered Compromised and Dangerous
January 7, 2021While much of the security-oriented focus regarding the storming of the Capitol building by protesters yesterday...
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Adobe Flash Is Finally Dead – And You Should Uninstall It Immediately. Here Is How and Why.
January 4, 2021Uninstall Adobe Flash Player From any devices on which you still have it running. Flash was...
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US Orders Rare Emergency System Shut-Downs After Severe CyberSecurity Breach Hits Government And Businesses
December 14, 2020The U.S. government instructed all of its civilian agencies to immediately shut off various popular network...
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Warning To Employers And Their Former Employees: Ex-Engineer Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Hacking Cisco’s WebEx
December 14, 2020A former Cisco engineer was sentenced this past Wednesday (December 9, 2020) to 24 months in...
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Social Media Account Verification Messages: CyberCriminals’ Latest Phishing Technique Exploits Both Human Emotions And Anti-Fraud Techniques
December 1, 2020Social media users’ delight at receiving notification that their accounts have qualified for Verification (that is,...
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The Most Dangerous Attack On Our Presidential Election Is The One That Nobody Is Discussing
November 3, 2020Election hacking, tampering, vulnerabilities, and fraud are topics that have inundated Americans watching the news over...
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“Cybersecurity For Dummies” Book Now Available In Dutch
October 26, 2020Cybersecurity For Dummies, Joseph Steinberg’s best-selling introduction to cybersecurity, is now available in Dutch. Like its...