Cyber Security Awareness: Malware & Spear Phishing

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Careful where you click and what you plug into your computer. There are all sorts of threats out there.

Phishing Attack

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It's not usually viruses, per se, that are in modern phishing attacks. This might be a hold-over from a time when people used the term virus to mean any kind of malicious software. Thankfully people have figured out the proper term for that is must malware.

Don't try this at home

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One school of thought says that we should make things safe so that people can do what comes naturally to them with no ill effect. 

I maintain that it's just not feasible to child-proof everything and at least some of the time it's better (or even necessary) to teach people to use good judgement and be cautious instead. Sometimes the correct answer is "don't do the thing" not "we'll make the thing safe".

You Clicked That Link Didn't You backpack

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No matter where you go, you will probably find someone who can answer "Yes" to that question

Cybersecurity Awareness Halloween Edition

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How weird is it that Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the same month as Halloween? It's almost as though someone knew cybersecurity awareness would focus on scaring people.

Think Before You Click shirt

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It's always good to remind people to be careful where they click. The bad guys are always looking for new ways to trick people into installing malware.

Ransomware sticker

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Are you aware of ransomware? Do you want to make other people aware of it too? Maybe this sticker can help.

How private is your personal information?

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Well that's creepy as fuck. You'd think those people would know something was up when they were offered something for free in exchange for doing something on Facebook. Granted the video is from 2016, but even in 2016 Facebook was notorious with respect to privacy, and "free" should always raise a red flag.

Adam Anderson: Cyber Crime Isn't About Computers, It's About Behavior

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One of the things I've always thought was important was to realize that the security problem has many dimensions that need to be addressed, and human behaviour is definitely an important one.

(Criminal) Hacker's Paradise: A Security Awareness Parody Music Video

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While VPN's may not be as important on today's encrypted world wide web, there's still plenty of good lessons to learn from this song.

The Defence Works: Phishing Emails In Real Life

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The interactions that phishing emails try to employ really don't stand up to scrutiny when used in the real world, do they? Honestly, it would be creep as fuck if a guy from your bank actually sat down beside you on a park bench to discuss a problem with you. How the fuck would your bank even know you were there?

Human Error's Guide to Keeping Security Simple - Mimecast Security Awareness Training

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There appears to be an entire series of videos with this Human Error character. I like that, even though this is meant to be professional security awareness training material, they still have fun with it and employ humour to keep the audience's attention. I am a big fan of using humour to communicate security concepts.