After the Facebook leak [BBC.co.uk] my phone has been getting smishing messages non stop. If I can help prevent one person from clicking that next link, it will be worth it.
Phishing Posters
PSWatcher – Now Automated
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Taking Back Your Privacy: The Basics
Our digital lives are forever being followed, tracked and bombarded with tailored ads or incentives. Although this makes life easier and the tailored experience may be nice for some, it does come at a cost...
Enabling Fingerprint Lock In WhatsApp
WhatsApps is already secured from a communication point of view due to end-to-end encryption being enabled by default. What is doesn't enable by default is the privacy lock. This means if someone was to use your phone, they could easily read your messages.......
Google Calendar – “Free iPhone Phish”
If suddenly you find that Google Calendar is telling you to pick up that iPhone 11 you've won, don't worry, you've not been hacked. Most likely what has happened is that a Phishermen has sent multiple calendar invites to you knowing that they can abuse Google Calendars default event settings.......
Deepfake Technology
Deepfake is an AI based technology that basically manipulates video content so that it presents something that didn’t happen......
Fix A Slow Laptop (Windows)
After time, computers become slower. It’s a way of life. The more we use our laptops the more they move away from the original clean image. Think of it like a new house. When you first move in, everything is tidy, and the place looks fresh. Give it a year or two and the same house, looks complete different.......
How To Check If Your Account Has Been Leaked
Nowadays if you want to do anything online, you will need an account with the site. The reason being is that “it makes life easier for you”. Others will argue it’s to track your every move and sell your data to the highest bidder.....
Why Securing Your Email Account Is Important
This is aimed at non-technical users like my mum, that may not be aware of the risks out there. This will hopefully help you to secure your account...
Creating Secure Passwords
Although SSO, OTP and MFA are starting to become the norm, we are still reliant on passwords to secure our accounts. This is true for both our work and personal life. But how do you make a secure password?
Enabling MFA On Shared Service Accounts
Protecting shared service accounts is always a hard task, especially when they have admin privileges. Here is a few things you can do to help you protect them using MFA.
Check How Exposed Are You On The Internet
If you're a large organization, hiring a Cyber security firm to audit your security posture is a no brainer. Everything is exploitable and thinking that you are 100% secure nowadays is naive. You can purchase the best of the best security stack but no matter what, there will always be a weak chain somewhere. This is why these services exist. So that they help identify the gaps and help re-mediate them before someone malicious exploits them.
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