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Guest Post - Jacob Weller - The Worst #Passwords of 2019

Thanks to IT professional Jacob Weller who, being passionate about supporting others to increase their cyber security awareness, has kindly provided a guest post about the worst passwords of 2019.



So as xmas is upon us and the year draws to a close, I thought it would be a good timeto write my first security article..So here it is...
The Worst password of 2019...
This is a good time to remind everyone on how a simple but effective password can be your best defence against scams and...

Guest Post - Shelly Mills - What does #phishing have to do with black juju?

Thanks to my colleague Shelly Mills  for writing this post to provide an interesting look at phishing.
Phishing is a form of fraud used by scammers to steal sensitive information such as account credentials or banking information, by disguising emails to look like legitimate emails from reputable organisations and people you trust. 
Because of the ease of sending bulk phishing emails, it has become a common method for criminals to use to try and obtain your...

Excerpt from book Unmasking the Hacker - DDoS and Botnets

It is Sunday 15 December 2019 as this is published and I am working on editing and writing more for my book and hope to have it in a good state to self publsh by by January 2020!
Updates of my book project are available from this page >> Book Updates << and once I have published it, this page will also have updates of new book projects and any giveaways associated with them.
Below is an excerpt of one of the chapters of my book "Unmasking the Hacker, Demystifing...

#Cybercrime - five tech support scam mitigation tips

Also known as remote access scams, the criminal aims to convince their potential target that their computer has malware. Once they gain traciton with this story, the criminal then tells the target that they need to download remote access software so the computer can be fixed. These scams may be via cold calling, web site pop-ups or even via scam emails.
1.  Remember that telecommunications and computer companies do not proactively call people unsolicited to tell them there is malware...

#Cybercrime - Five points to consider

1. Anyone can fall victim to cybercrime. None of us are immune. Never believe yourselves to be above being scammed, as criminals can exploit that false sense of security.

2. Cybercrime is more than scams and malware, it also encompasses other cyber enabled criminal activities such as child exploitation.

3. Stay aware and share your knowledge of cybercrime, malware, scams, and other cyber enabled criminal activity to support others to also be vigilant.

4. The victims of cybercrime are not at...

Excerpt from book Unmasking the hacker - The world of the web

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Protect yourself from #cybercrime - seasonal scams

Any significant retail event or seasonal holiday makes for great hashtagcybercrime attempts!

While people are looking forward to seasonal holidays, buying gifts and getting bagains, criminals are looking forward to exploit them.

Looking for online bargains? Please check the spelling of the link you are on as criminals buy and register web domains with common typos of well known stores. Just to trick shoppers and steal their PII and money.

So many successful seasonal sales on legitimate...

Excerpt from book Unmasking the Hacker - phishing

It is Sunday 24 November 2019 as I write this. I am working on the draft of my book and hope to have it in a good state to do edits and rewrites in December to have it published by January 2020!

Updates of my book project are available from this page >> Book Updates << and once I have published it, this page will also have updates of new book projects and any giveaways associated wiht them.

Below is an excerpt of one of the chapters of my book "Unmasking the Hacker, Demystifing...