Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy, Kid's Tech
Meta Blog – 6.27.23
Today, we’re announcing parental supervision tools on Messenger. Now parents and guardians can access Messenger supervision tools and resources from leading experts to support their teens through the Meta Family Center. Parental Supervision on Messenger is available in the US, UK, and Canada today, with plans to expand to more countries around the world in the coming months.
Source: Giving Teens and Parents More Ways to Manage Their Time on Our Apps | Meta
Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy
Kaspersky Blog – 6.26.23
Web skimmers were named due to their association with hardware skimmers — stealthy devices that carders install on ATMs or payment terminals to steal card details. Skimmers are hard to notice because they look like regular ATM hardware, so unsuspecting users insert or slide their cards, only to share their payment details with the criminals.
Source: What are web skimmers?
Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy
McAfee Blog – 6.22.23
With a ring or a ping, scammers come calling and texting.
It probably happens often enough. You get a call from an unknown number, and you wonder if you should even bother answering it. It’s probably a scammer. Or is it? What if it’s something important? You answer. Sure enough, it’s a robocall. But the voice says it’s your bank and that there’s a problem with your account. Now what do you do?
Source: Those Annoying Scam Calls and Texts: How to Fight Back Against Vishing and Smishing | McAfee Blog
Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy
Backblaze Blog – 6.22.23
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint ransomware advisory last Wednesday, reporting that LockBit ransomware has proven to be the most popular ransomware variant in the world after executing at least 1,700 attacks and raking in $91 million in ransom payments.
Today, I’m recapping the advisory and sharing some best practices for protecting your business from this prolific threat.
Source: 1,700 Attacks in Three Years: How LockBit Ransomware Wreaks Havoc
Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy
NordVPN Blog – 6.20.23
VPN ports are virtual network ports that VPN protocols use to handle secure connections between a client and a VPN server. Through these ports, traffic travels securely through an encrypted tunnel. Default VPN ports depend on a VPN protocol. However, a user can customize them. The most common VPN ports include 1194 for OpenVPN UDP and TCP port 443, 500 for IPsec/IKEv2, and 1723 for PPTP.
Source: What are VPN ports? Everything you need to know
Cybersafety / Cybersecurity / Privacy, Social Media / Websites
Meta Blog – 6.20.23
Protecting the privacy of your messages remains the driving force behind what we’re building at WhatsApp. While End-to-end encryption is the foundation to ensure your calls and messages are secure, we continue to add more layers of privacy on top including the recently launched Chat Lock to protect sensitive chats behind a password, Disappearing Messages that vanish, screenshot blocking for View Once, and the ability to keep your online presence private.
Source: New WhatsApp Privacy Features: Silence Unknown Callers and Privacy Checkup | Meta
