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Articles of Note – October 2015

Even prior to the TalkTalk hack, password protection and the on going stream of email spoofs were a significant focus of the last few months.  The latter are always phishing to relieve you very cheaply and easily of your hard earned money.

1. TalkTalk’s was hacked by a 15 year old.  The number of customers’ financial information stolen might be less than expected.  But it reveals just how vulnerable such websites are to the determined hacker.
2. The worst fifteen hacks – it’s to early to know the full extent of the TalkTalk hack and whether or not it ranks in the top twenty worst cyber crimes. Here is the list thus far.
3. Password protection.  There are a number of good password protection applications.  Here is a useful summary of the best of the bunch.
4. Spotting spam emails still seems to defy some.  This is a very good reminder of the key signs that the email you think is genuine is not.
5. Out of office messages are a two fold hazard.  They act as a cheap backdoor to cyber criminals and an excuse to take a peek at emails whilst technically on leave.

Tags: Articles of note, cybercrime, out of office message, password protection, Spam, Spoof emails, TalkTalk

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