Cyghbor

03/01/2022

What number do you see… This is a simple way to think about encryption… the data is always there, you just need to know how to see it.

02/27/2022

CAUTION… bogus texts are trying to trick you into calling them. There was a dip last week in BTC and lots of people bought.. making a message like this feel relevant.

01/02/2022

Happy New Year!

2022 will be the year of MFA, get ready... multi-factor authentication verifies it's you before allowing access.

What is MFA? it's a text you get after you login and get a code to verify it's you before allowing you in. Or for an easier option, consider an authenticator where the dynamic codes are always available on your device.

I'm seeing more and more people indicating "don't accept any friend requests, my account has been hacked". It's time to end this by enabling MFA in Facebook.

Cyghbor recommends everyone enables MFA in Facebook and start the year off right.

Here are Facebooks instructions...
https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823

12/18/2021

ARE THEY LISTENING?

I read an interesting article that has me asking more questions that it answered...

What if you download a "free" app and it asks for permission to use your microphone.. that app can now record everything it hears... the bad guys don't need FB and G to snoop on you, they can do it themselves! Be cautious when authorizing apps that want to use your mic!!!

Here is the article...

From NordVPN:
How to test if your phone is spying on you

Imagine scrolling through your Facebook when you see a weird ad. It’s for something you know you've never been interested in. You shrug it off as poor ad targeting until you start seeing it again and again. Then it clicks — hey, isn’t this something your friend mentioned recently when talking to you? It seems like the only way your phone could’ve thought you’re interested in this topic is if it was listening to all of your conversations.

Read the full article here: https://nordvpn.com/blog/phone-listening-test/?utm_campaign=Onboarding_PhoneListening-Windows&utm_source=windows&utm_medium=in-app

12/08/2021

Verizon customers might want to check their privacy settings ASAP

https://www.inputmag.com/culture/verizon-customers-might-want-to-check-their-privacy-settings-asap

A new 'Verizon Custom Experience' update is automatically tracking your data, location, and contacts.

12/06/2021

If you're notified your email was found on a data breach.... change your password on that site right away!

If you were unaware... Gravatar experienced a data breach... so if you use that service, go change your password.

In the event the password you had used on that site is one you use elsewhere... go change those passwords too.

Please share any data breaches you learn about to help keep this community informed and avoid cybercrime by staying ahead of the bad guys!

11/12/2021

Don’t be fooled! Just because you received an email receipt does NOT always imply you bought something….

Here is a great example! I do not use Geek Squad so this receipt causes an inrush of frustration and concern… exactly what the bad guys want!

First, take a deep breath and do nothing… let your emotions settle. Then take some time to look over the message… notice who this email is from…. firebaseapp[.]com — not geeksquad.com.

Do you have any examples of other phishing attempts… please share here to help increase awareness. Remember, Geek Squad is also a victim here.

Anyone know what the crime is?

10/31/2021

Great way to end cybersecurity awareness month… making the world a safer cyber place.

10/16/2021

How secure are your social privacy settings?

Online safety can be hare today and gone tomorrow when you overshare. Keep your password practices polished, and always click with caution.

10/06/2021

October is cybersecurity awareness month! It's time to slow down and think about best practices and ways you use technology.

Throughout the month we'll share tips and tricks to help you improve your cyber posture.

If you have a practice that can help the community, please comment below so we can help one another!

10/01/2021

CYGHBOR was born under the belief that we need to help one another navigate existing in a technology driven world… Thank you Kimberly Goffard for having the courage to share such a real post to simply help your friends! Timing is spot on… Oct is cybersecurity awareness month!

09/29/2021

When laws established “open records” was the intent for a single source to make available (for profit) a convenient way for people to creep on others?

TruePeopleSearch has a remove option… please share your thought… should we all go remove ourselves from this site?

Should we as a community put together a list of sites like this to help our members navigate an active defense to get our identity/details “out of the grid”??