Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jul 19 2021 13:11:11

Here is the latest information from the Naked Security Blog from Sophos.
You can go to nakedsecurity.sophos.com to read these. You can also sign
up to have these delivered to your email during the week.

Be sure that you PRACTICE SAFE HEX -- and that you keep your anti-virus,
anti-malware, anti-spyware, and anti-ransomware software up to date. 

Do NOT open any email attachments, even if they appear to be from someone
you know!! Even if you were notified in advance that the file was coming
before it arrived, use EXTREME CAUTION when opening attachments, or even
clicking on links. 

If it appears your email has been spoofed, change your access password 
immediately!! It's best to use 2 unrelated words (the longer, the better), 
separated by a non-alphabetic character...such as BOAT+TOUCH (please do 
NOT use this example). While you can't use high ascii characters online,
you can use numbers, letters (upper and lower case), and symbols.

The use of a Password Manager, such as Dashlane, is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. 
That way, you can create a different password for each site you visit, 
and you don't have to remember them...plus, you can make it a complex 
password, that's difficult for someone to guess. If they do, they can 
steal your identity, and make you liable for things like credit card 
debt, etc.

Lastly, if your browser seemingly locks up, telling you to call Microsoft
at a certain number, do NOT call the number!! Instead, close your web
browser, clear the cache and cookies, do a full virus scan, then restart
the browser. You may also want to reboot the computer afterwards.

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S3 Ep41: Crashing iPhones, PrintNightmares, and Code Red Memories [podcast]

Latest episode - listen now!

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More PrintNightmare: "We TOLD you not to turn the Print Spooler back on!"

The PrintNightmare continues. So does our advice, even though it stops 
your printer working.

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Want to earn $10 million? Snitch on a cybercrook!

Will going after the big guns help to discourage and disrupt the rest of 
the cybercrime ecosystem? Have your say... 

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The Code Red Worm 20 years on -- what have we learned??

"It was 20 years ago today..." that we learned a few lessons that are
worth revisiting.

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Home delivery scams get smarter -- don't get caught out.

We've said it before, and we'll say it again. Don't be in too much of a
hurry for those home deliveries you're expecting.

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 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33)

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