With the rise of eCommerce and online banking, cybercrime has evolved. Like criminals who pull smash-and-grab jobs, they go where the money is. However, unlike bank robbers, cybercriminals do their best to avoid detection by letting malware do the work for them. Viruses and ransomware sneak into PCs to quietly steal passwords, financial credentials, and […]

Important Security Updates

Dashlane: Dashlane has released version 6.1913.0.19264. Updates are available from Dashlane’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 70.4.93 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Family finds hidden camera livestreaming from their Airbnb in Ireland: After arriving at their Airbnb in Cork, Ireland, a family from New Zealand made an unsettling discovery: a hidden camera, livestreaming from the living room.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Spyware app exposes private photos, hosting provider steps in. From the story: “It’s difficult to imagine a more egregious breach of privacy, or a less forgivable lack of response on the developers’ part”: A hosting company took down a database operated by a spying app this week after it was found displaying thousands of intimate images and recordings online.

Important Security Updates

Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.9.4 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website.

Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released security updates for iOS, macOS Mojave, watchOS, iCloud for Windows, Safari, tvOS and more.

Important Security Updates

Avast:Avast has released version 19.4.2370 for Free Antivirus. Updates are available on Avast’s website.

Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 73.0.3683.86. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

FEMA ‘major privacy incident’ reveals data from 2.5 million disaster survivors: The Federal Emergency Management Agency shared personal addresses and banking information of more than 2 million U.S. disaster survivors in what the agency acknowledged Friday was a “major privacy incident.

Important Security Updates

Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 32.0.0.156. Updates are available from Adobe’s website.

Avast:Avast has released version 19.3.2369 for Free Antivirus. Updates are available on Avast’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

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SecureTheVillage — March Webinar

SecureTheHuman: Beyond Awareness Training. Turning People into Cyber Guardians.

Host: Stan Stahl, Ph.D., President SecureTheVillage and Citadel Information Group

Stan’s Guests:

Bill Leider, Managing Partner, Axies Group
Barbara Allen-Watkins, President, BAW Consulting Services.