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2020-06-18 07:58:14 | NBlog June 17 - phishing evolution (lien direct) | The Interweb drums have been beating out news of an upsurge in phishing attacks over the past month or so. I've certainly had more than the normal number of things along these lines lately: [if gte vml 1]> [if !vml]-->[endif]--> As usual, these are relatively crude and (for most reasonably alert people) easy to spot thanks to the obvious spelling and grammatical errors, often using spurious technobabble and urgency as well as the fake branding and sender email address in an attempt to trick victims. The 'blocked emails' and 'storage limit' memes are popular in my spam box right now, suggesting that these are basic phishing-as-a-service or phishing-kit products being used by idiots to lure, hook, land and gut other idiots. They are, however, using my first name in place of “Dear subscriber” or “Hello, how are you doing?” that we used to see, implying the use of mailmerge-type content customisation with databases of email addresses and other info on potential victims*.Moving up the scale, some current phishing attempts are more sophisticated, more convincing. Sometimes it's just a lucky coincidence e.g. when the lure glints alluringly because it just happens to mention something I am currently doing - for example if I am dealing with American Express o |
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2020-01-23 09:00:00 | NBlog Jan 23 - awareness quiz on malware (lien direct) |  Trawling through our back catalogue for content worth recycling into next month's awareness module, I came across a quiz we set in 2017. The challenge we set the group was this:Aside from malware (malicious software), what other kinds of “wares” are there?The idea was to prompt the group to come up with a few obvious ones (such as software), then start digging deeper for more obscure ones. Eventually they would inevitably start to improvise, making up 'ware' terms but, if not, here are our tongue-in-cheek suggested answers, provided for the quiz master in case the group needed prompting towards more creative, lateral thinking: Abandonware – software long since given up on by its author/support krew and left to rot Adware – software that pops up unwelcome advertisements at the least appropriate and most annoying possible momentAnyware - web-based apps that can be used while in the office, on the road, in the bath, wherever ... provided the Internet is accessibleBeggarware – smelly, homeless software that periodically rattles its virtual cup, begging loose change "for a cup of tea"Bloatware – software that has grown fatter than a week-old beached whale with 'features'Botware - software to stop the bots becoming bored and naughtyBrochureware – over-hyped marketing, promotional or advertising copy ab |
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