Computer Safety & News

Microsoft Defender for Cloud adds Google Cloud Protection — Redmondmag.com Microsoft Defender for IoT Version 22.1 Commercially Released — Redmondmag.com Microsoft this week announced Microsoft Defender for IoT version 22.1 at the “general availability” (GA) commercial-release stage.  Microsoft Defender for IoT (formerly known as “Azure Defender for IoT”) is a “network detection and response” service for […]

Love, not money | FTC Consumer Information Even though a romance scam might not be affecting you, someone you know might be facing one. According to a new FTC report, people sent $547 million to online romance scammers last year. And more than a third of those who lost money said the contact started on […]

In his best-selling book, H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle, author Brad Lomenick says, “People would rather follow a leader who is always real versus a leader who is always right. Don’t try to be a perfect leader; just work on being an authentic one.” Authenticity is an influence builder. Stop Killing Your Influences – Being Real […]

Cisco is a key network & security vendor for many organizations. It is an important platform to stay maintained with recent security updates also. Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products | CISA Security Advisories (cisco.com) Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit one of these […]

The ILL project management site features an excellent post on sparking improved innovation & creativity in 2022 Do Your Leaders Have The Right Convictions About Innovation? – The IIL Blog Teams can use this checklist to see if they are getting the right kind of support from their leadership team. Exploiting Versus Exploring – Exploiting current success […]

What is A Hybrid Work Model? A Simple Explanation for Hybrid Leaders – The IIL Blog Work can be accomplished from the main office (i.e., your organization’s primary on-site location), from flexible locations (such as shared workspaces or co-working spaces), from satellite offices (which are organization-owned offices that are usually smaller in size than the […]

A new version of this valuable network tracing, monitoring, and PENTEST tool has been released.  Version 3.6.2 appears to be a beneficial version update. https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Wireshark+362+Released/28356/ Wireshark · Wireshark 3.6.2 Release Notes Wireshark version 3.6.2 was released.  It fixes 5 vulnerabilities (several for loops) and 10+ bugs.  And it now refers to Npcap’s own website npcap.com/npcap.org.  The following […]

The Harvard Business Review is excellent site for management, leadership, and other key topics.  Data privacy laws & needs continue to evolve — esp. as computer devices & online accessibility improves with 5G & other technologies during 2022.  This is an excellent & in-depth article The New Rules of Data Privacy (hbr.org) The data harvested […]

During Valentine’s time frame, the FTC warns of dangers & major $$$ losses associated with Romance SCAMs.  Romance scammers typically spin complicated stories to convince people to send money. In 2021, people reported scammers asking them to send money for one (imaginary) health or financial crises after another. Other scammers pretended to be successful cryptocurrency […]

In an interesting FTC study, there are targeted attacks for minority & poor communities.  It is important to educate & keep all individuals safe as we forge ahead in 2022. Advancing racial equity by addressing consumer issues affecting Black communities | FTC Consumer Information https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/serving-communities-color-staff-report-federal-trade-commissions-efforts-address-fraud-consumer/ftc-communities-color-report_oct_2021-508-v2.pdf Reports to the FTC, analysis of data from FTC enforcement […]