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UK National Cyber Security Centre Issues Distance Learning Guide For Families

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Although remote education provides continuous learning outside physical classrooms, parents need to be aware of the potential issues and risks associated with the increased use of digital tools and second-hand devices issued by school districts. Factory reset for previously owned devices ­. ” Keep operating systems and apps up to date.

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Discord Shame channel goes phishing

Malwarebytes

sorry if this is a misunderstanding but i do not wanna take risks with having creeps on my friendslist. Visitors to the channel are asked to log in via a QR code, and users of Discord are reporting losing access to their account after taking this step. Tips to keep your Discord account secure.

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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

Google Security

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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SEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams

Malwarebytes

With this control they can intercept messages, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and eventually reset passwords of the account the number has control over. Although apparently the SEC did not have 2FA enabled for its X account! Click Get started Open your preferred authentication app and add the X account to the app.

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How to Secure Google Drive

Spinone

This is easily accessed under the settings found in Google Account > Security > Third party apps with account access. Configure Recovery on your Google Account What are the recovery options? This is found under the Security > Ways we can verify it’s your section.

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Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation

IT Security Guru

Secret Questions and Answers: Elevating security practices, users can input random or unrelated information as answers to account security questions and store them in their password manager. This is an important function when sharing a driver’s license for a new job or sending images for medical review, for example.

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Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection

Troy Hunt

The Hierarchy of Auth I want to go through 5 separate levels of auth using common approaches, explain briefly how they work and then some common threats they're at risk of. It's most damaging when account recovery can be facilitated via SMS alone (i.e. Let's talk about what makes for good authentication practices.

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