AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 31st, 2015
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 31st, 2015
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, August 31st, 2015
- From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:49:35 -0400
InfoManager for Monday, August 31st, 2015
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
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What's Here:
01 Before you click, exercise CAUTION
02 FBI : Business E-Mail Compromise -- An Emerging Global Threat
03 Safenetting Cybersecurity : FTC, Malware, Russian crimes, China's Xi and more
04 Phishing Report: Market Disorder, Wire Fraud, Iranian Hackers, Spam King, and more
05 UGNN Facebook Update: A billion, Afghanistan, Video Auto-Play, Piracy and more
06 User Groups on Facebook August 29, 2015
07 Helping Mom and Pop Accept Apple Pay
08 Trial Version of Affinity Photo Available Now
09 Apple Watch Unofficial Guide
10 Quotes: Cavett, Michener
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01 Before you click, exercise CAUTION
The web is rapidly changing, and people seem to have dropped the last remaining vestages of honor and are picking up the lead of the cybercrime and porn industry just to make more money. Almost every news site we now visit employs stalker and predator links that you cannot avoid. If you want news these days you have to put up with that crap. Even the big sites like Time and Wall Street Journal are harboring the same style coding as the phishing, malware and cybercrime sites.
It's amazing that they think nobody will notice. Or, maybe they no longer care. They're making so much money, why bother to serve the readership?
We'll begin passing out specific warnings in the future.
Be very careful what you click!
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02 FBI : Business E-Mail Compromise -- An Emerging Global Threat
Digital Evidence Response Team The accountant for a U.S. company recently received an e-mail from her chief executive, who was on vacation out of the country, requesting a transfer of funds on a time-sensitive acquisition that required completion by the end of the day. The CEO said a lawyer would contact the accountant to provide further details.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/fbi_bec/
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03 Safenetting Cybersecurity : FTC, Dendroid Malware, Russian IT crimes, China's Xi and more
Here we go again, with another round of cybercrime and cyber security news -- some malware, and countries playing the chips for cyberwar. Where will you stand? Don't know, but UGNN InfoManager will help you every step for the way . . .
* Former Intern at Security Firm Admits to Creating and Selling Dendroid Malware
* Critical Auditor's Report Could Provide Boost for Irwin's Cybersecurity Bill
* Scary iPhone malware can spy on you even after you close infected apps
* Obama will raise cyber security concerns with China's Xi: White House
* Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security
* Can The FTC Sue You For Lax CyberSecurity? (Spoilers: Yes)
* FTC Forcing Accountability for Cyber Security? High Time
* Threats to cyber security can only be deterred together
* Finland detains Russian accused of U.S. malware crimes
* Malware menaces poison ads as Google, Yahoo! look away
* FireEye intern created and sold Dendroid malware
* Companies put cybersecurity experts on boards
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/cybersecurity_1508-31/
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04 Phishing Report: Market Disorder, Wire Fraud, Iranian Military Hackers, Spam King, and more
User Group Network UGN Safenetting and Cybercrime report You can check off another victory for the spam and phishinc fighters of the world, since Mr. Spam King gets the clink for spamming Facebook users . . . at last! But that's not all in the news. Email is getting more nasty each day, and now the 3rd world countries are starting to apply their most criminal moves into the rest of us.
* Domain hijacking spear-phisher foiled by the last line of defense--paranoia
* Iranian Military Hackers Launched Google Phishing Campaign Against US
* FBI: Social Engineering, Hacks Lead to Millions Lost to Wire Fraud
* Latest APT 28 Campaign Incorporates Fake EFF Spearphishing Scam
* 'Spam King' pleads guilty for 27m Facebook messages
* In-house 'more likely' to open phishing emails
* 'Phishing for Phools' and Market Disorder
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/phishing_1508-31/
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05 UGNN Facebook Update: A billion and counting, Afghanistan, Video Auto-Play, Video Piracy and more
You know, one of these days, I guess Facebook will unseat Macdonalds for the most served . . . wait, they already have! But all is not rosy and lettle kittens. The jihadist are using Facebook and Afghanistan is right up there front and center. So it's good, it's bad and it's ugly! But InfoManager will keep you posted all the time
* Facebook's New York headquarters: tiny conference room makes everyone look like a giant
* Facebook milestone A billion people logged in on a single day, 1/7 of world population
* The government of Afghanistan seems weirdly obsessed with this Facebook page
* Facebook is a great model for taking on jihadist groups online
* How To Disable Video Auto-Play On Twitter And Facebook
* Facebook to Crack Down on Online Video Piracy
* Facebook Groups Are In, Fan Pages Are Out!
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/facebook_1508-31/
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06 User Groups on Facebook August 29, 2015
Here is some more great content items posted by user group members on Facebook! If you're not already with us, please feel free to jump in . . .
* See How to Shoot Tethered to an iPad or Android via Lightroom mobile
* SSD vs HDD
* Google gives developers code to disable iOS 9 app security to continue to serve ads
* Giveaway: $400 Belkin WeMo bundle including the new Lightly Starter Set, multiple winners . . .
It's a good idea if you log into your Facebook account prior to reading this article.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/user-groups-on-facebook-august-29-2015/
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08 Helping Mom and Pop Accept Apple Pay
This article by Ellen Muraskin on ChannelPartners.com tells about a new version of the credit card reader attachment called PayAnywhere. It accepts Apple Pay, magnetic strip cards and the EMV chip-and-PIN card due out in October as well as NFC payments from Android Pay/Google Wallet.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/helping-mom-and-pop-accept-apple-pay/
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09 Trial Version of Affinity Photo Available Now
Since its launch this summer Affinity Photo became Editors' Choice and a main feature in the Mac App Store, 5-star rated by customers, and #1 photography app in over 100 countries -- and we're delighted to announce a free trial version available now from the Affinity website. Affinity Photo's award-winning innovation and incredible performance is free to try in full for 10 days -- all adjustments, filters, tools, features, importers, exporters, and file saving work with no restrictions or watermarks.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/affinity_photo_trial-version/
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10 Apple Watch Unofficial Guide
Stopframe has announced the release of Apple Watch Unofficial Guide, an in-depth eBook available in the iBookstore that's packed with Apple Watch tips, tutorials and knowledge. Written by bestselling author Tom Rudderham, and priced just $2.99, it's the perfect guidebook for anyone who wants to make the most of their brand new Apple Watch.
http://www.ugnn.com/2015/08/affinity_photo_trial-version/
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11 Quotes: Cavett, Michener
"If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one."
Cavett Robert
"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body,
his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.
He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of
excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he
is working or playing. To him he's always doing both."
- James A. Michener
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A weekly column from the mice of Lynn Wegley and Fred Showker.
Lynn is a UGN veteran (AOL User Groups Forum) and User Group Network.
He's been a supporter and volunteer on many, many UGNet and User
Group Academy projects. As a long time user group member, he's
been a volunteer from Honolulu to Boston and beyond.
Lynn is currently working to rebuilding the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
(TUMS) and also is a member of the Apple Corps of Dallas.
An active participate on several MUG Facebook pages as well.
Fred has been user group guy since 1986, through the AOL UG Forum days,
then out onto the web. Fred started and developed the User Group
Network as a parallele organization to the Mug News Service, then
continued through the founding of the Association of Apple Computer
Users and Groups, and continues today at UGNN.com
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