AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, December 19th, 2016
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, December 19th, 2016
- Subject: AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, December 19th, 2016
- From: Fred Showker <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:28:43 -0500
InfoManager for Monday, December 19th, 2016
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here
01 Cyber Security Update: Hackers, China, Trump, Putin, Russia, Yahoo,
RNC, the White House, and much more!
02 UGNN : MUG world gets active with really good stuff this week 1612-19
03 Beware : Netflix phishing expedition wants your payment method!
04 How to replace 5 major Yahoo services and delete your Yahoo account
05 Facebook Finally Gets Real About Fighting Fake News
06 Maintain Releases Cocktail 10.1.3 (Sierra Edition)
07 Ten years ago, Lynn wrote: Quotes from Ford; Allen and Sir Francis Bacon
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01 Cyber Security Update: Hackers, China, Trump, Putin, Russia,
Yahoo, RNC, the White House, and much more!
As each day goes by, the state of cyber world gets more and more outrageous. Thanks to Trump the predator media has suddenly become accutly aware of the cyber war and all the risks that lie just below the horizon of the nearest internet connection. Talking heads pontificate ad nauseam about the Russian hack and what's happening next. Suddenly they've discovered the threats we've been talking about since 2008. First Obama said he wouldn't do anything (see last week's InfoManager), now he says he is. People seem to think this is the first time, or that it was specifically Putin supporting Trump.
But seriously folks, this is the season to be hyper aware of your surroundings and what you're doing to protect yourself. And of course, Safenetting and the InfoManager are there for you!
* Demonization of Putin as "Personally" Behind Clinton Hack Is Old Propaganda Technique
* New York's cybersecurity regulations may seem burdensome, but they're necessary
* Germany's Cyber Security Watchdog Urges Yahoo Users to Switch Email Providers
* Don't let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats
* Phishing scam using Microsoft and MasterCard documents as bait
* Cybersecurity skills gap: it's big and it's bad for security
* Hack Attempt On RNC "Doesn't Fit The White House Narrative"
* Putin launches 'propaganda campaign' against Britain
* 2017 Will Be The Year Of Cyber Warfare
* Bogus Police Emails Circulating
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/12/cyber_security_1612-19/
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02 UGNN : MUG world gets active with really good stuff this week 1612-19
Wow! Lots and lots going on out there -- I think this is the biggest edition of Musings we've had yet. I want to thank all those who wrote in to add your groups! Have fun discovering all this, and let us know when you post new stuff.
* This insane example from the FCC shows why AT&T and Verizon's zero rating schemes are a racket
* Apple's special tool to recover data from the MacBook Pro's non-removable SSD
* If you've ever created a Yahoo account, take these steps immediately
* Microsoft says MacBook Pro owners are switching to Surface
* 8 Useful iPad Features You May Not Even Know You Have
* The best smartphone is the one you already own
* Guy Kawasaki has officially caught up . . .
* Replicating a NSA Spy Tool : CYBERWAR
* Mug doing good in Central Florida!
* How to Use Tapback Messages on Mac
* Super Mario Run review for iOS
* NOAA Science On a Sphere video.
* Mac Now Supports Windows
* They don't like Macs!
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/12/mug_musings_1612-19/
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03 Beware : Netflix phishing expedition wants your payment method!
Netflix users beware of this new phishing campaign...
did you get an email from Netflix ??
* Share this graphic with your club:
* http://www.ugnn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1612_Netflix_ALERT.jpg
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/12/netflix_phishing/
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04 How to replace 5 major Yahoo services and delete your Yahoo account
"Here's a guide to replacing Yahoo's major services with alternative options, then deleting your Yahoo account.
"Yahoo's an old-school Internet portal from the days when everyone set a default homepage in their browser. If the most important thing from a new service is that you have a jumping off point from which to access news, weather, stock information, and email then there are two other big-name options."
http://bit.ly/2h07suZ
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05 Facebook Finally Gets Real About Fighting Fake News
AFTER COMING UNDER heavy public criticism for not taking full responsibility for how it may have affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, Facebook has finally laid out how it plans to crack down on fake news. The social network's corrective updates are starting to roll out right now, and while they won't solve the problem overnight, they're an important first step.
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/facebook-gets-real-fighting-fake-news/
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06 Maintain Releases Cocktail 10.1.3 (Sierra Edition)
Maintain has announced the release of Cocktail 10.1.3 (b), the latest maintenance update for users running macOS Sierra 10.12. The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Sierra Edition).
http://www.ugnn.com/2016/12/maintain-releases-cocktail-10-1-3-sierra-edition/
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07 Ten years ago, Lynn wrote: Quotes from Ford; Allen and Sir Francis Bacon
"Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is
far better than mere giving."
- Henry Ford
"He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart,
will one day realize it."
- James Allen
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts
he shall end in certainties."
- Sir Francis Bacon
Seasons Greetings to all our friends, readers and members
- Lynn and Fred
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And that's it .... have a great week ... and Merry Christmas to all!
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** THE INFO MANAGER
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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