Steven Lesser

I'm a proud CISA and also a CIA. I manage risk and cyber security to help concerned executives sleep well.

[Steven Lesser @StevenGreater]

@RobertLibman
I left Quebec in 1991. I miss Montreal every day, but I never regret my decision. I was bilingual and bicultural, but that wasn't enough. I was not pure laine, so I was always an outsider.

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@AskTU I've spent years, literally, trying to access my TransUnion account. My password is not accepted. Even the temporary password that TransUnion sends me is not accepted! Telephone support says "contact messaging support" and "messaging support says "call telephone support."

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@elonmusk Nah ... it's missing the "I" part.

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@tosci I met the girl who would become my wife over Coco Pudding Frozen Yogurt at Tosci's in the MIT student center. Recently, we celebrated 30 years together, so of course, we went back to Tosci's and enjoyed Coco Pudding Ice Cream. Thanks guys!

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@Liz_Cheney Madame Cheney, you are the conservative point of view that can lift our country. Please allow me the opportunity to vote for you in the future.

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@NordVPN This VPN has really good support. I chatted with Bethany on two separate occasions, and she's been terrific. Answered my questions with complete explanations.

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@capbluecross I've now been on hold for 1 hour and 37 minutes. Do you really 'appreciate my patience and the opportunity to serve me?' I doubt that.

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@capbluecross I've been on hold for 1 hour and 28 minutes. Is "the next available representative" ever going to talk to me?

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@RokuSupport Has anyone else received a scam message in their private Roku mailbox? Mine starts: "Hi! We're giveaway a brand new iPhone 12 Pro!" How can this happen, Roku?

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So you think air-gapped means you're safe from #cyber attack? Here's an #exploit that steals data by making undetectable changes to the RGP components of your monitor's pixels! https://t.co/1TyrT3rLK4

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Your doctor still has a fax machine in 2020? Blame the lack of inter-operability among #EHR systems, forcing reliance on faxes, snail mail and hand-carrying paper, which the EHR was supposed to eliminate. From WSJ https://t.co/IrPWZf8InO

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@doblu @veronicaisdrunk When do people have time to watch all that television? I work for a living.

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Currently attending CyberSummitUSA in Boston and eating up all the real-world, practical information.

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The new Google Pixel 4 phone has on-device natural language processing. Normally, when you speak to your phone, it sends your words to Google’s servers. Now Google has managed to make that technology run on the phone itself, which is better for privacy, among other things.

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@McCafOnAudit @RealJayRTaylor I don't see what any of this has to do with Internal Audit.

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In July, attackers breached the network of New Bedford, MA and installed Ryuk #ransomware which encrypted files on 158 workstations. The attackers wanted $5.3 million, but the city restored from backups. No need for ransom if you backup! https://t.co/4RbN8RG50o

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#Microsoft convincingly shows that #passwords alone are no longer sufficient. Users who enable multifactor #authentication for their accounts will end up blocking 99.9% of automated attacks. See https://t.co/Done9Ww6np

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Calls made with #Siri or #Google Assistant could expose you to scammers who've learned a clever way to exploit our dependence on digital assistants, says Mashable.

https://t.co/fIkQn5R8Qm

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Not sure whom I should applaud in this case: "Spanish brothel chain leaves internal database exposed online" https://t.co/GmDoEbqZiA

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Finally, some good cybersecurity news: A website that includes 3 ads makes 5.5x more revenue than a website that deploys a cryptojacking script. https://t.co/0GfM0GKwJD