Dalhousie InfoSec

The official Twitter source for Information Security news and commentary from Dalhousie University's Information Security office.

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Network drives =next big target. Turn off unwanted features/services & ensure device cannot administered from the web http://t.co/ADKQY155Tl

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CSAM day7. Backed up recently? Automate or use a manual backup regime. Given CryptoLocker, make sure backups are offline (can't be accessed)

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"75% of millennials protect their mobile devices with a password or PIN (8% higher than overall smartphone users)" http://t.co/G1fYM41fEo

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This Cyber Security Awareness Month vow to keep your software up-to-date. #Shellshock will not be the last vulnerability, so keep updating.

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Nothing in email can verify its authenticity, only disqualify it. Delete obvious junk. Independently verify the rest before acting on them.

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Investigative journalist Brian Krebs' soon-to-be-released Spam Nation http://t.co/ziJDNr3WgQ should illuminate the cybercrime underground.

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Photo leaks/hacks? David Fraser (privacylawyer.ca) gives us 7 steps to extra protection: http://t.co/fn1eQKMmPw

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Good news for a change: Linkedin improves their security http://t.co/5ms7LjY4u9

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Hoping to track lost/stolen phone w/o protection (password,encrypt,...) is like car alarm w/o locks. Prevention rules the Prevent/Detect duo

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Exɑmple or Example? Independently verify unsolicited email before clicking links/attachments Can't rely on appearance http://t.co/Xic6Izr9zv

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http://t.co/GA2V5cWSjI "if U were a victim of CryptoLocker & chose not to pay(good for you), there’s a new solution" https://t.co/8wNEx7doP6

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Timely reminder http://t.co/zTaEA4WLpQ [6:20] If it's free you're not the customer you are, or your info is, the product. Make good trades.

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Is our surfing tracked w/o cookies? Story at http://t.co/dMT3MlERFj and https://t.co/fhiVNwstfs Both have pragmatic "how to thwart" sections

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Not everyone so lucky with their phone http://t.co/uQkeTF2wk3 So, for privacy lock 'em http://t.co/SGG04yshvG & for posterity back 'em up.

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First DropBox, now Google http://t.co/QJHplA77jX Sensitive data should require password not just a shared link. Match storage to sensitivity

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Shutdown/Hibernate/SafeSleep unneeded computers to cope with power issues tomorrow http://t.co/G9bh9mFyfQ

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"Never do anything you wouldn't want to share with everyone while connected to public WiFi" http://t.co/MT0iZPfpmH Tool shows what's exposed

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Cryptowall = a file lockout threat best avoided http://t.co/ULzbQgc6ie Run anti-malware sw + Think before clicking links/opening attachments

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Plan for the HTCIA conference Sep 18/19 in Halifax http://t.co/gPFUOT5Vhb ... or maybe SecTor Oct 20-22 in Toronto? http://t.co/ZyCbggtsj9

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No, Microsoft is not calling. It's a scam http://t.co/SctFX3cyHm Follow computer fixing advice only if you initiate the call. Be skeptical!