Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17. HBO Max featured a new four-part documentary series called Most Wanted: Teen Hacker. And it’s worth your time.

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If a pothole opens up on your street, you’d probably want to know about it. Knowing it’s there is empowering, because now you can swerve and avoid it.

Just pre-ordered and I'm really looking forward to reading it. Recently a Canadian scholar in a niche cybersecurity area published a journal article and it got massive exposure in mainstream press all over the world. I've been thinking about why it was so relatable. Your book might help!

Suositussa viestipalvelussa katastrofaalinen häiriö Suomessa – nyt kommentoi Jodel Käyttäjät kertovat nähneensä muiden yksityisiä viestejä.

Catastrophic outage on popular messaging service
Users report seeing other people's private messages.
Private messaging service Jodel appears to have suffered a serious outage. Users report seeing private conversations from strangers on Jodel.
Jodel regrets what happened.
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Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.

Lockdown Mode and APP are not likely to be of much interest to typical internet users. However, after what you said, I noticed Wired's article concerning privacy protections re: foreign VPN servers. This directly affects consumers so we updated our VPN post. Thanks!
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Job = the progress a person is trying to make in a particular circumstance.

Which “job” are they hiring that advice to accomplish?

What kind of change, what sort of progress, would a consumer or microbusiness owner want to make?

If VPNs aren't useful, how do we explain to consumers that now, both Apple and Google provide free VPNs to their users? Have both Apple and Google got this wrong?

Hi Mike! The point of the blogpost was to consider the idea of consumer VPN use *as* a protest against the sale of browser data, not for use *at* a protest. Consumer use of high-quality VPNs definitely creates a financial impact for ISPs.

Fight the Power: Use a VPN as a Protest In the U.S. your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has the right to sell your personal information, including your browser history, to any individual or corporation.

Are they really "worthless"? Here's another point of view: www.digitalkleptos.com/p/fight-the-...

Steve Jobs said this book and framing made a major difference in his thinking. Now considered one of the top 6 business books ever written.

Private messaging is supposed to be private. What went wrong?

This is a wild story splashed across the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Was this a failure of technology, or a people problem?

What’s The Vibe?

What insights would you get if you asked 25,000 online adults in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, India, Brazil, and Mexico?

Is awareness rising? Are behaviors keeping pace with awareness? How would their attitudes change over 5 years?

After an online scam, there's one thing you need to do quickly.

What is a “hacker”?

Why would someone want to be a “good hacker”?

Where did that idea come from? Is it a cultural value?

How and why does hacking transform from "tinkering" to commiting crime?

Social Media is a great way to stay connected with friends, family, classmates and co-workers.

It’s also become a playground of the Digital Kleptos™ of the world.

Although he’s supported many causes in the past, today Craig focuses on just two: helping veterans/military families and cybersecurity.

“I’ve been doing scam fighting professionally for about 25 years,” Newmark says. “It just really pisses me off. I take this very personally.”

Do you want to understand the human dimension of hacking, how damaging it can be to real people? A painful human tragedy, including lives lost to suicide. Hear directly from the victims themselves, in their own words, in this stunning multi-part podcast.

Fight the Power: Use a VPN as a Protest In the U.S. your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has the right to sell your personal information, including your browser history, to any individual or corporation.

For the folks who care about such things, consumer VPNs function as an effective economic protest: www.digitalkleptos.com/p/fight-the-...

From Roger Grimes . . .

We've probably overlooked the intense human cost of these digital crimes against the public.

How Safe Is Public Wi-Fi? What’s a “normie” to think? A guy in Australia is now sitting in jail for tricking people into using fraudulent airport Wi-Fi.

Hi FPF! Let's look at this issue from the perspective of savvy business travelers wondering what the risk actually is.

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It's always valuable to know what people are thinking. Let me know if you notice anything off in this blog post, and we'll fix it!

How Safe Is Public Wi-Fi? What’s a “normie” to think? A guy in Australia is now sitting in jail for tricking people into using fraudulent airport Wi-Fi.

Hi Jonathan! How about we look at this issue from the perspective of savvy business travelers wondering what the risk actually is? I recently wrote about the debate over public Wi-Fi safety. If people look for an answer, what will they find?

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Let’s imagine a couple of savvy business travelers, Bob and Alice. They’re leaving on a trip next week, the issue of public Wi-Fi came up, and now they’re searching online for an answer. What will they find?

A chance encounter at an arts festival helped define the "filter" cyber advice should pass through before it reaches the public. Would you suggest anything different?

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords? Your brain, your browser, your Password Manager or your Password Notebook?

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?

Your brain, your browser, your Password Manager, your Password Notebook?

We’ve gathered the pros and cons of each approach.

#PasswordManagers
#PasswordBook
#Cybersecurity
#CyberCivilDefense
#WeAreTheCavalry

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QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just How Bad Are They? Are QR codes really as radioactive as some people say? What do cybersecurity pros think about them?

Coffee? Really?

The Digital Kleptos™ of the World are even using our love of Coffee to hack us!

QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just how bad are they?

Are they really as radioactive as some people say?

#QRCodes
#Cybersecurity
#CyberCivilDefense
#WeAreTheCavalry

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Who is the main victim of cybercrime? Who are the Digital Kleptos of the World targeting? (Anyone, of any age, and any level of skill, can get scammed.)

Who Is The Main Victim Of Cybercrime?

➡️ Who are the Digital Kleptos™ of the World targeting?
➡️ How do hackers pick their victims?
➡️ How do people become victims of cybercrime?
➡️ What is the #1 cybercrime in the USA?
➡️ How can I protect myself from cybercrime?

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Is working from home — or on the road — your daily experience?

How should we think about the shared responsibility between employers and employees to keep systems safe?

❓ Why should you use multi-factor authentication?
❓ What is multi-factor authentication and why does it work?
❓ Why is multi-factor authentication more safe?
❓ Is multi-factor authentication unhackable?
❓ What is the main disadvantage of MFA?
❓ What is safer than MFA?

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online Don’t Let Hackers Turn Your Winter Wonderland Into A Winter Bummerland!

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Don’t Let Hackers Turn Your Winter Wonderland Into A Winter Bummerland!

From our friends at CISA and the Better Business Bureau, here are some excellent tips to stay safer online this Holiday Season.

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