Digital Security Watch

🔒Why use a VPN? (And when you might not need one)

The Blue Team Field Manual (BTFM): a valuable technical reference for cyber defenders: bit.ly/2nPXYoG

Bluetooth is best disabled if you're not using it. Here's a few reasons why: bit.ly/2xGr28l

If you want to be know what AI is, what it isn't and how it might impact future life on earth (and potentially beyond), LIFE 3.0 is a fascinating read. digitalsecuritywatch.com/2019/10/11/lif…

Here's a useful resource for victims of data breaches, including checklists and letter templates: bit.ly/2xFuvUV

“Update later” is hacker fuel. Update your software NOW — future you will thank you.

Cyberphobia: An excellent primer for the non-techie on cyber threats and challenges: bit.ly/2kdh2OG

USB flash drives are like taxicabs for malware. Virus scan them before use and don't use unfamiliar ones!

Many Wi-Fi routers allow you to activate a second 'guest' network, which could used to keep Internet of Things (IoT) or visitor devices separate from your private household network.

Internet browsing involving important personal data should only be done on devices you own and networks you trust.

If you see a post advertising a crypto 'giveaway' or asking you to send crypto to an address in order to get more back: it is a scam.

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Were you expecting that slightly odd email urging you to open an attachment? No? Leave it alone!

Protect your cards from the 21st Century RFID pickpocket with the stylish ATARA Credit Card Holder: bit.ly/2nyuhZf

USB flash drives are like taxicabs for malware. Virus scan them before use and don't use unfamiliar ones! #cybersecuritytips

The Blue Team Field Manual (BTFM): a valuable technical reference for cyber defenders: bit.ly/2nPXYoG

Physical and virtual security should align: don't spend precious time securing tech and leave doors unlocked, papers lying out.. #cybersecuritytips

Struggling to remember all those account details? Password manager apps work better than notes cunningly hidden under keyboards!

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Were you expecting that slightly odd email urging you to open an attachment? No? Leave it alone!

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