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Shared Links (weekly) June 12, 2022

ByMike McBride June 12, 2022June 11, 2022 Reading Time: 1 minute

Research Concludes: We Waste Our Time At Work
It is now much easier to compare WordPress plugins
Mental Health In Cybersecurity—51% Of Workers Take Meds, Me Included
Mandatory Student Spyware Is Creating a Perfect Storm of Human Rights Abuses
How to Have Workplace Conversations About Mental Health
Humans still weakest link in cybersecurity– Not a surprise
Interference with Third-Party Production Leads to Sanctions for Google
Social media blamed for $1B in crypto scam losses in 2021– Don’t let an online stranger convince you to invest with them in crypto.
Remember to Object if a Party Producing ESI as 15 PDFs Equaling 35,000 Pages
Cyber Security: Tips and Tricks for Small Businesses
Cybersecurity Tips for Traveling This Summer

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Linked: Spyware meant to track terrorists was used against journalists, too

ByMike McBride July 21, 2021July 20, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

Yeah, no one ever misuses these kinds of tools, right? Nope, nothing to worry about here, they are only ever used to target bad guys. You have nothing to fear from them.

Whatever.

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How Much Trust Do You Have For Employees?

ByMike McBride April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Reading Time: 3 minutes

As we continue on our long, lonely, quarantine, many organizations find themselves dealing with how to manage employees who are working from their own homes instead of the office. Naturally, this brings with it some challenges, that require some managerial skill to navigate. Or, maybe not. Maybe you could just make everyone stay logged into…

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Linked: Makers of spyware deny marketing their apps to stalkers in domestic-abuse cases

ByMike McBride June 15, 2019June 14, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

I’m aware that these tools exist for monitoring kids, but yeah anyone can use them to monitor anyone: “In the report, titled The Predator in Your Pocket, researchers at The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy examined eight popular spyware apps sold as tools to keep…

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Linked – The dark side of mobile tech: How spyware empowers abusers and leaves us vulnerable

ByMike McBride March 27, 2017March 23, 2017 Reading Time: 1 minute

I’ve posted about this before, but it always helps to have a reminder. If you’re trying to escape an abusive situation, leave your devices behind. In these days of connected cars, maybe leave those behind too, if you can. Or, at least make sure the person you’re trying to get away from is not able…

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Linked – Apple advises immediate update to iOS 9.3.5 after discovery of targeted iPhone spyware | Macworld

ByMike McBride August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

Apple released an update to iOS 9 on Thursday—iOS 9.3.5—that patches multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities that have been shown to already have been deployed, allegedly by governments to target activists and dissidents, according to a report from Citizen Lab and Lookout Security. Apple turned around an update within 10 days from when the company received…

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