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General Ramblings

Live Hurricane Ian Video and Weather

Here are some links to live hurricane Ian videos and weather info from a weather station in Trinity, Florida (north of Tampa). It should remain pretty calm, but I wanted it here for people that are curious what it’s like this far away.

Video 1 from Trinity:

Video 2 from Trinity:

Weather data in Trinity (note: wind speeds will not be accurate):

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KFLTRINI16?cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash

Video of the Skyway bridge in Tampa:

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Cybersecurity Tech Talk

What is credential stuffing, and why do I care?

Credential stuffing is when known passwords and usernames are used to try to take over online accounts. Recently an organization had almost 200,000 customer accounts compromised like this.

Learn more about it and what to do to protect yourself.

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Cybersecurity Tech Talk

Amazon Scam Text Message – What Actually Happens When You Click?

Have you ever wondered what happens when you click on a link from one of thos Amazon text messages that say your account is suspended? Here I run through one of those so you understand what they are doing.

TLDR; They capture anything you put in the form, login info, social security number, credit card, whatever.

Do not try this at home – This was done from a secure computer that is resistant to viruses. Some of these links CAN try to infect your computer or phone.

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Cybersecurity Quotes

Phishing-as-a-service platform ‘Robin Banks’ targets financial firms

I was fortunate to to be quoted in this article about the Phishing as a Service group ‘Robin Banks’. Check it out

https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/email-security/phishing-as-a-service-platform-robin-banks-targets-financial-firms