Texas hack may be first disruption of U.S. water system by Russia
Via @nakashimae Ellen Nakashima
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#CyberCivilDefense is about protecting the country.
I'll be speaking with people way smarter than myself at the #AspenCyber Summit with @AspenDigital this Sept 18 about #CyberAwareness and education.
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#ShareTheMicInCyber Fellow Michael Razeeq speaks on the importance of a civilian cyber corps in state and local government cybersecurity. Listen here: https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/caveat/228/notes #cybercivildefense
Was your password hacked? Here's a helpful guide from the @GlobalCyberAlln on how to recover. https://gcatoolkit.org/how-to-recover-from-password-exposure/ #CyberCivilDefense
This is very much for real!
#CyberCivilDefense is about protecting the country.
I'll be speaking with people way smarter than myself at the #AspenCyber Summit with @AspenDigital this Sept 18 about #CyberAwareness and education.
www.aspencybersummit.org
We need to protect water supplies and other vulnerable infrastructure from cyber security related attacks
Memory safety problems are a huge #cybersecurity problem for the Internet, but it doesn’t have to be.
Make a transition to memory safety part of your #CyberCivilDefense plan.
Read about orgs doing that today: https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rustls-adoption-grows/
Some news...I’ll be spending $100M to make us safer online and to protect our infrastructure, like water and power supplies.
A big part will be a PSA campaign - online and in old-fashioned ways. We all got a role to play, like everyone did in WW2, including my Dad and Mom.
I’ll start by putting my money where my mouth is. Folks can check it out here: https://pausetake9.org.
We must support those organizations that support cybersecurity for the common good and #CyberCivilDefense, like @Shadowserver, which would cost tens of millions of dollars to replicate. https://commongoodcyber.org/news/interview-piotr-kijewski-replicating-shadowserver/ @CommonGoodCyber
Collaborations between @hackclub and @girlswhocode leads to more opportunities for young women, in technology areas including
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73% of U.S. adults have experienced some kind of online scam or attack, and these are common across age groups. Most get scam calls, texts and emails at least weekly. https://pewrsr.ch/3IS7h4a
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Cyber Resilience Corps: A serious network of #CyberCivilDefense volunteers
Resilience is about taking a punch and getting back up.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cyber-resilience-corps-serious-network-volunteers-craig-newmark-txnye
At Dulles, another step toward #CyberCivilDefense
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Help protect yourself, your family, your job, your country.
Join the Pause. Join us at pausetake9.org #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Needs repeating:
#CyberCivilDefense: how much security do regular people need, how much if one's seriously a target?
How do you protect your family and yourself, your job, and the country?
Can you spot the scam?
Think Netflix would email you from an iCloud address? 🤨 Probably not.
If you’re unsure whether an email is legit, don’t respond!
Towns like Waterbury, VT are joining #cybercivildefense by signing onto the DefConFranklin cyber volunteer program! WaterburyRound covered one of the first efforts nationwide aimed at shoring up the cyber posture of water and wastewater systems. https://www.waterburyroundabout.org/news-archive/waterbury-joins-program-to-defend-water-systems-from-cyber-attacks
#Cybersecurity tip: don't forward texts, emails, or links without pausing!
✋ #Take9 #CyberCivilDefense @paustake9
Tax season is stressful enough. Take a moment to protect yourself from a scam! #Take9 #CyberCivilDefense @PauseTake9
#CyberCivilDefense Initiative #UnDisruptable27 is the subject of the latest #HackthePlant from @IST_org and @ICS_Village. @joshcorman joined @brysonbort to discuss his work driving resilience for our communities’ most vital infrastructure systems. Learn more: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preparing-for-unnatural-disasters/id1528852909?i=1000698756818
Nonprofits keep us all safe online.
Help Common Good Cyber ensure they thet the funding they need to help you and your community.
Our water, power, healthcare providers are really unprepared for attack.
"Some of the most time-sensitive [providers of critical infrastructure], like water and access to emergency care, are also the least prepared to take a [hit],”
via @joshcorman.bsky.social #CyberCivilDefense
Ghost Faced is all dressed up for #NationalPetDay