Episode #25 - It’s 5:05, Friday, December 2, 2022

It’s 5:05, on Friday, December 2, 2022. Coming from the 5:05 offices in New York City, this is Mark Miller. Stories for today come from Edwin Kwan in Sydney Australia who gives an update on the Vanuatu Government which is still offline a month Cyber attack, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania Romania talking about Cybersecurity Investments in the EU, and Trac Bannon offering a personal story about the overwhelming nature of password management.

Today’s episode begins with the final segment in my series on scams focusing on the elderly. I’ll make a few simple suggestions on things your family can do to stay safe from scammers this holiday season.

Let’s get to it!

🇺🇸 Mark Miller, New York City

It’s not about you anymore. It’s about protecting your family.

Anatomy of a phone scam

https://505updates.com/november-29-2022/

Prizes and Sweepstakes

https://505updates.com/november-30-2022/

Holiday scams with giftcards

https://505updates.com/december-1-2022/

🇺🇸 Tracy (Trac) Bannon, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

The overwhelming nature of password management: a personal story

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/23486902/lastpass-hackers-customer-information-breach

https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/11/notice-of-recent-security-incident/

🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania

Cybersecurity Investments in the EU

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/cybersecurity-investments-in-the-eu-is-the-money-enough-to-meet-the-new-cybersecurity-standards

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia

Vanuatu Government still offline after a month Cyber attack

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/29/vanuatu-officials-turn-to-phone-books-and-typewriters-one-month-after-cyber-attack