---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200728153306.GA10918@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:33:06 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: What COVID-19 means for the data breach landscape? A three-month analysis on the possible impact of COVID-19 on the data breach landscape has shed light on an increasing number of threat actors worrying cyber-security specialists. The Verizon Business study reviewed 474 data breach incidents from March - June 2020 based on contributor data, publicly disclosed incidents and Verizon's own observations drawn from its collective years of experience. It focuses on 36 confirmed data breaches which were identified as being related directly to the COVID-19 pandemic. http://technuter.com/security/what-covid-19-means-for-the-data-breach-landscape.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200728144056.GA10477@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:40:56 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How to help employees working remotely protect client data Experts are warning law firms to protect themselves from all viruses - cyber and real - when pivoting to a completely remote workforce as the U.S. responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Cybersecurity is a moving target," said Ruth Hill Bro, co-chair of the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and moderator of the American Bar Association webinar "Remote Working in a Time of COVID-19: Cybersecurity Issues You Need to Know." Law firms are attractive targets for hackers and the risk of cyber breaches multiplies as more employees work remotely, raising the stakes for law firms to protect sensitive client data. The outbreak also creates opportunities for hackers and scammers. "There are thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites being created daily," Bro said. Train employees not to click on links that offer COVID-19 updates. "We have to educate our team members and our employees about what is happening and what things they shouldn't click on." https://tinyurl.com/yyp7aupe -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ***** Moderator's Note ***** These warnings are not, of course, limited to lawyers. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200728022952.GA8094@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:29:52 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: 7 Reasons to Hang on to Your Landline Phone Thinking of ditching your landline? Make sure you understand the pros and cons first. By Nicholas Gilmore Landline telephones seem to be falling out of popularity and into obscurity. According to a survey by the CDC in 2015, over 47% of American homes used only cellular phones. Folks -- especially those ages 25 to 34 -- are ditching their landlines, but that doesn't mean you have to follow suit. https://tinyurl.com/y2bq8qbs -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200728140822.7A2851D96524@ary.qy> Date: 28 Jul 2020 10:08:22 -0400 From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> Subject: Re: Comcast box outside house In article <20200728022054.GA7915@telecom.csail.mit.edu> you write: >Here's a puzzle for you: please take a look at this site, and tell me what it's about. > >Thanks. > >http://voixdestras.eu/f8wco/comcast-box-outside-house.html Now it says page not found. ***** Moderator's Note ***** I did a google search on the URL: Google still has the cached version. I don't know how long Google keeps it, so I copied it for posterity: I swear to Ghod it looks EXACTLY like the original. http://telecom-digest.org/from-cache.html Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 29 Jul 2020