catfish (noun)

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. An authentication process that requires two different factors before granting access. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/two-factor-authentication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A cloud based sensitive information management system that allows users access across multiple devices. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/icloud-keychain⁠ Audio reference link: Ellen’s Tips For iOS, 2022. How To Master iCloud Keychain to Keep Your Passwords Safe and Secure [Video]. YouTube. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3E29iUvgE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Unsolicited, unwanted, and sometimes malicious electronic messages indiscriminately transmitted to a large number of people. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/spam⁠ Audio reference link: zumpzump, 2007. Monty Python - Spam [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A US Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with supporting cyber and physical security for US critical infrastructure. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency⁠ Audio reference link: CISA, 2021. CISA Director Jen Easterly’s Keynote at Black Hat USA 2021 [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bu-L-m4K4⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The act of searching through an organization's trash for discarded sensitive material.  CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/dumpster-diving⁠ Audio reference link: “⁠Better Call Saul jimmy digs in the Sandpiper trash scene⁠,” uploaded by Robert Bowersock, 18 September 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The manipulation of search engine optimization, SEO, to promote malicious sites in search engine results. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/search-engine-optimization-poisoning⁠ Audio reference link: Brown, B.E., 2021. The Ending Of The Waldo Moment Explained [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWja44-EMg⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The practice of crafting a fake online persona for malicious purposes. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/catfish⁠ Audio reference link: netbunny, 2013. Catfish - The Movie - Ending Scene [Movie Scene]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR_NIN6zy0U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A passwordless authentication protocol based on the FIDO2 standard. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/passkey⁠ Audio reference link: Summers, J., 2023. Google Passkeys Have Arrived (here’s how to use them) [All Things Secured Channel]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFO7JgUx-bU⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A type of phishing attack that uses QR codes as the lure. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/qr-code-phishing⁠ Audio reference link: KNR, 2018. Batman The Dark Knight Joker bomb blast by phone calls scene [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB_fXfzB4z0⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. Definition one: The recognition of a set of repeatable attack patterns across the intrusion kill chain. Definition two: Determining the responsibility for offensive cyber operations. CyberWire Glossary link: ⁠https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/attribution⁠ Audio reference link: Nunnikhoven, M., 2018. Cybersecurity Basics #9 - Attack Attribution [Video]. YouTube. URL ⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlyMz5jN_Vs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices