Hammerton’s Newsletter 16-03-2020
CYBER SECURITY NEWS
Virgin Media announces that data of 900000 of their customers has been accessible since April 2019. Read more
Australia sues Facebook for exposing data of about 311,127 Australian citizens to a third-party app. Read more
A list of coronavirus-based cyber attacks since the 1st of February 2020. Read more
Paradise ransomware being spread through IQY attachments. Read more
Anonymous social media service leaks user information and posts. Read more
KENYAN TECH NEWS
CREST, the not-for-profit accreditation and certification body for the technical security industry, has received a grant of $1.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help increase cyber security capacity in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Read more
Kenyans to recieve Coronavirus updates from the Ministry of Health through SMS. Read more
Kenyans left in debt after believing there was a “okoa jahazi” heist. Read more
Airtel downfall is due to poor human resource practices and fraudulent dealings. Read more
Safaricom’s M-PESA suffered glitches recently that led to a social media uproar from its subscribers. Read more
Understanding Safaricom’s new post pay rates. Read more
OTHER NEWS
First confirmed case of Coronavirus in Kenya. Events get cancelled as a result. Read more
Coronavirus resources in the R programming language ecosystem. Read more
Trump’s political circle experiences Coronavirus scares. Read more
AI adoption in Cyber security is preffered but human aspect still valued. Read more
Cases of Coronavirus have dramatically fell in China. Doctors celebrate with a rather heart warming video after the closure of last temporary hospital. Read more
TUTORIALS
Why was the Spanish flu called the Spanish flu? Find out through an R programming tutorial. Read more
Fast secure Linux backup using Restic. Read more
Using the at command to schedule one-off tasks instead of creating entire cron jobs. Read more
Linux password management. Read more
SUGGESTIONS
Learn how to learn effectively and efficiently. Read more
The CIA and Germany intelligence have been the secret co-owners of a Swiss-based cryptography company that has been selling cryptography products to more than 120 nations. Listen to Podcast
Mark Manson’s interesting view on Coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Social engineering awareness video. Very cool. Watch
A Twitter thread on financial freedom and how to possibly achieve it. Read more