Free Jitsi Meeting

It can seem slow at times: https://meet.jit.si/ You may want to try the iOS or Android app instead. Below are two alternate site with Jitsi too.

Look at the Frequently Asked Questions for some good information at https://www.experte.com/online-meeting

Alternative Jitsi Server open.meet.switch.ch

Chain Of Fools / Curve Ball – Windows CryptoAPI vulnerability

This is something that is being fixed in the January 2020 Windows Updates.
You can test your vulnerability here: https://curveballtest.com/index.html .

source article: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3514599/worried-about-an-nsa-chainoffools-curveball-attack-there-are-lots-of-moving-parts-test-your-system.html

Is your system susceptible to a ChainOfFools/CurveBall CVE-2020-0601 attack?

MHT files and Internet Explorer

This articles fixes it by having NotePad open mht files instead of Internet Explorer.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3390200/heres-an-easier-way-to-block-the-ie-xxe-zero-day-security-hole.html

source: https://www.askwoody.com/2019/to-block-the-latest-zero-day-instead-of-removing-internet-

explorer-just-short-circuit-access-to-mht-files/

also:

That Internet Explorer XXE zero day poking through to Edge

DNS

Google’s DNS Security Benefits
https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/security

Test IPv6
https://test-ipv6.com/

source article: https://www.askwoody.com/askwoody-newsletter-alerts/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target/#internet-0

eMail Address Monitoring

Find out which breach your email address has been compromised through https://monitor.firefox.com/

source: https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=6184 “Firefox Haveibeenpwned Monitor”

Introducing Firefox Monitor, Helping People Take Control After a Data Breach

 

November Addendum: (subsequent article I found)

Firefox Monitor Launches in 26 Languages and Adds New Desktop Browser Feature

source: https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=6258 “Firefox Will Notify Users of Breached Sites”

Internet of Things (IoT) Botnet Targets IP Cameras

An IP Camera is a good reason to disable UPnP on routers.

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/persirai-new-internet-things-iot-botnet-targets-ip-cameras/

 

Source: https://www.sans.org/newsletters/at-risk/xvii/19

HeartBleed Vulnerability

What is HeartBleed?
http://www.heartbleed.com

HeartBleed Test
http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/#yahoo.com
update (Apr 18, 2014)    https://lastpass.com/heartbleed/

Update (May 5, 2014) Qualys https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

 

Compiled List of Web Sites Afflicted – Note the date of the list – Software patches can potentially have been implemented since the date of the list.

https://github.com/musalbas/heartbleed-masstest/blob/master/top1000.txt

 

 

 

Disabling Flash Active-X from Internet Explorer 10

For people who are conscience of Flash Active-X vulnerabilities, you will want to disable Flash from Internet Explorer 10, since you can not uninstall it.

http://www.techmell.net/how-to/lock-down-internet-explorer-10-disabling-adobe-flash-windows-8/

Web Trackers

Two articles on web tracking of users on the Internet.

https://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/youre-being-followed-how-to-block-web-tracking/#story1

https://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/add-ons-that-help-browsers-block-web-trackers/#story1

Some comments on two Firefox  tracking blockers Add-ons:

Disconnect
Install it first before other Firefox web track blockers.
It is not available on the Mozilla Firefox Add-on web site.

Ghostery
You need to configure it to block the web trackers, then save the settings.

Ghostery Update: Nov 8, 2013
When Ghostery provides an add-on update, you need to click on the Ghostery icon then
the cog wheel icon (settings)
Options
scroll down to Trackers
Select All
Save