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Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

FEMA ‘major privacy incident’ reveals data from 2.5 million disaster survivors: The Federal Emergency Management Agency shared personal addresses and banking information of more than 2 million U.S. disaster survivors in what the agency acknowledged Friday was a “major privacy incident.

Important Security Updates

Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 32.0.0.156. Updates are available from Adobe’s website.

Avast:Avast has released version 19.3.2369 for Free Antivirus. Updates are available on Avast’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Data-Collecting IOT Teapot, Teplo 2.0. Gathering information from the consumer, their environment, and their desired tea selection, the Teplo 2.0 can brew tea perfectly suited for everybody: Gathering information from the consumer, their environment, and their desired tea selection, the Teplo 2.0 can brew tea perfectly suited for everybody.

SecureTheVillage — March Webinar

SecureTheHuman: Beyond Awareness Training. Turning People into Cyber Guardians.

Host: Stan Stahl, Ph.D., President SecureTheVillage and Citadel Information Group

Stan’s Guests:

Bill Leider, Managing Partner, Axies Group
Barbara Allen-Watkins, President, BAW Consulting Services.

Important Security Updates

Apple iOS: Apple has released version 12.1.4 of its iOS. Updates are available from Apple’s website.

Comodo Free Firewall: Comodo has released version 11.0.0.6802 of its free firewall and antivirus. Updates are available from Comodo’s website.

Important Security Updates

Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version 15.0.44.142 of its free Antivirus. Updates are available from Avira’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 67.4.83 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website.

Individuals at Risk
National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week: National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3–9. This annual event encourages individuals and businesses to learn about their consumer rights and how to keep themselves secure.

Important Security Updates

7-Zip: 7-Zip.org has released version 19.00 (32-bit and 64-bit). Updates are available from 7-Zip’s website.

Adobe Reader: Adobe has released version 2019.010.20098. Updates are available through the program’s Help menu/Check for Updates or from Adobe’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Facebook Is Collecting App Users’ Data Without Consent, Wall Street Journal Finds: An investigation by The Wall Street Journal on Friday found that Facebook is collecting data from smartphone users’ other apps without their consent, adding yet another layer to intensifying concerns about the company’s privacy violations.