Attackers keep getting better at looking legitimate. This week's briefings cover three ways to push back: safer habits on public Wi-Fi, healthy skepticism after a real data breach, and a quiz that trains your eye on fake delivery texts.

This week's briefings

Public Wi-Fi Risks: 5 Ways to Stay Safe — 60-second watch One-line takeaway: Confirm the hotspot, use HTTPS, turn off auto-join, use a trusted VPN, and use mobile data for sensitive logins. Read more: https://muse.ai/s/red-flag-cyber-website-sxn6i7x044x0xnw

Is the Denmark CPR Registry Breach Real? What to Do — 60-second watch One-line takeaway: The Denmark CPR registry breach affects roughly 8.8 million people — and because attackers have real details, treat any unexpected message using yours with skepticism. Read more: https://muse.ai/s/red-flag-cyber-website-sxn6i7x044x0xnw

Can You Spot the Smish? Package Text Quiz — 60-second watch One-line takeaway: A fake package-delivery text from the fictional "VexParcel" carries classic red flags — check each one against FTC, FCC, and CISA guidance before tapping the link. Read more: https://muse.ai/s/red-flag-cyber-website-sxn6i7x044x0xnw

Quiz corner

Can You Spot the Phish? 4 Red Flags Quiz — 60-second quiz One-line takeaway: Practice spotting four CISA-sourced red flags in a fictional phishing email from the fictional "Harborline Bank" — it's not real, so it's a safe place to test your eye.

From the archive

Password Managers Done Right (Stop Reusing Passwords) — 60-second watch Still holds up: With breaches putting real details in attackers' hands, one unique password per account — managed by a password manager with a single strong master password — remains the simplest fix.

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