Netiquette IQ: 2017-10-22

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Netiquette IQ Blog Of 10/26/17 - Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)

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Catholic Relief Services

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Save the Children, which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children.

Global Giving has a $2 million goal for victims of Hurricane Maria

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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)

Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) is a pay-per-use web service for storing messages in transit between computers. Developers use SQS to build distributed applications with decoupled components without having to deal with the overhead of creating and maintaining message queues.

Amazon Simple Queue Service supports tasks that process asynchronously. Instead of one application having to invoke another application directly, the service enables an application to submit a message to a queue, which another application can then pick up at a later time.

An SQS queue can be FIFO (first-in, first-out) or standard. A FIFO queue maintains the exact order in which messages strings are sent and received. Standard queues attempt to preserve the order of messages, but can be flexible and when processing demands require it. FIFO queues provide exactly-once delivery, while standard queues provide at-least-once delivery.

SQS is compatible with other Amazon Web Services, including Amazon Relational Database Service, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon Simple Storage Service.

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In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:

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In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.

Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems, a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email, network management software, security products and professional services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.

Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Netiquette IQ Blog Of 10/25/17 - Cut the Clutter in Writing

Puerto Rico Needs Your Help! Here's How

United for Puerto Rico (spearheaded by the First Lady of Puerto Rico)

UNICEF

Center for Popular Democracy

Hispanic Federation’s “Unidos” page

International Medical Corps

Former U.S. presidents have expanded their One America Appeal to include recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Catholic Relief Services

Americares

Direct Relief

Save the Children, which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children.

Global Giving has a $2 million goal for victims of Hurricane Maria

Buy the books at

www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
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Tips to Cut the Clutter in Writing

by Richard Nordquist from thoughtco.com

Updated October 19, 2017

"Clutter is the disease of American writing," says William Zinsser in his classic text On Writing Well. "We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon."

We can cure the disease of clutter (at least in our own compositions) by following a simple rule: don't waste words. When revising and editing, we should aim to cut out any language that is vague, repetitious, or pretentious.

In other words, clear out the deadwood, be concise, and get to the point!

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Reduce Long Clauses

When editing, try to reduce long clauses to shorter phrases:
Wordy: The clown who was in the center ring was riding a tricycle.
Revised: The clown in the center ring was riding a tricycle.

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Reduce Phrases

Likewise, try to reduce phrases to single words:

Wordy: The clown at the end of the line tried to sweep up the spotlight.
Revised: The last clown tried to sweep up the spotlight.

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Avoid Empty Openers

Avoid There is, There are, and There were as sentence openers when There adds nothing to the meaning of a sentence:

Wordy: There is a prize in every box of Quacko cereal.
Revised: A prize is in every box of Quacko cereal.

Wordy: There are two security guards at the gate.
Revised: Two security guards stand at the gate.

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Don't Overwork Modifiers

Do not overwork very, really, totally, and other modifiers that add little or nothing to the meaning of a sentence.

Wordy: By the time she got home, Merdine was very tired.
Revised: By the time she got home, Merdine was exhausted.

Wordy: She was also really hungry.
Revised: She was also hungry [or famished].

More About Modifiers:

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Avoid Redundancies

Replace redundant expressions (phrases that use more words than necessary to make a point) with precise words. Check out this list of common redundancies, and remember: needless words are those that add nothing (or nothing significant) to the meaning of our writing. They bore the reader and distract from our ideas. So cut them out!

Wordy: At this point in time, we should edit our work.
Revised: Now we should edit our work.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Netiquette IQ Security Bulletin - SB17-296: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 16, 2017

Puerto Rico Needs Your Help! Here's How

United for Puerto Rico (spearheaded by the First Lady of Puerto Rico)

UNICEF

Center for Popular Democracy

Hispanic Federation’s “Unidos” page

International Medical Corps

Former U.S. presidents have expanded their One America Appeal to include recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Catholic Relief Services

Americares

Direct Relief

Save the Children, which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children.

Global Giving has a $2 million goal for victims of Hurricane Maria

Buy the books at

www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
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SB17-296: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 16, 2017

10/23/2017 07:16 AM EDT

Original release date: October 23, 2017

The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. The NVD is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) / United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). For modified or updated entries, please visit the NVD, which contains historical vulnerability information.
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Monday, October 23, 2017

Netiquette IQ Technical Alert - TA17-293A: Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors 10/20/2017

Puerto Rico Needs Your Help! Here's How

United for Puerto Rico (spearheaded by the First Lady of Puerto Rico)

UNICEF

Center for Popular Democracy

Hispanic Federation’s “Unidos” page

International Medical Corps

Former U.S. presidents have expanded their One America Appeal to include recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Catholic Relief Services

Americares

Direct Relief

Save the Children, which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children.

Global Giving has a $2 million goal for victims of Hurricane Maria

Buy the books at

www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
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Advanced Persistent Threats are significant security issues. Tabula Rosa Systems offers powerful and compelling solutions to these threats. Please contact us as noted below for information!
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National Cyber Awareness System:

TA17-293A: Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors

10/20/2017 06:50 PM EDT

Original release date: October 20, 2017 | Last revised: October 21, 2017

Systems Affected

Domain Controllers
File Servers
Email Servers

Overview

This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This alert provides information on advanced persistent threat (APT) actions targeting government entities and organizations in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors. Working with U.S. and international partners, DHS and FBI identified victims in these sectors. This report contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and technical details on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by APT actors on compromised victims’ networks.
DHS assesses this activity as a multi-stage intrusion campaign by threat actors targeting low security and small networks to gain access and move laterally to networks of major, high value asset owners within the energy sector. Based on malware analysis and observed IOCs, DHS has confidence that this campaign is still ongoing, and threat actors are actively pursuing their ultimate objectives over a long-term campaign. The intent of this product is to educate network defenders and enable them to identify and reduce exposure to malicious activity.
Available files:

Contact DHS or law enforcement immediately to report an intrusion and to request incident response resources or technical assistance.
Additional information related to TA17-293A - Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors is available to authorized users of the NCCIC Portal on the Homeland Security Information Network. The NCCIC Portal provides a secure, web-based, collaborative system to share sensitive, cyber-related information and news with participants in the public and private sector. Information available to visitors is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol, used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the appropriate audience. Supplementary information on TA17-293A is designated TLP:AMBER. For information on how to access the NCCIC Portal, email NCCICcustomerservice@hq.dhs.gov or call 888-282-0870.

Description

Since at least May 2017, threat actors have targeted government entities and the energy, water, aviation, nuclear, and critical manufacturing sectors, and, in some cases, have leveraged their capabilities to compromise victims’ networks. Historically, cyber threat actors have targeted the energy sector with various results, ranging from cyber espionage to the ability to disrupt energy systems in the event of a hostile conflict. [1] Historically, threat actors have also targeted other critical infrastructure sectors with similar campaigns.
Analysis by DHS, FBI, and trusted partners has identified distinct indicators and behaviors related to this activity. Of specific note, the report Dragonfly: Western energy sector targeted by sophisticated attack group, released by Symantec on September 6, 2017, provides additional information about this ongoing campaign. [2]
This campaign comprises two distinct categories of victims: staging and intended targets. The initial victims are peripheral organizations such as trusted third party suppliers with less secure networks. The initial victims are referred to as “staging targets” throughout this alert. The threat actor uses the staging targets’ networks as pivot points and malware repositories when targeting their final intended victims. The ultimate objective of the cyber threat actors is to compromise organizational networks, which are referred throughout this alert as “intended target.”

Technical Details

The threat actors in this campaign employed a variety of TTPs, including:

open-source reconnaissance,
spear-phishing emails (from compromised legitimate accounts),
watering-hole domains,
host-based exploitation,
industrial control system (ICS) infrastructure targeting, and
ongoing credential gathering.

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Netiquette IQ Blog Of 10/26/17 - Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Netiquette IQ Blog Of 10/25/17 - Cut the Clutter in Writing

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Netiquette IQ Security Bulletin - SB17-296: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 16, 2017

Monday, October 23, 2017

Netiquette IQ Technical Alert - TA17-293A: Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors 10/20/2017

Systems Affected

Overview

Description

Technical Details