Former Chief Learning Officer at MediaPRO. Now active at @tompendergast
Seattle, WA
Joined August 2011
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Last tweet from this account (as I’m no longer with MediaPRO). Please find me at @tompendergast
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RT Make Sure That Stimulus Check Lands in the Right Bank Account bit.ly/3bkHvlP by Tom Pendergast (@tompmediapro), Chief Learning Officer @MediaPROInc #stimuluscheck #fraud #banking #security
Lots of us will be getting stimulus checks—let’s make sure they land in the right account!
Make Sure That Stimulus Check Lands in the Right Bank Account bit.ly/3bkHvlP by Tom Pendergast (@tompmediapro), Chief Learning Officer @MediaPROInc #stimuluscheck #fraud #banking #security
They're not just coming after you ... they're coming after your tax preparer too. techrepublic.com/article/irs…
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UFO's, Phishing and @tompmediapro We cant think of anything better. Can you?
mediapro.com/blog/ufos-bonus…
This one is pretty nerdy—it’s about our epistemic crisis after all!—but it gets to the heart of our ability to distinguish fact from fiction.
psyche.co/ideas/the-antidote…
It seems like someone got your out of office message--but what they're asking seems really weird. But you should just follow your instincts and delete it.
scmagazine.com/home/email-se…
Even as we get used to working from home, scammers invent new ways to attack.
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My colleagues run cool year-round privacy training programs--come hear about them at 10 AM PST, 1 PM EST.
Tom Pendergast retweeted
Like free stuff? We do too! Take #DataPrivacyDay on Jan. 28, 2021, to another level with a week's worth of resources in our Data Privacy Week toolkit! Get access to a free training module, infographics, and more!
mediapro.com/data-privacy-we…
Even if you think you know the ransomware story, you should read this excellent piece by Lily Hay Newman.
wired.com/story/ransomware-2…
Second-guessing is valuable only if you use it to plan for the next time. Here are some thoughts on prepping for a breach like no other:
securityweek.com/experts-wei…
Count on seeing phishing emails about this new UFO data, says Threatpost writer Becky Bracken. It wouldn't be the weirdest thing to happen this year!
threatpost.com/aliens-ufos-f…
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Check out our upcoming live webinar 10am PT Sept. 30 featuring @mosterman , who conducted this study, and our own @tompmediapro for a dive into this research!
mediapro.com/blog/webinar-be…
As users receive #securityawareness training, their ability to effectively deal with #security threats increases: they are more likely to spot #phishing attempts & other #cybersecurity threats than are their untrained colleagues, says a @MediaPROInc study. securitymagazine.com/article…
You may really love your method of remembering passwords--but that doesn't mean you shouldn't opt for a password manager.
theconversation.com/a-secure…
What if it all leaked, all your data? Would it be as bad as we all say it would? The answers in this Gizmodo piece may surprise you. #privacy
gizmodo.com/what-would-happe…
The Singapore Norms Package is a welcome contribution to the crucial debate around #cybernorms. Thanks to @thegfce for their hard work and commitment to maintain an open, multi-stakeholder dialogue in this process. Read the #TechAccord blog bit.ly/2NikNx1
"Congress should repeal and replace existing federal privacy laws with a common set of protections," write the authors of this Information Technology & Innovation Foundation position paper, but the law they propose would be VERY di…lnkd.in/g45beeA lnkd.in/gWjFgX6