The Security box, program 241: these things are continuing to be sent via email, text, and social media

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Hello folks, welcome to the security box, program 241. We've got plenty of news, notes and much more. We've also got Trivia as well.

Trivia from last week:

Here's the trivia from this past week.

How fast did Nvidia-grade AI hardware cracked your 8-character password? Is the answer:

A: 5 minutes

B: 10 minutes

C: 15 minutes

D: 20 minutes

E: 25 minutes

F: 30 minutes

G: over 30 minutes

The answer:

30 minutes ... How fast Nvidia-grade AI hardware can crack your 8-character password. Hive Systems ran the numbers, and yeah, it’s bleak for your bare-minimum login. It can also crack a numbers-only string in about three hours. Pro tip: Save yourself some peace of mind by using the same password manager I do.

This week's question:

What is the percentage of email that comes out of the US that is considered spam? Also, out of that, what is the percentage that is malware or phishing?

A: 25% Spam 10% phishing and malware

B: 50% spam 75% phishing and malware

C: 57% spam 67% phishing and malware

D: 80% spam 100% phishing and malware

E: Higher than 80% on both

F: lower than 25% on both

[phone] or find contact info in the podcast to submit your guess.

Our topic:

https://www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/cybercriminals-exploit-your-emotions/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=HL-GL&utm_content=1474676_spot_red_flags_button&utm_campaign=OUCH&utm_rdetail=Global&utm_goal=Community_Growth&utm_type=SSA&is=551b434744de4aefe4d6ece8bf1e298e24df99defd5f7ad7037383755fd2d757 is the article for this episode taken from Sans 12. How your emotions are triggered by things we continue to see on a regular basis.