Think Positive Cyber

This evening, I watched an eye-opening video by Jim Browning titled “Phone thieves caught on CCTV!” Jim exposes the behind-the-scenes operations of a scam call center pretending to be AT&T Direct TV, complete with fake names and carefully crafted pitches to trick unsuspecting victims. One major takeaway is how scammers use tactics like phishing emails and money mules—people who move stolen goods or funds to help criminals launder money. The security footage showed staff working in cramped cubicles, highlighting the organized nature of these scams. Seeing how victims’ personal details are collected and exploited was a strong reminder to always double-check suspicious emails or offers, especially if someone requests banking info or account access codes.

Afterward, I switched gears to study for my Security+ certification with Professor Messer’s “Infrastructure Considerations” lesson. I learned how system availability, uptime, scalability, and risk transfer are crucial for IT resilience. Topics like Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), patch management, and project management all tie back to one question: how quickly can you recover and secure your systems when something goes wrong? The session emphasized that every part of an application—from web server to firewall—needs careful monitoring and a recovery plan, whether from malware or power failure.

Tomorrow, I’ll keep this momentum going by watching another important lesson: Secure Network Architecture Design – CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 – 3.2.