I’ve attended a webinar discussing ways on how to cope with challenges that can affect our mental health during this covid-19 pandemic times. I am sharing some helpful info-images that was shared to us in the webinar: Image Credits: Trend Micro Pilipinas I hope you find the info-images helpful! 🙂 Until next blog post!!! —Menard […]
Hello World!!! Hello May2020!!! This is a good vibes post to update my friends and readers of Menardconnect.com that Menard is doing well during these pandemic covid19 times. Look I even unlocked the ECQ Haircut Achievement 🙂 I’m juggling the work for home, projects, house chores, and other side activities during the past 60 days. […]
Hi friends and readers!!! I hope you are all-OK during this trying Covid-19 times. I am doing great and is currently working remotely because Manila and the rest of Luzon, Philippines is under the Enhanced Community Quarantine. Long time no post here in menardconnect.com but today, I have some good news for those who are […]
This is a public awareness on a Bitcoin Extortion Scam that I encountered here in my blog. Below is the content of the email they sent me: xxx From: *redacted*@menardconnect.comTo: *redacted*@menardconnect.com Date: 7 Mar 2019 hh:mm:ss +0x00 Subject: Security Alert. Your accounts was hacked by criminal group. Hi, your account has been infected! Renew the […]
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Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware: 2018’s New Menace? By Menard Osena Will cryptocurrency-mining malware be the new ransomware? The popularity and increasing real-world significance of cryptocurrencies are also drawing cybercriminal attention — so much so that it appears to keep pace with ransomware’s infamy in the threat landscape. In fact, cryptocurrency mining was the most detected network event […]
I just signed the Bloggers for Freedom statement. Statement: Bloggers for Freedom We concerned Filipino bloggers stand for the rights to free expression and to free speech. And our first responsibility is to protect these rights. We thus stand with Rappler, its right to exist, the rights of its working journalists and contributors, and the […]
Our youngest brother Merck Osena suffered a stroke last August 24, 2017. We rushed him to the hospital at 2AM and have undergone 2 neurosurgical operations within his first 24 hours. The first operation was to remove the blood clot and the second one is to stop the bleeding and relieve pressure in his brain (craniectomy). […]
I love bitcoins and cryptocurrencies and I wrote some articles about bitcoin here at menardconnect.com and in our company security blog some years back. I also delved into mining crypto-coins but my electricity costs and my alt-coin mining difficulty is at odds so I re-assessed the situation and concluded it was not cost effective anymore. […]