In the early 2000s, you probably remember when researchers discovered some vulnerabilities that put the nail in the coffin of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), a security protocol used to protect Wi-Fi communications. Essentially, this WEP … Read More
Daily Security Bytes
Emergency Flash 0day Patch – Daily Security Byte
After skipping their normal monthly patch day for the first time in years, Adobe was forced to release an emergency update to … Read More
October 2017 Patch Day – Daily Security Byte
Last Tuesday was Microsoft's regular Patch Day. If you haven't updated your Microsoft products by now, you're probably a … Read More
PornHub Malvertising – Daily Security Byte
Malvertising is the act of exploiting legitimate online advertising networks to inject malicious ads onto trusted web sites. … Read More
Deloitte Email Breach – Daily Security Byte
Add Deloitte to the long list of hacked organizations. This week, Deloitte warned that they had suffered a security breach on … Read More
Editorial Articles
Mr. Robot Returns for Season Three – And So Does ‘Mr. Robot Rewind’
The lengthy break after Mr. Robot season two is finally over! That’s right, it’s time for a weekly dose of everyone’s favorite vigilante hacker drama. Once again, WatchGuard CTO, Corey Nachreiner, is writing his weekly “Mr. … Read More
The Problem with Hacking Back: It Might Be Your Network
The US government is considering allowing companies to “hack back” against cyber attackers. The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC) amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow limited retaliatory strikes against … Read More
S3 Bucket Security: More Than ACLs and Policies
Many companies are suffering data breaches because attackers gain access to data in AWS S3 buckets. I don’t want to repeat all the news articles outlining all the S3 data breaches. A Google search will give many examples, and … Read More
Know Thy Enemy: The Money Motivated Hacker
Next up on our hacker profiles series, the cyber criminal. You’re probably most familiar with the cyber criminal hacker profile, since they’ve been around longer than the rest. This group’s motive is pretty obvious; to … Read More
Announcements
Without Correlation, You Could Be Missing Threats
Organizations face a wave of increasingly advanced and evasive malware. Hackers are leveraging zero-days, encrypted communication channels, kernel-level rootkits, and evasion techniques … Read More
CRN Honors WatchGuard CEO and WatchGuardONE Channel Program
Earlier this year, CRN awarded WatchGuard a five-star rating in its 2017 Partner Program Guide. This week, WatchGuard was again recognized with two additional honors: WatchGuard’s … Read More
