Security researchers shook the industry to its core back in 2018 when they disclosed Meltdown and Spectre, two serious vulnerabilities found in virtually every computer processor. Pandora's box of processor security vulnerabilities had just been opened. One of the scariest … Read More
Researchers Find Unauthorized SIM Swaps Way too Easy to Perform
Recently, vulnerabilities in SMS-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) have been highlighted in the news. While stories like these highlight individual instances showing the … [Read More...]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday; Critical RDP & Important CryptoAPI Updates
If you use modern-day Microsoft software products as a standard end user or a Windows Server administrator and use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in any fashion or use any … [Read More...]
Mobile Security and IMSI-Catchers
While reading some security articles, one headline in particular stood out and piqued my interest – Do you use burner phones during business travel? Here’s how you can be … [Read More...]
Q3 2019 Internet Security Report Recap
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we dive in to WatchGuard Threat Lab’s Q3 2019 Internet Security Report. We’ll cover the trends from the last quarter including the top malware payloads, network attacks, and phishing domains as well as some defensive tips for … [Read More...]
TikToks banned by the Army, but is it safe?
As reported by Military.com, the Army recently banned the app TikTok from use on phones. "It is considered a cyber threat," Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa, a spokeswoman for the Army … [Read More...]
WatchGuard Cloud Wins 2019 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Award
WatchGuard Cloud has been recognized in the “Cloud-delivered Security” category of TMC’s prestigious list of 2019 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Awards winners! Presented … [Read More...]
5 Hot Topics From Wi-Fi NOW 2019 London
Wi-Fi NOW, an independent organization led by Claus Hetting, exists to hold the thought leadership agenda for the Wi-Fi industry. Their mission is to support and promote all things Wi-Fi and they work with individuals, carriers, service providers, tech vendors, and … [Read More...]
My CTF Ventures: picoCTF, General Skills
The next few installments in this series will focus solely on the picoCTF 2019 challenge platform. This post in particular will cover what the introduction is all about, … [Read More...]
My CTF Ventures: Introduction
The sheer amount of info regarding information systems (computers and other electronic devices and how they work, programming, etc.) is mind boggling, honestly. How do you … [Read More...]
