As 2018 comes to a close and we look ahead toward the new year, now is the time for reflection and planning. And for businesses of all sizes and industries, cyber security should be a major topic of discussion through this process. When it comes to information security, … Read More
Security Researcher Track: 102
Building off of the “101” article written here, let’s continue on with the roadmap to becoming a security researcher. In the previous article I explained the many … [Read More...]
Securing Your Smart Home
Are you planning on decking out your home with the latest "smart" gadgets this holiday season? In today's episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, discuss which smart home … [Read More...]
The 2019 Predictions That Didn’t Make It
Welcome back to another episode of The 443 - Security Simplified. This week in the news, we cover a supply chain attack against a popular Bitcoin wallet. For our main event, … [Read More...]
What We Are Thankful For
With Thanksgiving right around the corner (or just having just passed depending on when you listen to this), we wanted to take some time and talk about the things we are thankful for in the cyber security world. Before that though, we’ll cover the latest news in breaking … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – Attackers Hold the Internet Hostage
Next year, a hacktivist organization or nation-state will launch a coordinated attack against the infrastructure of the internet. The industry already saw the impact of … [Read More...]
Brexit Email Tricks Users Into Downloading Malware
Recently, some individuals received emails that used Brexit to trick them into opening malicious office document attachments. The document’s authors must have been watching … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – Biometrics as Single-Factor Authentication Exploited by Attackers
As biometric logins become more common, hackers will take advantage of their use as a single-factor method of authentication to pull off a major attack in 2019. Biometric login methods such as face and fingerprint readers on consumer devices like smartphones and … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – Fileless, Self-Propagating “Vaporworms” Attack
In 2019, a new breed of fileless malware will emerge, with wormlike properties that allow it to self-propagate through vulnerable systems and avoid detection. It has … [Read More...]
Our Vaporworm Prediction Arrives Early
In one of our 2019 Security Predictions, we predicted a future where self-propagating, fileless malware “vaporworms” run rampant. This week, Trend Micro announced in a blog … [Read More...]
