It’s no secret that midmarket organizations face many of the same security challenges as enterprises, but often without the same level of resources to combat them. When these midmarket security challenges are combined with the fact that the global workforce is increasingly … Read More
Don’t Trust the App
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss the latest out-of-band security patch from Microsoft solving two potentially serious vulnerabilities, a cryptocurrency … [Read More...]
Q1 2020 Internet Security Report
It’s that time of year again! This week on The 443 we cover the latest internet security report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. In this episode, we’ll cover the stats and key … [Read More...]
ClearSky’s $200 Million Lesson on Security for High Value Targets
Yesterday ClearSky, a security research group, released a report on a threat actor group called CryptoCore. As you may guess by the name, CryptoCore specifically targets … [Read More...]
A New DDoS Record
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss a new DDoS throughput record as reported by Amazon in their AWS Shield Therat Landscape Report for Q1 2020 as well as a history of reflective amplification DDoS attacks. Before that though, we cover an interesting macOS … [Read More...]
US Senators Introduce Bill to Backdoor Encryption
Three Republican Senators today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, in their latest attack on the security and privacy of everyday citizens. The press release … [Read More...]
RIpple20 Causes Waves in Network Security
Last week JSOF, a cybersecurity team, released 19 vulnerabilities found in a library developed by Treck, Inc. Two of these include code execution vulnerabilities. According to … [Read More...]
The Case Against Backdoors Into Encryption
Tech companies have focused heavily on privacy and security over the past decade and many have rolled out products with improved encryption. Although encryption can come in many forms and varies by product or service, its intent is always to protect data confidentiality. … [Read More...]
Section 230
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we’re taking a break from the news to talk about a cornerstone of the modern internet, Title 47, Section 230 of the US code, also … [Read More...]
FBI Warns of an Increase in Malicious Banking Apps
This week the FBI issued a warning on the increased use of mobile banking apps. With more mobile banking usage by Americans, the FBI predicts an increased threat by cyber … [Read More...]
