Highlights Include: IOS Updates, Botnet Takedowns, and Mac Word Malware
Ready to finish off your week with a quick summary of the week’s security news? If so WatchGuard Security Week in Review is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn about important security updates, some big botnet takedowns, and a nasty piece of Mac malware that hides in malicious Word documents. I even share a tip about a nice OS X security tool along the way. Grab your beverage of choice and check out the short video below.
Like always, if you’d prefer to read rather than watch or listen, the Episode Reference guide below includes links to articles about all these stories. I’ve even thrown in a few extra links, for those with an insatiable appetite for security news (maybe that’s just me).
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Direct YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovLb7TKOi4
Episode References:
- Software and Hardware Security Updates:
- Cisco biannual IOS patch day – WatchGuard Security Center
- Abode Flash Player update – Adobe Security Updates
- Chrome 18 fixes nine flaws – Threat Post
- Botnet Takedowns
- Microsoft shutsdown Zeus C&Cs – CNET
- Kaspersky sinkholes Kelihos – Kaspersky Blog
- Mac Word document Remote Access Trojan (RAT) – Alienvault Labs
- EXTRA: Lulzsec is back with MilitarySingles.com breach – eWeek
- EXTRA: Blackhole kit targets recent Java vulnerability – Krebs on Security
- EXTRA: Little Snitch is a great OS X host-based firewall.
— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)
Lots of Software Updates
/ What a unique post, Microsoft has been doing some cfsouning things lately with their Xbox Live Gold subscription service. They are informing the public that they can obtain and that Microsoft will still be able to profit from this but we will only hear more information during the relase of Microsoft’s new Xbox Kinect .