If you've followed security or technical news over the last few days, you've probably heard about the "Flame" worm. This interesting new piece of malware belongs to a class of attack called an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), and it's making headlines worldwide. As a result, many of you may be wondering whether or not this nasty sounding malware will affect your organization. … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 19
Facebook Malware, SecureID Hack, and DoJ Breach Another week, another security summary video... This week, I clue you in on two new Facebook-related malware attacks, some new research that allows local attackers to clone SecureID tokens, and a major Anonymous-related breach that has put 1.7 gigabytes of Department of Justice data into the hands of the public. Watch the video … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Announces Fireware XTM 11.5.3 Update 1
Available for All XTM Appliances WatchGuard has released Fireware XTM OS v11.5.3 Update 1. This update is for appliance software only, and is intended to improve stability and provide additional key bug fixes for all XTM customers. For a list of issues resolved in Update 1, see the Resolved Issues section of our Release Notes. We recommend XTM v11.5.3 appliances administrators … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 18
AusCERT 2012, QuickTime Updates, and a New Zeus Variant This week's "on the road" edition of WatchGuard Security Week in Review comes to you from the sunny Gold Coast of Australia, where I've spent the week learning about the latest mobile attacks, cloud threats, and SCADA security issues with the vibrant Australian security community. In this week's video podcast, I quickly … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 17
Twitter Hacks, Gas Pipeline Cyber Attacks, and FBI Wiretaps Though the primary theme for this week was, "patch, patch, patch," I saw many other interesting, non-update related security stories in the news as well. This week's vlog packs all those stories into a brisk eight and a half minutes. Topics include: Highlights on Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple security updates FBI … [Read more...]