ICS Exposed, SSN Slips, and Busted BotHerder
Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready for your weekly security news round-up? If so, you’ve come to the right place.
Today’s information-filled episode includes two stories about SCADA and ICS equipment vulnerabilities, a few big data breaches that leaked millions of social security numbers, and some good news about authorities turning the tables on a botherder. I’ve even thrown a video game-related security issue for any fellow gamers out there. For all this and more, click play below.
If you’d prefer to read at your leisure, you can also check out the links in the Reference section. Don’t forget to leave comments if you have any. Thanks for watching, and have a great weekend.
(Episode Runtime: 11:01)
Direct YouTube Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8-_1U1WsNo
Episode References:
- Serious vulnerability in CoDeSys ICS software – Digital Bond
- Researchers threatened with lawsuit over ICS disclosure – Chicago Tribune
- Texan Bank Experian Breach – Bloomberg
- South Carolina Department of Revenue Breach – Reuters
- Georgia CERT turns tables on Russian botherder – Tech World
- Georgia CERT Georbot paper – Gov.ge
- Borderlands 2 graveyard virus – Gearbox Forums
- Extra Stories
- Facebook investigating potential data breach – Help Net Security
- BREAKING: Breach due to unauthenticated login flaw – BBC
- Anonymous threatens to attack Zynga – ZDNet
- Diginotar attack may be worst than first described – Threat Post
- Firefox 16.0.2 security update – Tech World
- Vupen claims to have Windows 8 oday – Forbes
- More multi-platform Java malware – ThreatPost
- Apache mis-config exposes credentials and more – Ars Technica
- Facebook investigating potential data breach – Help Net Security
— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)
Every week we hear about so many data outside-in breaches, it begs the question…Is there any firewall that can protect you 100% of the time? Is it possible for an attacker to breach a properly configured XTM 510?
Great questions. We actually talk a bit about this in last month’s Radio Free Security (http://watchguardsecuritycenter.com/2012/11/02/radio-free-security-october-2012-episode/). Mis-configuration leads to most breaches, so a good firewall config is a must.
That said, NO technical preventative measure will block every attack, no matter how good it is. You need many other layers of security, including a good policy, user education, and a disaster recovery plan.
Every week we hear about so many data outside-in breaches, it begs the question…Is there any firewall that can protect you 100% of the time? Is it possible for an attacker to breach a properly configured XTM 510?
Great questions. We actually talk a bit about this in last month’s Radio Free Security (http://watchguardsecuritycenter.com/2012/11/02/radio-free-security-october-2012-episode/). Mis-configuration leads to most breaches, so a good firewall config is a must.
That said, NO technical preventative measure will block every attack, no matter how good it is. You need many other layers of security, including a good policy, user education, and a disaster recovery plan.