AP Twitter Hack, Serial Offenders, and InfoSec UK
This week’s security highlights video comes a bit early due to my travels in London to attend InfoSec UK.
If you’re looking for a quick summary of the week’s top security news, this is the vlog for you. In today’s video, I share a few themes from the biggest security conferences in Europe, news of the AP twitter feed hijack, warnings of a new Java exploit, and information about industry-wide flaws affecting serial port servers. Watch for all the details, and check the Reference section below for other interesting stories from the week.
(Episode Runtime: 7:35)
Direct YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWAMN7j0yyg
Episode References:
- AP Twitter feed hijacked – The Age
- Newly patch Java flaw exploited in the Wild – Ars Technica
- HD Moore uncovers serial port service vulnerabilities – Rapid7 blog
- Moore’s Serial Offenders presentation – Speaker Deck
- InfoSec UK 2013 News
- Security Policy must align with business goals – Tech World
- All businesses at risk of cyber attack – ITPro
- Cyber Intelligence sharing helps security – Computer Weekly
Extras:
- Hacking laws used to convict someone who didn’t hack – The Verge
- FBI legally denied Strickback capability (installing malware to spy on criminal) – Ars Technica
- My article on why Strickback will strick out – Network World
- Major Lulzsec hacker arrested in Australia – ReadWrite
- World of Tanks servers breached – Kotaku
- CISPA dies again in Senate – ZDNet