As you probably know, the second Tuesday of the month is Microsoft Patch Day. Furthermore, a few other big software vendors, like Adobe and Apple, share the same patch day and week. Last week, all three of those companies released a bunch of security updates for many of their most popular products and operating systems. If you use Microsoft, Apple, or Adobe products, watch the … [Read more...]
New Way to Hijack Office Documents – Daily Security Byte
Recently, MalwareBytes posted a story about a new macro-less technique attackers can use to booby-trap an Office document with malware. Turns out the story was based on research from the SpecterOps team from over a month ago. By leveraging a lesser known file type, an attacker can create a malicious Office document that could execute malware, and even bypass some of Windows' … [Read more...]
What is the Dark Web?
This week, U.S. military drone documents surfaced on the Dark Web for a mere $150, as did ways to remotely access tens of thousands of compromised systems. What is the Dark Web, who created it and why, is it solely a camouflaged underground for criminals to conduct illicit activities? In this episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we leave the bright and shiny intertubes of … [Read more...]
Be a Part of WatchGuard’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Community
In a previous post I discussed a more broad and general standard on sharing information about Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). Collaboration is what keeps the world moving forward, allowing great minds to work together to continue pushing research and development further. There is work to be done to be a participant; however, what if you want to contribute but simply cannot at … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Allocating Security Budget as Effectively as Possible
When it comes time for yearly budget planning, the C-level powers responsible for signing the checks rarely see IT security as a grand slam investment. That’s why IT managers and infosec professionals need to make sure they allocate the budget they do have as effectively as possible. The better they protect the organization with the money they do have, the more likely that … [Read more...]
