After skipping their normal monthly patch day for the first time in years, Adobe was forced to release an emergency update to fix a zero day Flash vulnerability that attackers are exploiting in the wild. According to Kaspersky, criminals are leveraging this flaw in spear phishing emails that contain malicious, Flash-embedded Office documents. If you open one of these … [Read more...]
Corey Nachreiner
Recognized as a thought leader in IT security, Nachreiner spearheads WatchGuard's technology vision and direction. Previously, he was the director of strategy and research at WatchGuard. Nachreiner has operated at the frontline of cyber security for 16 years, and for nearly a decade has been evaluating and making accurate predictions about information security trends.
As an authority on network security and internationally quoted commentator, Nachreiner's expertise and ability to dissect complex security topics make him a sought-after speaker at forums such as Gartner, Infosec and RSA. He is also a regular contributor to leading publications including CNET, Dark Reading, eWeek, Help Net Security, Information Week and Infosecurity, and delivers WatchGuard's "Daily Security Byte" video on Facebook.
Krack WPA2 Attacks – Daily Security Byte
In the early 2000s, you probably remember when researchers discovered some vulnerabilities that put the nail in the coffin of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), a security protocol used to protect Wi-Fi communications. Essentially, this WEP vulnerability meant that attackers could quickly crack WEP encryption, and see all your wireless traffic. At the time, this flaw caused a … [Read more...]
October 2017 Patch Day – Daily Security Byte
Last Tuesday was Microsoft's regular Patch Day. If you haven't updated your Microsoft products by now, you're probably a little behind. Watch the video below for a quick summary of the patches, and use the video as an excuse to catch up on those updates. I recommend patching Office first, to fix the zero day Word vulnerability that attackers have been exploiting in the … [Read more...]
PornHub Malvertising – Daily Security Byte
Malvertising is the act of exploiting legitimate online advertising networks to inject malicious ads onto trusted web sites. Last week, researchers at Proofpoint found malicious ads turning up on one of the most popular adult sites on the Internet. They've traced these malicious ads to the Kovter hacking group. Watch the video below to learn more about this story, and how you … [Read more...]
Deloitte Email Breach – Daily Security Byte
Add Deloitte to the long list of hacked organizations. This week, Deloitte warned that they had suffered a security breach on their email server. So far, they claim it only affected limited customers, and didn't disrupt their business. Watch the quick video below to learn how the breach happened, and what you can do to protect yourself from this type of incident. Episode … [Read more...]
