According to a MalwareBytes researcher, hackers have hijacked thousands of legitimate web sites that use the WordPress, Joomla, and SquareSpace content management systems (CMS). Once these attackers gain access to these CMS systems, they inject malicious JavaScript into the sites that redirect unsuspecting victims to malicious downloads. Watch the video below to learn more … [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.
April 2018 Patch Day – Daily Security Byte
Every month, Microsoft releases a bunch of security updates on the second Tuesday of the month. In April, their updates fix well over 60 vulnerabilities in all of their most popular software packages. Watch the video belwo for a brief summary of the updates, and be sure to deploy the patches as soon as you can. Show note: As you can tell from this video, I'll shoot many of … [Read more...]
How Not to Handle Vulnerability Disclosure – Daily Security Byte
Over nine months ago, a security researcher found vulnerabilities in Panera Bread's web site. The researcher tried to report the flaws responsibly through the right contacts, got accused of being and scam artist, but eventually got through to someone. Unfortunately, eight months later the company had still not fixed the data leaking flaws. That's when Brian Krebs got involved, … [Read more...]
Verge Blockchain Hacked – Daily Security Byte
If you watched our 2018 Security Predictions, you know that one of them was that attackers would exploit a new blockchain vulnerability in a major cryptocurrency that would result in the value of that cryptocurrency dropping. Last week, that prediction hit. An attacker leveraged a vulnerability in one of the top 30 cryptocurrencies, Verge, to unfairly mine a huge amount of the … [Read more...]
Two Major Data Breaches – Daily Security Byte
Over the past few weeks, a number of organizations have disclosed big data breaches, including Under Armour, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. These breaches resulted in the loss of various types of personally identifying information (PII), from password hashes to credit card track data. Watch the video below to learn much more about these breaches, and what you should … [Read more...]
