This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss the latest out-of-band security patch from Microsoft solving two potentially serious vulnerabilities, a cryptocurrency phishing campaign that made its way on to the Google Play app store, and a neat way that payment card skimming malware hide’s its malicious code. … [Read more...]
Marc Laliberte
Marc Laliberte is a Sr. Security Analyst at WatchGuard Technologies. Marc joined the WatchGuard team in 2012. Specializing in networking security technologies, Marc’s responsibilities include researching and reporting on modern information security trends.
With speaking appearances and regular contributions to online IT publications, Marc is a thought leader providing security guidance to all levels of IT personnel.
Twitter: @XORRO_
Q1 2020 Internet Security Report
It’s that time of year again! This week on The 443 we cover the latest internet security report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. In this episode, we’ll cover the stats and key findings from threat intelligence gathered from over 44,000 security appliances deployed across the world. … [Read more...]
US Senators Introduce Bill to Backdoor Encryption
Three Republican Senators today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, in their latest attack on the security and privacy of everyday citizens. The press release for the bill describes it as a way to “bolster national security interests” by “ending the use of ‘warrant-proof’ encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior.” At a … [Read more...]
A New DDoS Record
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss a new DDoS throughput record as reported by Amazon in their AWS Shield Therat Landscape Report for Q1 2020 as well as a history of reflective amplification DDoS attacks. Before that though, we cover an interesting macOS Gatekeeper bypass that involves a bit of social engineering and the latest Intel CPU technology that just … [Read more...]
Section 230
This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we’re taking a break from the news to talk about a cornerstone of the modern internet, Title 47, Section 230 of the US code, also known as the safe harbor provisions. These laws, which are critical for a free and open internet, have been increasingly under attack in recent months by politicians in the United States from both major … [Read more...]
