From cryptoware to worms, malicious applications and viruses, cyber attacks are oh so prominent in today’s digital age. How do we protect ourselves, our data and our network? This is a tough question to answer considering the vast quantity of tools out there that seem to make this easier for the bad guys. From NSA-leaked tools to flaws down to the very brain of a computer … [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...]
Four Privacy and Security Concerns with Google Duplex
Google Duplex is a proof-of-concept extension of the Google Assistant technology found on many Google and Android devices that, in a recent demo, almost perfectly imitated a human voice over the phone. While this technology is exciting, having an AI engine that can trick people over the phone into thinking that it’s a bona fide human has some troubling privacy and security … [Read more...]
Intel CPU Vulnerability: Lazy FP State Restore
A few weeks ago, Julian Stecklina (Amazon.de), Thomas Prescher (cyberus-technology.de), and Zdenek Sojka (sysgo.com) reported a vulnerability in Intel Core-based CPUs, very similar to the recent Meltdown exploits. For those not familiar, the CPU is the piece of hardware that handles the processing for an entire computer system. Thus, a vulnerability in that component puts the … [Read more...]
