By now you’ve probably heard of BitCoin and maybe even a few other cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency industry skyrocketed in popularity through the end of last year, fueling a surge that saw Bitcoin reach $20,000 per coin and several other altcoins (cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin) reach their own all-time highs. While the markets may have cooled, the buzz around … [Read more...]
2FA Gamification – Daily Security Byte
Gamification is a great way to encourage people to follow good security practices. Epic recently held a dance competition for a new Fortnite emote. Turns out you only get the emote if you use 2FA for your Epic login. In today's video, Corey shares why he thinks this is a great idea. Episode Runtime: 4:23 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
New Apache Struts RCE Vulnerability – Daily Security Byte
Remember the Equifax breach? That breach was caused by a just previously disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache Struts. Guess what! There's another one. In today's video, I warn you about a newly disclosed RCE vulnerability in Apache Struts, which was discovered by a security research from Semmle. If you use Apache Struts, you're going to want to patch … [Read more...]
Microsoft Outs Election Hacking Sites – Daily Security Byte
Election hacking has made headlines for over a year now, and I doubt these headlines will go away soon. Especially when tech companies are continuously discovering and disclosing new evidence of election related hacking campaigns left and right. This time, Microsoft made the news for discovering six websites that they claim Russian actors set up to phish GOP victims. Watch … [Read more...]
DEF CON 26 Summary – Daily Security Byte
A few weeks ago, my team attended the Black Hat and DEF CON security and hacker conferences in Las Vegas. You may have already seen our two Black Hat summary videos, but today we follow up by sharing our more relaxed DEF CON 26 summary. Do you want to learn about predatory publishers, old school hackers, and 3DS hacking? If so, watch as Corey Nachreiner and Marc Laliberte recap … [Read more...]
