What would you do if I told you that attackers might be able to access your iPhone’s mic and camera when you least suspected it? If you are like me, you’d probably be upset. Yet, that is exactly the case due to a new FaceTime vulnerability involving its group call option. Late last week, the world became aware of a new FaceTime flaw that could allow someone to listen to and see … [Read more...]
PewDiePie Hacks – Daily Security Byte
Hey guys! I'm back after a huge hiatus. While I haven't done a Security Byte video in a few months due to scheduling issues and a long holiday, I'm getting back into a normal cadence, and should be posting more regular video starting now. I currently have a backlog, so you may seem some videos release out of sequence. In any case, I look forward to posting regular news and … [Read more...]
The Move to Managed Services is Reshaping the Security Market – Here’s How
The information security space is one of the most volatile and unpredictable industries in existence. This isn’t hyperbole. Swarms of new, sophisticated threats emerge each day, and in just the first half of 2018, fewer than 1,000 breaches racked up more than 4.5 billion compromised data records. All it takes is one data breach to sink a business for good. In response, … [Read more...]
Why Government Vulnerability Disclosure Processes Need Private Sector Involvement
Most people are either staunchly for or against the practice of governments finding and concealing zero-day exploits for use in cyber warfare or information gathering campaigns. What’s often overlooked, though, are perspectives that this issue can be a lot more gray than it is black and white. Did you know that the US government actually has a process in place to assess both … [Read more...]
Your New SD-WAN Solution Could Already be in Your Network
Right now the IT industry is buzzing about software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN), and this technology isn’t just having a moment. Between pressure on IT departments to deliver reliable, high-quality links for cloud applications at the core of their companies’ day-to-day operations, and industry-wide excitement about a cost-effective way to meet this demand – the market … [Read more...]