For this week's Cyber Security Awareness Month video I talk about getting cyber skilled. The European Cyber Security Awareness site has released four learning modules that anyone can use to teach people about password security, social engineering, privacy, and backups. Besides mentioning that, I share a few tips of my own about where you or even kids can go to develop there … [Read more...]
October’s Microsoft and Adobe Patches – Daily Security Byte
You guys know the drill by now. Tuesday was both Microsoft and Adobe's Patch Day, during which they release all their scheduled security updates for the month. This month includes all the normal Microsoft software (Windows, Office, IE, etc.), as well as Adobe Flash Player and some other less common Adobe products. Watch our Byte below to learn more details, but be sure to visit … [Read more...]
Russian Wi-Fi Hackers – Daily Security Byte
Last week, Dutch authorities found Russian spies allegedly trying to man-in-the-middle (MitM) the Wi-Fi network of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague. Authorities claim the GRU was also found doing similar attacks against anti-doping agencies around the world. Turns out, these nation-state attackers still use off-the-shelf hacking tools like … [Read more...]
Super Dystopian SuperMicro Supply-chain Hack – Daily Security Byte
This week, Bloomberg released a huge scoop alleging that Chinese nation-state hackers associated with the PLA infiltrated Supermicro's supply chain to inject a tiny backdoor chip in the server motherboards that shipped to big American companies like Amazon and Apple. If these allegations are true, they could have significant impact on whether or not the world will continue to … [Read more...]
Daily Cyber Security Hygiene – Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. To honor this, I'll post a video each week with some themed cyber security tips. The first theme for this week is Daily Cyber Security Hygiene, or things you can do every day to stay safe online. Watch the video below to learn two basic security tips that can help every Internet user, as well as two additional tips that can help IT or … [Read more...]
