Apple recently released a big macOS update called Mojave, which fixes many security issues. Unfortunately, it also introduces a new one of its own. Watch today's video to learn about this and other recent Apple updates, as well as an additional note about a hard-coded password in a Cisco video surveillance system. Episode Runtime: 3:10 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Google Fortfight – Daily Security Byte
Epic Games and Fortnite are in InfoSec news again, but this time for a security faux pas. Epic released Fortnite for Android independently, without using Google's Play marketplace. Google researchers, in turn, quickly found a security vulnerability in this installer, and responsibly disclosed it to Epic. While this flaw is fixed, Epic seems to have an issue with how quickly … [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...]
