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...]
Black Hat 2018 Recap – Day 2
It was a busy week at Black Hat 2018 in Las Vegas. Watch as Corey Nachreiner and Marc Laliberte recap their second day of briefings and share some of the topics they found most exciting. This time the theme of the day is the Internet of Things, with a particular focus on implanted medical devices. … [Read more...]
Black Hat 2018 Recap – Day 1
It was a busy week at Black Hat 2018 in Las Vegas. Watch as Corey Nachreiner and Marc Laliberte recap their first day of briefings and share some of the topics they found most exciting. A few of their favorite sessions included a presentation about machine learning and one about identifying Twitter bots. … [Read more...]
Bitfi Pwned – Daily Security Byte
The eccentric ex-CEO of McAfee is back in the news again. This time, John McAfee claimed a Bitcoin wallet he backs is unhackable. However, a Dutch researcher has already rooted Bitfi. Watch today's video to learn a bit more about this Infosec drama, and also learn of my Blackhat and DEF CON video plans. Episode Runtime: 3:56 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Reddit Regrets SMS 2FA – Daily Security Byte
Reddit recently warned their users that they suffered a data breach, losing a significant amount of data involving users that had accounts between 2004 and 2007. More interestingly, the breach succeeded because attackers were able to intercept SMS-based (text) one-time-passwords (OTP). In today's Byte, learn a bit more about this breach and how some multi-factor products, like … [Read more...]
