Kaspersky, one of the most effective antivirus companies out there, admitted that its network was breached by nation state actors. Watch today's video to learn about the advanced threat that compromised this security vendor, and what I think about nation states that attack private security companies. (Episode Runtime: 3:45) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
US & Japan Gov. Hacked – WSWiR Episode 155
A few years ago we'd be surprised to learn about a public data breach once a month. However, nowadays two nation states can suffer major hacks in the same week. If you have trouble keeping up with the weekly security news yourself, let our vlog help you with a short recap. This week's episodes shares two stories about nation states losing their citizen's data, as well as a … [Read more...]
North Korean Cyber Killers? – Daily Security Byte EP.91
Today, a North Korean (NK) defector and university professor claimed the NK's Bureau 121 cyber attack group includes 6000 cyber warrior who could destroy cities and cause human casualties. Meanwhile, we also learned that the US government allegedly launched a failed, Stuxnet-like attack against NK back in 2010. How much of this is true, and what do two nations states battling … [Read more...]
APT Spy vs. Spy – Daily Security Byte EP.67
Kaspersky researchers have found two advanced threat actor groups trying to hack one another. Today's video talks about this spy vs spy phish off, and shares what we can learn from it. Watch the video, but be sure to check out Kaspersky report for all the interesting technical details. (Episode Runtime: 3:12) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
NSA Get Out of Our Phones – WSWiR Episode 140
According to the news cyber criminals, nation states, and even our own employees are attacking our digital networks. In fact there's so much information security news each day, it's hard to keep up. If you find yourself falling behind, perhaps my weekly summary video can help. Today's episode covers, nation-state malware, booby-trapped popular web sites, dangerous pre-loaded … [Read more...]