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MalumPOS Targets Oracle MICROS – Daily Security Byte EP.93

June 8, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

If you work at a restaurant, hospitality service, or retailer—or you help support the IT needs of such organizations—you should be on the look out for Point-of-Sale (POS) malware. Today's daily security video covers a new POS malware variant called MalumPOS, which targets Oracle MICROS POS systems. Watch it to learn how to protect yourself.   (Episode Runtime: 1:58) Direct … [Read more...]

Hacking Nation States & Crashing iPhones – WSWiR Episode 154

June 1, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Unfortunately, lots of security news suggests lots of cyber crime. If you want to stay protected, you need to keep up to date; but who has time? Hopefully our weekly InfoSec video can help. Last Friday's episode covered an IRS data leak, a mysterious text message that crashed iPhones, some scary new crowd-sourced ransomware, and more. Watch the YouTube video below for all the … [Read more...]

Crowd-sourced Ransomware – Daily Security Byte EP.90

May 28, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Cyber criminals are getting more creative with malware dissemination by crowd-sourcing distribution. A ransomware author is giving away his creation for free, in return for help finding new victims. Cyber criminals spread the malware far and wide, and the author gets a 30% cut of the illicit profits. Watch today's security video to learn more about this new threat called … [Read more...]

WatchGuard Sees Evasive Malware – Daily Security Byte EP.79

May 8, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

A few days ago, I told you about Rombertik, an evasive threat that can sneak past signature antivirus, and some sandboxes. This week we also learned about a new variant of Dyre, that uses similar evasive techniques against sandboxes as well. In today's video, learn why WatchGuard's sandbox is not fooled by these new evasions.   (Episode Runtime: 2:42) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

Rombertik Destruction – Daily Security Byte EP.76

May 6, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Last year I predicted an increase in destructive malware, and with the Sony Pictures breach we're certainly seeing signs that this prediction is coming true. Today, researchers at Cisco's Talos have found yet another malware variant that continues this trend. Watch today's Byte to learn about Rombertik's destruction and evasive capabilities, and to learn how to protect your … [Read more...]

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