When a wireless device of any kind sends data from one location to another, the device needs to protect the data just as if it was traveling over a wired network. Unfortunately, that is often not the case as several security researchers proved at Black Hat and Def Con. Tools exist that allowed the researchers to capture data traveling over different types of wireless protocols … [Read more...]
Video: BlackHat from the Show Floor
WatchGuard has two booths (#973 and #1453) this year at BlackHat. They feature demos, ransomware research, arcade games, popcorn and Red Bull energy drinks. It’s been busy on the show floor, and thanks to everyone who visited us today. If you haven’t stopped by already, we hope see you tomorrow! The popcorn will be warm, the Red Bull cold, and there will be high scores for the … [Read more...]
Whitehat Finds Blackhat on Facebook – Daily Security Byte EP. 252
Bug Bounty programs are great ways for companies to get security researchers to help find and fix vulnerabilities in their products or infrastructure, but no one expected them to also reveal hackers in your network. Watch today's video to hear how one pen-tester found more than he bargained for when researching Facebook's network. (Episode Runtime: 3:38) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Facebook Hacked- WSWiR Episode 74
App Store Hole, LoL Breach, and Zuckerberg Hacked I'm back with our regular infosec news video summary, where I highlight the biggest or most interesting security stories from the week and share a few tips along the way. Today's episode covers a handful of software updates, the breach of a popular multiplayer arena battle game, some drama around a new Facebook vulnerability, … [Read more...]
Android Bitcoin Wallets Broken – WSWiR in Words
Hacked Baby Monitors, Broken Bitcoins, and Apache Exploit Kits By the time you see this on Friday, I'll be hiking and camping in the Olympic National Forest. I'm taking a day off this week for an extended camping weekend. Unfortunately, that also means I did not have time to produce a full InfoSec summary video... but fear not. In lieu of this week's video, I'm leaving you … [Read more...]