Frankly, I'm a bit sick of talking about patches and security updates after focusing on them for the last two days. However, so many important security updates got released today that I have to cover them for a third day in a row. If you use Adobe Flash, Microsoft products, Firefox, or a Cisco cable modem, watch today's video to learn about these important patches, including … [Read more...]
Lots of Duplicate Keys – Daily Security Byte EP. 183
You've heard me talk about the Lenovo Superfish issue, and Dell's Superfish 2.0. Both these vendors shipped products with identical digital certificates, which makes it easier for attackers to trick these devices into trusting them, if they can get into the path of the devices' communications. Well, the news just got even worse. Watch today's episode to learn about the latest … [Read more...]
SYNful Knock Pwns IOS – Daily Security Byte EP.143
Sophisticated attackers have injected malicious firmware into at least 14 Cisco routers in four continents. Watch today's quick video to learn more about this attack, and how you should validate your devices' firmware. (Episode Runtime: 2:07) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agcx4Xkv7Yw EPISODE REFERENCES: SYNful knock: Pwned Cisco routers - … [Read more...]
Black Hat & DEF CON Aftermath – WSWiR Episode 160
Two weeks ago, the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences unveiled tons of new security research, which means last week was packed with interesting security stories. If you find yourself falling behind on security news, and need a "one stop shop" to keep you up to date, this weekly video does just that. Last week's stories included many car hacks, a OS X firmware worm, a big UK … [Read more...]
Cisco iOS ROMMON hacks – Daily Security Byte EP.126
Cisco is warning its customers that attackers have been overwriting the iOS ROMMON firmware of some of their customers routers, replacing it with a malicious firmware trojan. Watch today's video to learn more about this attack, and what Cisco says you can do. (Episode Runtime: 2:09) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49hPCvBygiE EPISODE … [Read more...]
