With the recent string of US Navy ship collisions including the USS McCain and Fitzgerald, the mind of a security professional will instantly think of all the possible malicious ways an attacker could target naval systems to cause a vessel to crash. Multiple collisions with similar factors will lead to even more speculation. Although professionals should not claim attribution … [Read more...]
Hacking Nation States & Crashing iPhones – WSWiR Episode 154
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...]
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...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 56 – ICS Honeypot
Jailed Hackers, ICS Honeypots, and Krebs SWATing Currently, I'm attending a security expo in Helsinki, Finland, so I had to produce this week's episode quickly, while on the road. Nonetheless, it's still been a busy security week so far, and there's a lot of InfoSec news to cover Today's episode includes two unrelated stories that share a cyber-law theme, some interesting … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 55 – SSL/TLS Weakness
Lots of Patches, Celebrity Hacks, and a SSL/TLS Weakness If you're anything like the average IT professional, you're probably too busy putting out proverbial IT helpdesk fires, and installing new business IT solutions to spend much time each week staying on top of the latest security news and threats. That's where we come in! For a quick recap of the biggest information and … [Read more...]
