With the amount of data breaches in the headlines lately it's easy to get overwhelmed with yet another user record or password leak. Nonetheless, if you've ever been a Myspace or Tumblr user, you should pay attention to the headlines at least long enough to change your passwords. In today's video, I share the impact of two social network data leaks. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
Staminus Hack – Daily Security Byte EP. 230
Thursday, a company that offers Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection had their network go down, which affected the web sites of their customers. Turns out, a hacktivist group had breached their organization, and stolen a ton of data. Watch Friday's Daily Security Byte to learn how you can avoid the mistakes that lead to the Staminus breach. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
Kid Tracking Company Leaks Data – Daily Security Byte EP. 221
If you collect data to track children for parents, it's probably a good idea to put a password on the database holding all that tracking data. In today's episode I share a security industry drama around a researcher reporting just such a flaw, but not getting the best response. More importantly, I share resources you could leverage to make sure you don't make the same mistakes … [Read more...]
Hacking Team Hacked – Daily Security Byte EP.109
A controversial Italian company, know for making spyware for governments, has suffered a data breach. Learn what the hackers disclosed in today's daily security video. (Episode Runtime: 1:48) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz1TjASkMu4 EPISODE REFERENCES: Hacking Team, a spyware company, breached - Wired Hackers dump stolen Hacking Team data - CSO … [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...]
