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...]
Hackers Hit the IRS – Daily Security Byte EP.88
Today, the IRS admitted that criminal attackers leveraged one of their online apps to steal tax records from 100,000 victims. Watch they video to learn how they did it, and what the IRS intends to do to protect US taxpayers. (Episode Runtime: 2:21) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ej6xgkAjA EPISODE REFERENCES: IRS's official warning about the Get … [Read more...]
Adult Friend Pwner – Daily Security Byte EP.87
If you date online, especially at "adult" dating sites, you may want to reconsider how much data you share with these organizations. This week, a researcher found a stolen user data dump from a very popular adult dating site. Watch the video to learn the details, and find out how to learn whether or not you are affected by this and other breaches. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
Old Gmail Leak – WSWiR Episode 121
Patch Day, Home Depot Update, and Gmail Leak Why go searching for all the week's information security (infosec) news when you can find it in one convenient place. This weekly vlog summarizes the important security updates, hacks, and threats so you can protect yourself. This week's episode arrives a bit late due to my business travel in Europe. Today's show covers the week's … [Read more...]
Celeb Selfie Hack – WSWiR Episode 120
Software Patches, Home Depot Breach, and Celebrity Selfie Hack If you need a quick source for all your information security (infosec) news, you've come to the right place. I summarize the most important infosec news in this weekly video, and provide links to other security stories as well. Unfortunately, today's episode includes a pretty creepy hack. The show covers next … [Read more...]
