There's a lot of InfoSec news today, but I'm most fascinated with that fact that Jamie Olivier's web site has been hijacked yet again. It may provide a perfect example of how not to secure your web site. Check out today's short video for details, and I threw a few extras in the References below. (Episode Runtime: 1:48) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
NSA Get Out of Our Phones – WSWiR Episode 140
According to the news cyber criminals, nation states, and even our own employees are attacking our digital networks. In fact there's so much information security news each day, it's hard to keep up. If you find yourself falling behind, perhaps my weekly summary video can help. Today's episode covers, nation-state malware, booby-trapped popular web sites, dangerous pre-loaded … [Read more...]
Web Security PSA – Daily Security Byte EP.26
Two more popular and legitimate web sites were hijacked to serve malware. Learn which sites to avoid and how to protect yourself from drive-by downloads in today's daily video. (Episode Runtime: 2:31) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DenX9ZJTH-k EPISODE REFERENCES: Jamie Oliver’s web site serves malware - Forbes RedTube “adult” site spreads malware via … [Read more...]
Tax Time Security Woes – WSWiR Episode 139
There's tons of security news each week. If you can't keep up, I try to summarize the most important stuff for you in my weekly video. This week's show covers a researcher leaking 10M credentials, Forbes' website getting hacked, a TurboTax security scare, and much more. Watch the video for all the details, or check out the Reference section for other interesting … [Read more...]
Latest Flash Update Plugs 18 Security Holes
Do you watch a lot of online video or play interactive web games? Perhaps your organization uses rich, interactive web-based business applications? In either case, you've probably installed Adobe Flash, along with the 500 million other device holders who use it. In this case, you better update Flash as soon as you can. During Microsoft Patch day, Adobe released a security … [Read more...]