Security FUD, Black Energy, and Tor Terror Happy Halloween! The Internet "threatscape" has changed drastically over the past few years, with many more cyber security incidents each year and tons of information security (infosec) news in the headlines. Can you keep up? If not, maybe my weekly infosec video will help. In today's quick update, I rant a bit about infosec … [Read more...]
Cryptowall Malvertising – WSWiR Episode 126
Windows 0day, iCloud MitM, and Cryptowall Rises You're a busy IT guy that barely has time to brush your teeth before running off to work, so who has time to follow security news too? Does this sound like you? If so, let our short weekly video inform you of the most important security news in the time it takes you to enjoy your first cup of coffee. Today's episode covers … [Read more...]
POODLE Bites SSL – WSWiR Episode 125
October Patch Bonanze, Leaky Apps, and POODLE Cyber security has gone main stream, which means we're getting a lot more security news each week than we used to. This week was even busier than usual, with updates fixing hundreds and hundreds of security vulnerabilities, as well as a significant vulnerabilities in a encryption standards. If you're having trouble keeping track of … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Reader 0day
Reader 0Day, Zombie Broadcast, and Bit9 Breach Due to a busy work week, I was unable to create a fully produced InfoSec news summary video this week. I did post a very brief video (which you can find below), mostly to warn our YouTube subscribers about the missing episode. It contains very minimal detail about this week's top security stories. However, I won’t leave you … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Text Version
As you probably noticed, I did not post a WatchGuard Security Week in Review episode this week. An extremely busy travel schedule, and a day off to run a long distance race with the WatchGuard team, made it impossible for me to record and produce my weekly video. But don’t worry… The weekly security recap video will return next week with a special episode. I am attending the … [Read more...]