You probably know that USB devices can be malicious, but did you know that infected Thunderbolt devices could spread a firmware worm to all your Macbooks? In today's security video, I cover the ThunderStrike 2 attack that researchers disclosed at this year's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences. Watch to learn what this attack does, and how the industry can fix it. (Episode … [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...]
NSA Hacks Hard Drives – Daily Security Byte EP.25
The latest advanced threat discovery uncovers nation state (possibly NSA) malware that overwrites hard drive firmware; making it extremely difficult to find or clean. Watch the video for more details. (Episode Runtime: 2:26) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL39RZPvLS0 EPISODE REFERENCES: Kaspersky’s blog post on the Equation Group (EG) - Kaspersky More … [Read more...]