First the NSA, and now GCHQ. A university researcher has claimed to find a weakness in a GCHQ-developed encryption algorithm that could allow governments to snoop on VoIP calls. Watch Friday's video to learn more about it. (Episode Runtime: 3:25) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK1vIEBVcgs EPISODE REFERENCES: Researcher alleges to have found backdoor … [Read more...]
XKeyScore Sniffs Our Data – Daily Security Byte EP.108
Earlier Snowden leaks have already introduced us to XKeyScore. However, new documents highlighted in the latest Intercept article make it sound even worse than privacy advocates first suspected. Watch the video to learn more. As an aside: You may have noticed there was no episode on Wednesday. I was updating my production software, which prevented me from creating a video that … [Read more...]
Grounded Airline, Snowden Leak, and Mr. Robot – WSWiR Episode 158
If you're feeling behind on critical information security news, you're not alone. There are so many new InfoSec stories each week that only a dedicated few can keep up with the latest. If you need a little help following what's important, let our weekly security news summary video keep you informed. Last Friday's episode covered an 0day Flash flaw, the latest Snowden leak, my … [Read more...]
Nation States Spy on AV Vendors – Daily Security Byte EP.103
You would hope our governments only spy on or hack the bad guys, but apparently they target security companies too. The latest Snowden leaks cover how the NSA and GCHQ target foreign antivirus companies, and reverse engineer their products to presumably find weaknesses. Watch today's video to learn why I think this is bad for the security of all countries. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
Anthem & Sim Heist Updates – Daily Security Byte EP.31
Two of the latest and biggest information security stories have gotten more interesting. Watch the video to get updates on the Anthem breach and the NSA/GCHQ SIM heist. (Episode Runtime: 2:33) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6opHgY6XSs EPISODE REFERENCES: Anthem breach affects 8-18M other non-customers - Reuters OTA key from the SIM heist allows NSA … [Read more...]
