It's pretty impressive to know an 18 year old Italian teenager is already finding vulnerabilities in OS X. However, I hope he learns to disclose them responsibly, and starts informing vendors first. This week, news surfaced of a zero day privileges escalation flaw in the latest version of OS X Yosemite. Click play below to learn all about it. (Episode Runtime: 1:30) Direct … [Read more...]
China’s Great Cannon – Daily Security Byte EP.65
Two weeks ago experts blamed China for a DDoS attack against Github. This week, researchers describe the Great Cannon tool that China allegedly uses for these sorts of attacks. Press play to learn more, and to hear how I think we should combat this threat. (Episode Runtime: 2:30) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stx9IRTcUBo EPISODE REFERENCES: Citizen … [Read more...]
Chinese DDoS, Cyber Sanctions, and Dyre Wolf – WSWiR Episode 146
I can barely keep up with my daily work tasks and home errands; How do you expect me to know the latest information security news? Does that sound like you? If so, this security video was designed to help. I cover an important security story every day, and then summarize them all in this quick weekly video. Check it out to keep informed. Today's episodes has stories about … [Read more...]
Chinese GitHub DDoS – Daily Security Byte EP.56
Github has suffered a heavy distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack for over four days. Researchers say the attack comes from China, and is related to the political site GreatFire.org. Watch the video to learn about man-on-the-side attacks, and what to look for in DDoS protection. (Episode Runtime: 2:04) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
BGP Man in the Middle Attacks – WSWiR Episode 86
Stuxnet Update, I2P Botnet, and BGP Hacking Do you have too much to do to follow information security news? Or maybe you feel overwhelmed by so much security news (I sure do) that you don't know which news is most important. In either case, I'm here to summarize the important stuff for you in my weekly Infosec summary video. Today's show talks about a sneaky new botnet and its … [Read more...]
