Nowadays, each week has more information security news that we used to have each month. If you find yourself falling behind, and need a shortcut to stay informed, this is the weekly video for you. Every Monday, I summarize our daily security video from last week. Today's episode covers a new Android malware variant, an iOS zero day that's bad for the industry, a couple … [Read more...]
StageFright Affects Most Androids – Daily Security Byte EP.119
Stagefright is a new Android vulnerability that's serious enough to deserve its fancy marketing name. As one security pundit said, "It's the Heartbleed of mobile vulnerabilities." Attackers can leverage this dangerous flaw against 95% of Android devices simply by sending you a text message with a specially crafted file. You don't even have to interact with the message for the … [Read more...]
Baseball Hacks and Mobile Threats – WSWiR Episode 157
Do you want to know about the latest security threats, but find yourself too busy solving business critical IT problems to keep up to date? Well maybe our videos can help. This weekly video summarizes the most interesting InfoSec news from the week. Or if you prefer, you can catch the shorter dailies. Last Friday's episode covered a cracked cloud password vault, an unusual … [Read more...]
Two Mobile Platform Threats – Daily Security Byte EP.100
Wow, it's been 100 daily videos already?! I started this daily security video experiment in January of this year, and though I haven't been able to cover every single day, we've had quite a ride of InfoSec related stories so far. If you find this daily post useful, or if you have suggestions on ways we might improve it to fit your needs, let us know. Meanwhile, the InfoSec news … [Read more...]
Password Alert Fail – Daily Security Byte EP.73
Yesterday, I recommended a free Google Chrome extension that could help spot phishing attacks, but today a security researcher has already figured out how to bypass it. Press play to learn what he did, and whether or not this extension is still worthwhile. (Episode Runtime: 1:24) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdzYtcmLpao EPISODE REFERENCES: Google’s … [Read more...]
