Tumblr Worm, Spoofed Tweets, and Madcap McAfee Wow. I knew information security news was picking up over the past few years, but lately it seems like our own little industry reality show; complete with mysterious murders, border-crossing heists, and random heart attacks (not to mention, colorful personalities). This week's security news episode covers updates on the John … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 42 – Vulnerability Markets
Vuln Market 0day, Printer Backdoors, and Downed Internet We're back from hiatus. After a two week break, our weekly security news podcast has returned. This week's episode covers interesting new malware that leverages new command & control channels or targets specific victims, lots of zero day exploits being sold on vulnerability markets, a security industry murder … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 41 – Coke Cracked
Coca-Cola Cracked, Fawkes Day Fail, and Lots of Updates This week's security news round-up includes a story about an old Coca-Cola network breach, the results of Anonymous' Fawkes Day fiasco, a little Twitter password hiccup, and lots of software security updates. If you have a little extra time on Fridays to catch up on the latest information security news, watch the video … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 40 – Busted Botherder
ICS Exposed, SSN Slips, and Busted BotHerder Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready for your weekly security news round-up? If so, you've come to the right place. Today's information-filled episode includes two stories about SCADA and ICS equipment vulnerabilities, a few big data breaches that leaked millions of social security numbers, and some good news about authorities … [Read more...]