I missed yesterday's daily video due to an offsite meeting, so today's episode contains two important stories; an emergency update to fix a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) and the latest update to the Ashley Madison breach. If you run a Microsoft network, or you know anyone that had an account on Ashley Madison, you'll want to watch the video below to learn … [Read more...]
Black Hat & DEF CON Aftermath – WSWiR Episode 160
Two weeks ago, the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences unveiled tons of new security research, which means last week was packed with interesting security stories. If you find yourself falling behind on security news, and need a "one stop shop" to keep you up to date, this weekly video does just that. Last week's stories included many car hacks, a OS X firmware worm, a big UK … [Read more...]
Piles of August Patches – Daily Security Byte EP.124
While there's lots of interesting security stories I could share today, one of the most practical infosec actions you can take is to keep your software patched. Yesterday was Microsoft and Adobe patch day, and Mozilla also recently released a pretty important Firefox update. Watch the video to learn about these important fixes, and more importantly, follow the links below to … [Read more...]
July Patch Avalanche – Daily Security Byte EP.114
This Patch Tuesday, Adobe and Oracle shared the spotlight with Microsoft, releasing updates for well over 200 vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the patches included fixes for flaws leaked during The Hacking Team fiasco. Watch today's video for details, and be sure to update as soon as you can. Show Note: Due to continued travel, there will likely be no video on Thursday, though I … [Read more...]
Microsoft Posts Critical Patches – Daily Security Byte EP.95
It happens every month... Microsoft released their June patches on Tuesday, fixing 45 vulnerabilities in a range of popular products. If you manage a Windows network, you should watch this video to get the Patch Day highlights, and to learn which products to update first. As an aside, I recorded this video Wednesday, but was not able to edit and post it until today due to … [Read more...]