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Cybersecurity News: ACLU Unveils Mass Surveillance Program, (More) Malvertising, and Breaches

January 30, 2023 By Ryan Estes

Sifting through the most recent cybersecurity-related news may seem daunting, and keeping up with the latest developments is arduous. However, the WatchGuard Threat Lab is happy to filter through the latest cybersecurity news and highlight some stories we believe are important, noteworthy, or interesting. The goal is to focus on a few recent cybersecurity-related stories, … [Read more...]

Two Malicious Web Campaigns – Daily Security Byte EP. 232

March 16, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

This week, two web-based attack campaigns are increasing the chance you might encounter a drive-by download when visiting a legitimate web site. Watch Tuesday's Byte to learn more about these campaigns, the tools one uses, and what you can do to avoid these sorts of attacks. (Episode Runtime: 5:24) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAKkZmtD1Ak EPISODE … [Read more...]

Hackers Leverage Let’s Encrypt – Daily Security Byte EP. 197

January 6, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Let's Encrypt is an organization that wants to help encrypt the web by offering CA validated SSL/TLS certificates for free. Unfortunately, attackers can also benefit from easy encryption. I support HTTPS everywhere, but you need to plan a way to secure your HTTPS traffic. Watch today's episode to learn how malvertisers are exploiting easy encryption to hide, and how you can … [Read more...]

Ironic Watering Hole Attack – Daily Security Byte EP. 191

December 11, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Cybercrime; Is it out of control? Yes! When attackers hijack your news site to serve malware from your cyber crime article, it probably is a bit out of control. Watch today's video to learn what I'm talking about, and how you might protect yourself from legitimate web sites unknowingly spreading malware. (Episode Runtime: 3:28) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

WatchGuard 2016 Security Predictions: #1 Ransomware

December 3, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

At the end of each year, WatchGuard's security team and I like to spend some time imagining what the threat landscape might look like the upcoming year. This not only gives us the opportunity to analyze the security trends we've followed over the past year, but also allows us to creatively extrapolate what might happen next. Though our predictions don't always hit dead on, … [Read more...]

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