A few days ago, I posted an alert about a zero day Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability that attackers were exploiting in the wild. By luring you to a web site containing malicious code, a remote attacker can exploit this flaw to execute code on your computer, with your privileges. To most Windows users, this means the attacker gains complete control of your computer. Today, … [Read more...]
Attackers Exploit Serious Zero Day Internet Explorer Vulnerability
Yesterday, Microsoft released a critical security advisory warning customers of a serious new zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), which attackers are exploiting in the wild. According to a blog post, a security researcher named Eric Romang first discovered the zero day IE exploit as he was poking around a web server hijacked by the Nitro gang. Romang found four … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 2
Railway Hacks, VideoConferencing Espionage, and Security Professionals Gone Bad Another week, another WatchGuard Security Week in Review. While this week wasn't quite as action packed as last, there's plenty of security stories to cover in this episode. I summarize them in the brisk video below (runtime: 6:03 minutes). If you prefer text to moving pictures, you can also find … [Read more...]
