Most people wouldn’t be able to go a day without their smartphone. At this very moment, there’s a good chance your phone is in your hands, in your pocket or on your desk. But, while mobile devices have ushered in a new era of instant gratification, 24x7 communication and emojis, they also come with often-forgotten security risks. In a recent Computerworld article, security … [Read more...]
Congressman’s Mobile Hacked – Daily Security Byte EP. 249
Over the weekend, a 60 Minutes segment covered how a researcher could hack a congressman's phone just by knowing its number. Sound familiar? It should, because I covered almost the same story last year. Nonetheless, watch today's video to learn more about the latest research into a weakness in a phone protocol called SS7. (Episode Runtime: 3:03) Direct YouTube … [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...]
