You would hope our governments only spy on or hack the bad guys, but apparently they target security companies too. The latest Snowden leaks cover how the NSA and GCHQ target foreign antivirus companies, and reverse engineer their products to presumably find weaknesses. Watch today's video to learn why I think this is bad for the security of all countries. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]
APTs, Updates, and OPM – WSWiR Episode 156
Information Security is a hot topic right now; unfortunately not for all the right reasons. Nowadays, it's not unusual to have a big data breach, new zero day malware, and a ton of security updates all in the same week. If you're part of an IT organization that's concerned with protecting your network, but that doesn't have time to keep up with the deluge of InfoSec news, this … [Read more...]
US & Japan Gov. Hacked – WSWiR Episode 155
A few years ago we'd be surprised to learn about a public data breach once a month. However, nowadays two nation states can suffer major hacks in the same week. If you have trouble keeping up with the weekly security news yourself, let our vlog help you with a short recap. This week's episodes shares two stories about nation states losing their citizen's data, as well as a … [Read more...]
