Another day, another cyber attack. Not just on a business entity though, but rather another city! About 24 hours ago, the city of Johannesburg detected unauthorized access to their networked systems and have taken immediate action. Check out their Twitter post below. Click here for direct access to their Twitter page. The investigation will take about 24 hours … [Read more...]
AV Vendors Hacked, What’s Next
In recent news, three major AntiVirus (AV) companies were allegedly hacked. Advanced Intelligence, LLC (AdvIntel) is a fraud prevention company aimed at maximizing the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the financial operations of businesses. Proof of data exfiltration was noted in the article and this story continues exclusively between AdvIntel and … [Read more...]
Whitehat Finds Blackhat on Facebook – Daily Security Byte EP. 252
Bug Bounty programs are great ways for companies to get security researchers to help find and fix vulnerabilities in their products or infrastructure, but no one expected them to also reveal hackers in your network. Watch today's video to hear how one pen-tester found more than he bargained for when researching Facebook's network. (Episode Runtime: 3:38) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
WatchGuard receives Grand Trophy and five other 2016 Global Excellence Awards
It was a busy week down at the RSA conference in San Francisco, but it kicked off right on Monday night when we learned that InfoSecurity Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, recognized WatchGuard Technologies as a Grand Trophy winner for their 2016 Global Excellence Awards®. More than 50 judges from around the world formed a … [Read more...]
TaoBao Account Hijack – Daily Security Byte EP. 211
TaoBao, China's Ebay, suffered a major account hijack where attackers accessed over 20M user accounts. However, the attack wasn't the fault of the e-commerce site itself. Watch today's video to learn how this happened, why it should concern everyone in the world, and what you can do about it. (Episode Runtime: 2:47) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]