Today, a North Korean (NK) defector and university professor claimed the NK's Bureau 121 cyber attack group includes 6000 cyber warrior who could destroy cities and cause human casualties. Meanwhile, we also learned that the US government allegedly launched a failed, Stuxnet-like attack against NK back in 2010. How much of this is true, and what do two nations states battling … [Read more...]
Cryptography Logjam – Daily Security Byte EP.86
Are you getting sick of SSL/TLS and other cryptography related vulnerabilities? I sure am! Nonetheless, we need to keep on top of them in order to keep our communications private. In today's daily video I cover Logjam, a new named vulnerability having to do with the Diffie-Hellman key negotiation. Watch the video to learn which of your systems might be affected, and more … [Read more...]
China’s Great Cannon – Daily Security Byte EP.65
Two weeks ago experts blamed China for a DDoS attack against Github. This week, researchers describe the Great Cannon tool that China allegedly uses for these sorts of attacks. Press play to learn more, and to hear how I think we should combat this threat. (Episode Runtime: 2:30) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stx9IRTcUBo EPISODE REFERENCES: Citizen … [Read more...]
Anthem & Sim Heist Updates – Daily Security Byte EP.31
Two of the latest and biggest information security stories have gotten more interesting. Watch the video to get updates on the Anthem breach and the NSA/GCHQ SIM heist. (Episode Runtime: 2:33) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6opHgY6XSs EPISODE REFERENCES: Anthem breach affects 8-18M other non-customers - Reuters OTA key from the SIM heist allows NSA … [Read more...]
Snowden Goes to the Oscars – Daily Security Byte EP.29
CitizenFour, a documentary on Edward Snowden, won an Oscar last night. In response, Snowden, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald participated in an interesting Reddit AMA, which covers interenting security and privacy subject. Watch the video to learn more. (Episode Runtime: 1:20) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy6HIGPaGJE EPISODE REFERENCES: Snowden, … [Read more...]