According to the news cyber criminals, nation states, and even our own employees are attacking our digital networks. In fact there's so much information security news each day, it's hard to keep up. If you find yourself falling behind, perhaps my weekly summary video can help. Today's episode covers, nation-state malware, booby-trapped popular web sites, dangerous pre-loaded … [Read more...]
NSA SIM Heist – Daily Security Byte EP.28
Wow! The NSA and GCHQ are at it again, this time stealing the keys to our mobile SIM cards. Even if they say they don't do blanket surveillance, they have the means to. See the video to learn what this is about. (Episode Runtime: 2:41) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n14u03lDZtk EPISODE REFERENCES: NSA and GCHQ hacked SIM card vendors to pwn mobile … [Read more...]
NSA Hacks Hard Drives – Daily Security Byte EP.25
The latest advanced threat discovery uncovers nation state (possibly NSA) malware that overwrites hard drive firmware; making it extremely difficult to find or clean. Watch the video for more details. (Episode Runtime: 2:26) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL39RZPvLS0 EPISODE REFERENCES: Kaspersky’s blog post on the Equation Group (EG) - Kaspersky More … [Read more...]
Tax Time Security Woes – WSWiR Episode 139
There's tons of security news each week. If you can't keep up, I try to summarize the most important stuff for you in my weekly video. This week's show covers a researcher leaking 10M credentials, Forbes' website getting hacked, a TurboTax security scare, and much more. Watch the video for all the details, or check out the Reference section for other interesting … [Read more...]
White House Cybersecurity Summit – Daily Security Byte EP.24
The White House put on a summit at Stanford University to discuss cybersecurity and consumer protection. Watch the today's video to learn a bit about it. (Episode Runtime: 1:57) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2-xgZcT5Us EPISODE REFERENCES: The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection schedule - WhiteHouse.gov Live YouTube Stream to … [Read more...]