This week's security news covered topics from biometrics, to nation-state cyber teams, to big data breaches, to new vulnerabilities. How's the average network Joe to keep up? Let my weekly video help by quickly summarizing the important stuff. Today's show covers a US healthcare data breach, a new OpenSSL update, and the US CISA law. You'll find it all in this week's video, and … [Read more...]
OpenSSL DoS – Daily Security Byte EP.48
This week the information security (InfoSec) community was abuzz about an upcoming critical OpenSSL update. Would it fix the next FREAK or Heartbleed? Nope. It was much less severe than expected. Nonetheless, watch today's video to learn how quickly you should patch. (Episode Runtime: 1:55) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkehIk0KDaw EPISODE … [Read more...]
FREAK affects Windows – Daily Security Byte EP.39
I warned you about the FREAK SSL vulnerability on Tuesday. It turns out it affects Windows too. Learn how to mitigate the issue, and get an update on how WatchGuard's products are affected in the video below. (Episode Runtime: 1:56) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZNdJfMZnik EPISODE REFERENCES: FREAK affects Windows too - Microsoft Advisory — Corey … [Read more...]
Don’t FREAK Out – Daily Security Byte EP.36
I'm going to freak out if I hear about another security vulnerability in SSL.... Too late! Watch today's episode to see whether or not you should freak about the FREAK SSL flaw. (Episode Runtime: 2:17) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3a7U0TOvo WatchGuard customers might be curious if our products are affected by FREAK. Probably not! As far as our … [Read more...]
Poodle’s Back – WSWiR Episode 132
Another week, another batch of information security (infosec) news. Would you like a quick summary, rather than hunting it down yourself? No problem! Just check out our weekly video every Friday. Today's episode covers the Patch Day bonanza, lots of updates on the Sony Pictures breach, and a new twist on the "Poodle" SSL/TLS vulnerability. Press play for the scoop, and check … [Read more...]