Blackhat Summary,Lots of Patches, and MonsterMind Times have changed. Cyber attacks have increased 10-fold, causing a ton of information security (infosec) news each week. Can't keep up with it all? Let me help out. In this weekly video summary, I highlight the biggest information and security news every week. Last week, I had meant to post a Black Hat video summary, but … [Read more...]
OpenSSL Patches Six Vulnerabilities, Including a MitM Flaw
Today, the OpenSSL team released a critical update for their popular SSL/TLS package, which fixes six security vulnerabilities in their product, including a relatively serious Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) flaw. If you use OpenSSL, you should read up on these issues and update OpenSSL immediately. WatchGuard products, like many others that use OpenSSL, are affected by these issues … [Read more...]
Oracle CPU – WSWiR Episode 103
Oracle Patches, Heartbleed Update, and Cool Gaming Hacks Information security has become a hot topic, with tens of new infosec articles and issues showing up each week. Perhaps you're concerned with the latest security news, but don't have to time to keep up with it among your other administrative tasks. If that sounds like you, check out my weekly infosec news video for a … [Read more...]
Heartbleed Bug- WSWiR Episode 102
April Patch Day, Raided Pen-Tester, and OpenSSL Heartbleed Information security news never stops, even if I have to post it from a Changi Airport lounge. If you need to learn the latest cyber security news, including what to do about the biggest vulnerability of the year (so far), you've found the right weekly video blog. This week's "on-the-road" episode covers Adobe and … [Read more...]
11.8.3 Update 1 now available to fix Heartbleed vulnerabilty in Fireware XTM OS
New Release: Fireware XTM 11.8.3 Update 1 Yesterday we posted an update about the Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in OpenSSL. We are pleased to announce that 11.8.3 Update 1 is now available at the software download site with a critical patch to address this issue in WatchGuard appliances. We recommend you update immediately if you use Fireware XTM v11.8.x. This … [Read more...]