Java 0days, Hacktivist Data Breaches, and Dropbox Improvements Though I cover four stories in this week's security recap video, one incident far outweighed all the others this week. If you use Java—and almost everyone does—you'll want to check out today's episode. The video below covers, Dropbox's two-token authentication update, a Firefox security update, a new hacktivist … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 30
VM Malware, Mac Attack Toolkits, and iPhone SMS Spoofing I've posted today's weekly security news summary video a bit late, due to some work travel that got in the way of production, but better late than never right? If you're interested in the biggest information security stories from the week, you're at the right place. This week's episode covers a SMS spoofing vulnerability … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 29
New APT Attack, Honan Hack, and Upcoming Updates This week was rife with security news, including two pretty big, headline-grabbing security stories. I cover them both -- and more -- in this week's WatchGuard Security Week in Review. Today's episode shares the fascinating details about how a hacker leveraged cloud security problems to destroy the online life of a Wired … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 28
MS-CHAPv2 Hacked, Dropbox Breached, and Routers Rooted Last week's video highlighted the presentations I saw at Blackhat and DEF CON this year. However, that was just a tiny glimpse into all the interesting security talks given at these popular conferences. This week, I share a few more conference highlights, including talks about problems with the authentication protocol used … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 27
Blackhat 2012 Edition Blackhat Vegas and Defcon are arguably two of the biggest security conferences of the year, where thousands of CSOs, security administrators, and hackers get together to share the latest attack and defense techniques. Blackhat wrapped up last night, and Defcon starts today. During this week's security recap, I highlight some of the briefings I attended at … [Read more...]