Last week, a researcher mysteriously warned the world about an upcoming critical SMB flaw, without sharing any technical details. The warning says the flaw is bad enough that network administrators will want to prepare for it, so they know what to patch immediately. Watch below to learn what little we know about this flaw, and how the security community has reacted to the early … [Read more...]
Microsoft Revokes Certificate Due to Flame Malware
Last week, I wrote about a sophisticated new piece of malware called Flame, which infected various organizations in the Middle East. At the time, Antivirus vendors had just begun dissecting this advanced new worm, and expected to unveil even more interesting details about it as time went on. It looks like they won't disappoint. Today, two interesting new details have surfaced … [Read more...]
What is the "Flame" Worm and Should I Worry About It?
If you've followed security or technical news over the last few days, you've probably heard about the "Flame" worm. This interesting new piece of malware belongs to a class of attack called an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), and it's making headlines worldwide. As a result, many of you may be wondering whether or not this nasty sounding malware will affect your organization. … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 15
Major US Cyber Legislation, VMware Source Code Leak, and Hotmail Hacks This week's security news round-up video is full of scary Cyber legislation, major network and organization breaches, and a couple of important security updates. If you're too busy to follow the barrage of security news every day, let WatchGuard's Security Week in review video summarize it for you. Would … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 14
Oracle CPU Update, Another Mac Trojan, and 20,000 Infected Websites This week I've been traveling in Denmark and Finland, speaking at various security events, which make this week's WatchGuard Security Week in Review an "on the road" edition. In this very short episode, I quickly cover this week's big Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU), yet another mac trojan, and a story about … [Read more...]