• Articles
    • Editorial Articles
    • Research Articles
    • WatchGuard Articles
  • Daily Security Bytes
  • The 443 Podcast
  • Threat Landscape
  • About
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Contribute to Secplicity

Secplicity - Security Simplified

Powered by WatchGuard Technologies

Security Researcher Track: 101

November 21, 2018 By Emil Hozan

For a security researcher and analyst, references to this position include a “white hat hacker” or an “ethical hacker,” but more commonly and probably more preferred would be a “penetration tester.” I am going to go with a security researcher title. Nowadays, the term ‘hacker’ has negative connotations to it, rightfully so I might add, but, to me, I don’t think that it should … [Read more...]

Lava Lamp Randomness – Daily Security Byte

November 29, 2017 By Corey Nachreiner

Here's a forgotten video from the vaults. This isn't any big security incident or vulnerability, just news of a novel way one company creates seeds of randomness for their cryptographic algorithms. If you don't know why randomness is important to cyrptography, or why computers struggle to be random, this video primer might help. Watch below to learn more about why lava lamps … [Read more...]

Steganography Primer – Daily Security Byte

June 22, 2017 By Corey Nachreiner

Rather than talk about security news, today's video gives you a quick lesson on steganography--the practice of concealing secret messages in other data. If you follow the blog, you may have seen Marc Laliberte's post on Historical Cryptographic Ciphers. If not, I highly recommend you read it to learn how the original cryptographic ciphers worked, and evolved over time. Not only … [Read more...]

May the 4th Be With You – Daily Security Byte

May 4, 2017 By Corey Nachreiner

Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with you. Today's Daily Security Byte is a little different. Rather than covering the latest news, I share three Star Wars themed security tips to celebrate the day. Watch below to learn how to become an InfoSec Jedi. Episode Runtime: 1:39 Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0fz9Bv5YQ EPISODE REFERENCES: If … [Read more...]

Startup Security Tips 101: Don’t Become a Statistic

April 5, 2017 By Marc Laliberte

According to a 2016 report from Small Business Trends, 43 percent of cyberattacks target small businesses. Unfortunately, once attacked, 60 percent of them close their doors within six months. The reality is that today’s startups and smaller organizations face unprecedented security challenges. But when asked, only 14 percent classify their ability to mitigate these threats as … [Read more...]

Next Page »

The 443 Podcast

A weekly podcast featuring the leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Listen Now
the 443 podcast

Threat Landscape

Filter and view Firebox Feed data by type of attack, region, country, and date range. View Now
threat landscape

Top Posts

  • How to Breach a Company How to Breach a Company
  • Collect #1 Credential Dump Just the Beginning - Daily Security Byte Collect #1 Credential Dump Just the Beginning – Daily Security Byte
  • February 2019 Patch Tuesday - Security Byte February 2019 Patch Tuesday – Security Byte
  • The Move to Managed Services is Reshaping the Security Market - Here's How The Move to Managed Services is Reshaping the Security Market – Here’s How

Email Newsletter

Sign up to get the latest security news and threat analysis delivered straight to your inbox

By signing up you agree to our Privacy Policy.


The views and opinions expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of WatchGuard Technologies.

Stay in Touch

Recent Posts

  • Roses Are Red, WatchGuard Is Too
  • How Servers Serve Content
  • February 2019 Patch Tuesday – Security Byte
  • Docker Host Root Vulnerability – Security Byte
  • CRN Recognizes 5 WatchGuard Executives as 2019 Channel Chiefs
View All

Search

Archives

Copyright © 2019 WatchGuard Technologies · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use