Researchers disclosed a critical new SSL vulnerability during one of the biggest security conferences in the world, RSA. DROWN, or Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption, is an vulnerability that allows attackers to gain the public key of servers that still use SSLv2.0. Watch today's video to learn more about it, and make sure to disable SSLv2.0 on all your … [Read more...]
Microsoft March Patch Madness – Daily Security Byte EP.41
Today's Microsoft Patch Day is huge, with 14 bulletins fixing tens of vulnerabilities (many Critical). If you want to protect your encrypted web connections, and plug a five year old, zero day hole, you should update. See the video for details, or check out our blog post from earlier. (Episode Runtime: 2:28) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Apple Patches FREAK – Daily Security Byte EP.40
Apple released four security updates on Monday, fixing flaws in OS X, iOS, Apple TV, and Xcode. Learn about them in today's short video. (Episode Runtime: 1:04) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak-ZRFKrjwo EPISODE REFERENCES: Apple's Security Update Page - Apple OS X Security Update 2015-002 - Apple iOS 8.2 security update - Apple Apple TV 7.1 … [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...]
