Stuxnet Update, I2P Botnet, and BGP Hacking Do you have too much to do to follow information security news? Or maybe you feel overwhelmed by so much security news (I sure do) that you don't know which news is most important. In either case, I'm here to summarize the important stuff for you in my weekly Infosec summary video. Today's show talks about a sneaky new botnet and its … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 21
Huge Linkedin Password Leak, Flame Updates, and Microsoft Patch Day Need a quick video summary of the biggest security stories of the week? Well, you've come to the right place. This week's news includes interesting new analysis of the Flame worm, a major Linkedin password leak, and some information about new software updates, including Microsoft's upcoming Patch day. Check … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 20
Flame APT, iOS Security, and Cisco IOS XR Update This week's security summary video comes from Cascais Portugal, where I'm attending a WatchGuard partner conference, which is also why I'm posting the episode a little late. The biggest story of the week has to do with a new APT-class attack called Flame, which affects targeted Middle Eastern organizations. However, the episode … [Read more...]
Duqu Malware Leverages a Zero Day Windows Kernel Flaw
Over the past year, I spoken a lot about Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), like Stuxnet, at presentations I've given around the world. In fact, one of my security predictions for this year concerned the increase in APTs (both as a true threat, and an overused term). If you've paid attention to security news over the past few weeks, you've probably read about a new piece of … [Read more...]
