Hacktivists Against Hate, SMS Spam Bots, and Exynos Exploits Hey! Look at that. The world hasn't ended. I guess that means my decision to prepare my weekly security news video rather than my apocalyptical fallout shelter wasn't a tragic mistake. If you are in the mood for some information security (infosec) news on the last Mayan calendar day of the, well, er...ever...then … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 44 – Ar.Drone Virus
Ar.Drone Virus, Skynet Bot, and #ProjectWhiteFox Despite the upcoming holiday season, information security (infosec) news hasn't slowed, with plenty of interesting new infosec stories this week. If you want a quick recap of the highlights, check out our short video below. In this episode, I cover a few breaches—including one that affected an exploit vendor—a botnet that … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 43 – Tumblr Worm
Tumblr Worm, Spoofed Tweets, and Madcap McAfee Wow. I knew information security news was picking up over the past few years, but lately it seems like our own little industry reality show; complete with mysterious murders, border-crossing heists, and random heart attacks (not to mention, colorful personalities). This week's security news episode covers updates on the John … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 42 – Vulnerability Markets
Vuln Market 0day, Printer Backdoors, and Downed Internet We're back from hiatus. After a two week break, our weekly security news podcast has returned. This week's episode covers interesting new malware that leverages new command & control channels or targets specific victims, lots of zero day exploits being sold on vulnerability markets, a security industry murder … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 41 – Coke Cracked
Coca-Cola Cracked, Fawkes Day Fail, and Lots of Updates This week's security news round-up includes a story about an old Coca-Cola network breach, the results of Anonymous' Fawkes Day fiasco, a little Twitter password hiccup, and lots of software security updates. If you have a little extra time on Fridays to catch up on the latest information security news, watch the video … [Read more...]
