It's hard to call today, "Microsoft Patch Day," when both Adobe and Apple piled on with tons of security fixes of their own. Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins today, eight rated Critical; Adobe released a Flash update fixing 78 vulnerabilities; and Apple released fixes for all their OSes and a few other products. If you use software from any of those three vendors, … [Read more...]
Apple’s October Updates – Daily Security Byte EP. 164
Are you an Apple fan, or do you at least use Safari or iTunes for Windows? If so, yesterday was Apple patch day. If you haven't updated yet, watch today's video to learn what you're missing. (Episode Runtime: 1:08) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMSg5eyRynI EPISODE REFERENCES: Apple's Security page with the latest October … [Read more...]
Lots of Apple Hacks- WSWiR Episode 165
If you have no time to keep up with security news, but do want to know about the most concerning threats, our weekly video was made for you. It summarizes the biggest infosec stories each week (which I also cover in daily videos), and shares tips to protect your organization. Today's episode includes a couple of Apple software related threats, a new ATM malware variant, and … [Read more...]
XcodeGhost Pwns App Store – Daily Security Byte EP.147
A booby-trapped version of Xcode—Apple's development toolkit—is spreading on Chinese forums, and adding a malicious backdoor to any app made with it. Watch today's video to learn more about XcodeGhost, and what developers and users should do to avoid it. (Episode Runtime: 2:30) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_oyFg7AnA EPISODE REFERENCES: Palo … [Read more...]
HTTPS Masks Malvertising – Daily Security Byte EP.145
A new malvertising campaign went undetected for three weeks due to advertisers adopting HTTPS. Learn how secure web communications might introduce unexpected new risks in today's daily video. (Episode Runtime: 2:57) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3DURxAy7Lw EPISODE REFERENCES: Malvertising hiding in HTTPS - Motherboard Malvertising campaign goes … [Read more...]
