Last week, a researcher mysteriously warned the world about an upcoming critical SMB flaw, without sharing any technical details. The warning says the flaw is bad enough that network administrators will want to prepare for it, so they know what to patch immediately. Watch below to learn what little we know about this flaw, and how the security community has reacted to the early … [Read more...]
Flash 0day & Patches – Daily Security Byte EP. 229
Frankly, I'm a bit sick of talking about patches and security updates after focusing on them for the last two days. However, so many important security updates got released today that I have to cover them for a third day in a row. If you use Adobe Flash, Microsoft products, Firefox, or a Cisco cable modem, watch today's video to learn about these important patches, including … [Read more...]
Joomla Attack in Wild – Daily Security Byte EP. 192
If you use Joomla to manage content on your website, you're going to want to patch immediately. Today's daily video covers a new zero day flaw in the open source content management system (CMS) that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild. (Episode Runtime: 1:42) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLcHEBQb274 EPISODE REFERENCES: Article on Joomla … [Read more...]
Android Chrome 0day – Daily Security Byte EP. 176
Last week, a Chinese security research disclosed a new zero day Android vulnerability at PacSec's Pwn2Own competition. Watch today's video to learn a little more about this flaw, and what to do about it until it's patched. (Episode Runtime: 2:13) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzE9VpfhkaE EPISODE REFERENCES: Researcher discloses Android Chrome zero … [Read more...]
vBulletin Breach and 0day – Daily Security Byte EP. 171
The creators of vBulletin are having a bad week. Not only did they have a data breach that resulted in around 400,00 stolen user records, but it sounds like the attacker leveraged a zero day vulnerability in their own software to compromise their network. Watch today's Daily Byte to learn more about this story, and what you should do if you use vBulletin software. (Episode … [Read more...]
