Beware of phishers leveraging a new zero day Internet Explorer (IE) 11 flaw that affects the latest, fully-patched version of Windows. Click play for details. (Episode Runtime: 1:35) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIKDoTGBaTU EPISODE REFERENCES: New XSS vulnerability affects IE 11 running on Windows 8.1 – Computer World Full Disclosure post about the flaw – Seclists Follow up post on Full Disclosure – Seclists Proof-of-Concept exploit illustrating the issue – Packet Storm — Corey Nachreiner, CISSP ( @SecAdept )
Syrian Honey Trap – Daily Security Byte EP.16
Bad actors have always tried to lure us into doing things we shouldn’t by appealing to our base, carnal instincts. Today’s daily infosec video shares why you might want to avoid “hot girls” in general online. (Episode Runtime: 1:38) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyivxEiCuKM EPISODE REFERENCES: “Hot Girls” are still an effective lure, even among nation-state attackers – Gizmodo FireEye’s report on the Syrian “Hot Girl” attack campaign [PDF] – FireEye — Corey Nachreiner, CISSP ( @SecAdept )
Lizard Stresser- WSWiR Episode 134
Happy New Year everyone! …Is how I would have started this post had the blog been up when I made this video. You have found the first WatchGuard Security Week in Review video for 2015.
DarkHotel & iOS Masque – WSWiR Episode 129
MS Patch Day, DarkHotel, and iOS Masque Too much Information Security (InfoSec) news, too little time? I sometimes feel the same way. If you don’t have time to keep up yourself, why not watch our weekly InfoSec video to catch the highlights
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).