Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the fight between Facebook and Proofpoint / Wombat Security over using similar looking domains to conduct phishing tests to protect users, the 3.2 billion emails that were leaked along with their passwords and the emergency fix Microsoft had to release to fix one of their patches that was causing user’s computers to “blue screen” after they ran an update.

Timecodes:

0:00 – Intro

0:18 – Today’s 3 topics

0:34 – Topic 1: Facebook Phishing Domains

2:53 – Topic 2: 3.2 Billion Emails & Passwords Leaked

6:52 – Topic 3: Microsoft Emergency Fix

10:23 – Closing remarks

Learn more about the fight over Facebook phishing domains here:

• Phishing awareness gone wrong: Facebook tries to seize websites set up for staff security training

Learn more about the email password breach here:

• 3.2 Billion Emails and Passwords Leaked in Data Breach

Learn more about Microsoft’s emergency fix:

• Microsoft issues emergency fix for Wi-Fi

Resources mentioned:

• PSafe
• ManageEngine Password Manager Pro