The 443 - Security Simplified

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we sit down with three members of the University of New Haven Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group to discuss their resent research into virtual reality application security. UNHcFREG recently discovered several vulnerabilities in the popular VR application BigRoom with results ranging from spying on users to code...

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we have a very special episode for you. We sit down for an interview with Ricardo Arroyo, current Product Manager for WatchGuard Technologies and former employee of the NSA. You’ve already heard our views on government intelligence gathering and hacking operations so this week we’ll give you the other side from someone with first-hand experience.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. We have another special episode this week coming from Manchester UK, where we sit down with Sr. Sales Engineer Martin Lethbridge to discuss the cyber threats that businesses are facing on this side of the pond. In the episode, we cover three main security concerns and how organizations across the world can combat them.

Today on The 443 – Security Simplified, we jump in to part two of our multi-part series on biohacking. In this episode, we focus on Grinders, the community of biohacker hobbyists that self-experiment with implants and chemicals to enhance their bodies and minds. We’ll cover a few notable individuals, some cool biohacks from the field, and safety concerns.

The WatchGuard Threat Lab just released our Internet Security Report for Q4 2018 which means this week we have a special edition of The 443 – Security Simplified! On today’s episode, we cover all of the stats and trends from the latest report along with some defensive tips to keep yourself safe from the most prolific and widespread attacks.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest news including downtime for Facebook, a new IoT security bill making its way through congress, and the latest on nation-state hacking. Then, we begin the first of several episodes on the topic of biohacking. We start the series with a general overview of what biohacking is from cybernetic implants to DIY home-gene splicing. We’ll cove...

While Marc is on vacation, and Corey left the cozy confines of our podcast booth in Seattle, and spoke with the folks at WatchGuard’s booth at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. They discussed the top security concerns and trends at the event, including: IoT, MFA and secure Wi-Fi.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we preview the trends and buzzwords we expect to see at the 2019 RSA Conference in San Francisco. Before that though, we discuss the latest news, including a mobile phone forensics tool found on ebay and a cryptojacking company closing up shop.

In this week’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover two recent healthcare data breaches in the news. Following that, we’ll jump in to the world of artificial intelligence and a few applications with serious opportunities for misuse.

In this episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover a multi-factor authentication crackdown on Apple iOS app developers. Then, to celebrate Valentine’s day, we dive in to dating app security. We cover a few prominent hacks and security trends in the online dating world and how to not fall victim to attackers.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss two news events involving bug bounties. The first event involves a security researcher withholding details of a critical flaw in Mac OS because of Apple’s lack of a bug bounty program, and the second involves a researcher that was allegedly assaulted by a vendor while following up on promises of a payment. After that excitement, we jump in to...

This edition of The 443 – Security Simplified was recorded in front of a live audience at a recent WatchGuard event. Marc and Corey engage the crowd, and WatchGuard executives, in discussion about the state of information security at the beginning of 2019, and have fun with some security and pop culture trivia games.

In today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest news where a group of researchers accidently triggered a bug, disrupting internet routing. We’ll then jump in to the 6 different categories of data breaches, how they occur, and how to defend against them.

In today’s episode, we cover the overlooked cybersecurity ramifications of the US government shutdown. From NIST to expired certificates, we’ll discuss the government agencies, programs, and tools that private organizations rely on every day which are most impacted by the US congress’s ongoing failure to pass a budget for 2019.

In today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover recent news of a mass account breach at Reddit and a global DNS hijacking campaign. We then discuss in to a group of hackers attempting to convince the world to subscribe to a popular YouTube personality’s channel by compromising printers and Chromecasts.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we sit down for an interview with authentication expert Roger Grimes, author of A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense. We’ll discuss the security benefits of multi-factor authentication and how attackers circumvent them.

What a year! Since launching The 443 – Security Simplified in June we’ve recorded over 30 episodes full of the latest news, interviews and breakdowns of complex security topics. In this episode, we share some fan-favorite segments complete with the latest updates on where the discussion topics stand today.

In this episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover WatchGuard’s Internet Security Report for Q3 2018. We’ll run through the latest malware and network attack trends, discuss the top security incidents from the quarter, and dive in to the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s latest research.

Are you planning on decking out your home with the latest "smart" gadgets this holiday season? In today's episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, discuss which smart home devices are more secure than others and how to keep your home networks safe while adding your new internet-connected lightbulbs. Before that though, we cover the latest in data breaches with two big ones disclosed in the last w...

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 - Security Simplified. This week in the news, we cover a supply chain attack against a popular Bitcoin wallet. For our main event, we've picked a few of our favorite predictions that didn't make the cut this year. We'll explain the trends behind each one and the reasons why they weren't included with the rest of them.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner (or just having just passed depending on when you listen to this), we wanted to take some time and talk about the things we are thankful for in the cyber security world. Before that though, we’ll cover the latest news in breaking biometrics where researchers out of New York University and the University of Michigan have developed a fingerprint master key.

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, in today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we provide some useful cyber security tips to keep your bank account and home network safe while shopping for the latest holiday tech. Before that though, we cover a breach of over 23 million SMS messages and its impact on multi-factor authentication and account security as a whole.

In this special edition of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover WatchGuard’s 2019 security predictions, available in video and audio formats! For this year’s predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab imagines a dystopian future caused by a cybersecurity apocalypse. Learn about Vaporworms, ransomware targeting industrial control systems, the Internet being held hostage, and more. But don’t worry, w...

We’re about to launch our security predictions for 2019, but in this episode we review and rate our predictions from last year. Did the predictions hit, miss or were just “meh”? Listen to find out!

This week, on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the Bleeding Bit Bluetooth vulnerability impacting a large number of wireless access points. We then dive headfirst in to election security. We’ll cover both what we’re worried about and what isn’t very likely when it comes to securing the 2018 US mid-term elections.