The 443 - Security Simplified

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss the latest out-of-band security patch from Microsoft solving two potentially serious vulnerabilities, a cryptocurrency phishing campaign that made its way on to the Google Play app store, and a neat way that payment card skimming malware hide’s its malicious code.

It’s that time of year again! This week on The 443 we cover the latest internet security report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. In this episode, we’ll cover the stats and key findings from threat intelligence gathered from over 44,000 security appliances deployed across the world.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we discuss a new DDoS throughput record as reported by Amazon in their AWS Shield Therat Landscape Report for Q1 2020 as well as a history of reflective amplification DDoS attacks. Before that though, we cover an interesting macOS Gatekeeper bypass that involves a bit of social engineering and the latest Intel CPU technology that just might make ROP chai...

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we’re taking a break from the news to talk about a cornerstone of the modern internet, Title 47, Section 230 of the US code, also known as the safe harbor provisions. These laws, which are critical for a free and open internet, have been increasingly under attack in recent months by politicians in the United States from both major political parties. That...

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover a story from Cloudflare on cyber-attacks targeting activists, APTs targeting political campaigns, and ransomware targeting nuclear missile contractors.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we cover an NSA alert on the Russian government-backed hacking group known as Sandworm. After that, we discuss the latest findings from Google’s Threat Analysis Group and what OpenSSH’s deprecation of SHA-1 means to servers everywhere.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest Google Chrome update, another airline data breach, and a wave of unemployment affecting residents of Washington State and possibly elsewhere.

This week is a very special week for The 443 – Security Simplified, our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’ve combed through our last 99 shows and picked out several stories and topics that we’ve discussed which have updates. In this episode, we’ll bring you up to speed with these topics and then highlight the latest developments.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified we cover the latest in cyber security news including a sneaky payment card skimming malware delivery method, a multinational alert on APTs targeting healthcare, and the latest research on remote access vulnerabilities.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover the latest in questionably-named nation state hacking, a crackdown on Chrome extensions, and an actively in-development android Trojan.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we cover the latest security news including over 160,000 compromised Nintendo accounts, nation state hacking, and a battle over a critical Apple iOS vulnerability.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cove the latest news stories including yet another security incident involving the video conferencing software Zoom, the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on cyber-attack trends, and the latest update on the “unkillable” android malware xHelper.

This week, we have a special episode of The 443 – Security Simplified where we sit down with a penetration testing and general security expert Cat Murdock of GuidePoint Security to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid shift to working from home has changed the security landscape. You can follow Cat on Twitter @catmurd0ck and check out her latest work at GuidePoint Security here.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. Chances are by now you’ve been invited to join a Zoom meeting by someone in your work or personal life. Chances are, you’ve also probably noticed the deluge of attention Zoom has been receiving in terms of vulnerability research in the past few weeks. That’s why in this episode, we’re talking all about Zoom including our takes on it...

It’s the end of the quarter which means it’s time for another special edition of The 443 – Security Simplified where we discuss the latest Internet Security Report from WatchGuard Threat Lab. In this episode, we’ll cover the top security trends from Q4 2019 and defensive tips for keeping your organization safe from the latest threats.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing anyone and everyone who can work from home to work from home, many organizations are having to rapidly create remote worker policies and infrastructure for the first time. This week, we cover the latest news before diving in to a discussion on securing a mobile workforce.

Welcome back to another episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. This week, we cover an emergency patch from Microsoft, a massive botnet takedown, and the latest in COVID-19-related phishes.

Welcome to our third and final special RSA 2020 edition of The 443 – Security Simplified. On this episode, we cover the talks we saw on the third day of RSA, ranging from web browser fingerprinting to detecting shadow IT in your organization.

Welcome back to another special edition episode of The 443 – Security Simplified. On this episode, we recap day 2 of RSA Conference in San Francisco. We’ll talk about several IoT topics, security vs privacy tradeoffs, and some research into gift card APIs by a 15 year old.

Welcome to a special edition episode of The 443 – Security Simplified where we’re coming to you (almost) live from RSA Conference 2020. In this episode, we’ll recap what we saw during day 1 of the conference including the opening keynotes and several individual talks on security-related topics.

Welcome back to another week of The 443 – Security Simplified. In this episode we cover 5 different news stories including vulnerability research into an elections voting app, the latest in phishing, and multiple updates on prolific malware threats.

This week our regular podcast will be delayed a few days. We hope to get it out to you by Wednesday and then return to our normal Monday schedule. Thanks again for listening, we have a great show coming!

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover an artistic hack of Google Maps, vulnerabilities in WhatsApp and a popular consumer IoT device, and an FBI warning on election hacking,

This week’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified takes on a privacy focus as we discuss several recent news stories involving breaches of trust and erosion of privacy in the name of security.

This week on The 443 – Security Simplified, we dive in to WatchGuard Threat Lab’s Q3 2019 Internet Security Report. We’ll cover the trends from the last quarter including the top malware payloads, network attacks, and phishing domains as well as some defensive tips for keeping your systems safe.