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• August 8, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1245 – Many Organizations Exposing Unnecessary Ports And Protocols, Learn To Scan Yourself

  A recent study by a firm called ExtraHop revealed that over 60% of IT environments analyzed has SSH ports exposed. Additional research shows that many less than secure ports and […]

• August 4, 2022News

  Apple Aims to Replace Passwords for Good in iOS 16

  Compromised passwords have been the biggest digital security vulnerability since the dawn of computing. Now, Apple wants to do away with the concept altogether. Source: https://www.reviewgeek.com/124654/apple-aims-to-replace-passwords-for-good-in-ios-16/

• August 4, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1244 – Top Malware Strains Of 2021

  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a report of the top malware strains of 2021. This episode talks about what reports like this are valuable to your continuing […]

• August 4, 2022News

  VirusTotal Data Shows How Malware Distribution Leverages Legitimate Sites, Apps

  Google-owned malware analysis service VirusTotal has published a report showing how threat actors abuse trust to bypass defenses and deliver their malware. Source: https://www.securityweek.com/virustotal-data-shows-how-malware-distribution-leverages-legitimate-sites-apps

• August 3, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1243 – New Study Shows Office Macros Are Leading Ransomware Delivery Methods

  New research shows that almost 90% of ransomware delivery is done through office macros. This ties into the move by Microsoft to block all macros by default in their Office […]

• August 2, 2022News

  Cybrary Raises $25 Million to Tackle Cybersecurity Workforce Training

  Venture capital investors are doubling down on investments in Cybrary, betting another $25 million that the Maryland startup is on the right track with a technology platform to train the […]

• August 2, 2022News

  Largest DDoS Attack Ever – 659.6 Million Packets Per Second

  In the past few weeks, an organization in Eastern Europe has been the victim of the biggest DDoS attack that the continent has ever experienced. During the past month, several […]

• August 2, 2022Podcast

  Epsiode 1242 – Thousands Of Apps Leaking API Details Proving Developers Are Bad At Security

  Security researchers have discovered thousands of mobile apps that are leaking API keys. This episode talks about how this is more of a problem than this shows and why it’s […]

• August 1, 2022Podcast

  Episode 1241 – New Phishing Campaign Scares Users With A Countdown Clock

  Phishing campaigns and attacks are constantly changing. A new credential stealing phishing campaign has been spotted in the wild. This episode talks about what it is and how you can […]

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  August 1, 2022Security

  Website Security Tips

  XSS attacks are a common occurrence on the Internet, and there are several ways to avoid them. Parameterized queries can be used to prevent these attacks, and the input code […]