The Internet of Things (IoT) is radically reshaping the way we live and work. Before our very eyes, organizations are becoming more agile, efficient and cost effective to run, all while consumers marvel at the wonders of the smart home, fitness trackers and connected cars. There’s just one major problem: Much of this new infrastructure…
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We’re at the end of July and the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has published 873 advisories so far. That’s 273 advisories this month alone – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Earlier this week, ZDI announced the Targeted Incentive Program, which brings over $1,500,000 USD in special bounty awards for specific targets. With…
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As I pull together the list of zero-day filters for this blog, I see all types of vulnerabilities from various vendors. My interest is always piqued when I see a vulnerability affecting a security company. The Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) interest was also piqued when the researcher Pagefault submitted a Bitdefender vulnerability to the ZDI…
Read More I ended up at an urgent care clinic earlier this week and found out I have strep throat. The doctor who examined me asked me what medicine I had taken prior to my visit to help alleviate my throat pain, to which I replied, “I took a multi-symptom liquid medicine because the pain was keeping…
Read More It’s one thing when your security solutions help protect your organization from a devastating cyberattack. It’s another thing when the company who develops your security solutions takes it to the next level to actually help catch those responsible for some of the biggest cyberattacks in the world. Earlier this week, Trend Micro disclosed the details…
Read More This week marked National Teacher Appreciation Week here in the United States. I was happy to see that many other countries celebrate educators in all the other months of the year. All of us have at least one teacher, instructor or professor who really made a difference in our lives. There are two for me,…
Read More When I was little, I discovered the joy of jumping on the bed. While it was fun to jump on the bed, I wanted to make it more challenging so I started to imitate the ski jumpers I had seen during the 1976 Winter Olympics and jump from my parents’ dresser to the bed. I…
Read More I was having dinner with friends recently and one of the newer members of the group asked me what I did for a living. I told him that I worked for a cybersecurity company and his reply was, “I don’t need to worry about security – I have a MacBook.” I thought that at any…
Read More Have you ever waited until the last minute to get something done, even if you had months to do it? Yes, me too. You would think I’d stop the madness, but no…at times, I oddly enjoy working in full deadline-induced panic mode. If you’ve ever seen the 1987 movie “Broadcast News,” you know what I’m…
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This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking skills in the hopes…
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