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Millions of Home Wi-Fi Routers Threatened by Malware - How to Find It

Millions of Home Wi-Fi Routers Threatened by Malware. Malware has had a 2000% jump in the number of malware attacks written in exotic code. Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest explain why.

Black Friday Scams: Most Dangerous Phishing Lures in 2021

une in this week as Heff and Forrest keep you up to date on the most dangerous phishing lures to look out for in 2021.

Volkswagen and Fujifilm - Breaches Galore

Join Heff and Forrest as they cover the plethora of breaches (such as Volkswagen and Fujifilm) in the news this week!

Hackers Changing Their Tactics - Deepfakes, CPU Malware, and More

Heff and Forrest rip into the latest tactics used by hackers to breach your data.

Latest Phishing Lures - Cyber Security Month

Join Heff this week as he covers the latest changes and tactics used in phishing and how we can respond to them to stay safe.

Colonial Pipeline Breach

Watch this week as Heff and Forrest dive into the latest on the HUGE US Colonial Pipeline breach, the recent D.C. police ransomware, and the recent change in malware as a service.

Apple's "ForcedEntry" Patch, Airbnb Spying and More

Join us this week as Heff and Forrest discuss the latest in cybersecurity news and hacks.

Kaseya VSA Zero Day UPDATE

Join Heff and Forrest this week as they go over the latest in the Kaseya VSA Zero Day.

BlackMatter Ransomware Succeeds Darkside and REvil

Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest dive into the recent news with BlackMatter Ransomware, the Olympic breach, and solar winds attack.

Amazon Sidewalk's 1-Week Opt-Out for Mass Wireless Sharing

Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest discuss Amazon Sidewalk and their short notice to allow users to opt of of their wireless sharing.

Kaseya VSA Zero Day

Tune in for this breaking news segment where Heff and Forrest dive into all you need to know about the Kaseya VSA Zero Day.

T-Mobile Breach Leaks Data in the Millions

Heff and Forrest analyze T-Mobile's sixth breach. Why small and medium businesses are often the target for ransomeware attacks and long-term implications of these breaches.

PHP GIT Breach, Ubiquiti, and Ransomware 2.0

Heff and Forrest analyze prominent data breaches in the news, including the PHP Git Server, SITA, and Hobby Lobby.

WeLeakInfo Website and Microsoft Server Exploit Update

Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the Verkada Security Camera Breach, WeLeakInfo Breach, updates on the Microsoft Exchange Server, and an examination of hacker group FIN8.

FBI Remotely Hacking Computers to Aid Microsoft Exchange Breach

Heff and Forrest analyze the recent court order allowing the FBI to remotely hack hundreds of private computers.

Ivanti Pulse Secure Breach

In this shorter, quicker version of SecurityMetrics News, Heff and Forrest bring you your threat intelligence digest. They discuss the recent Ivanti breach, Apple ransomware, SonicWall's 3 zero days, and more.

Sudo Vulnerability, Emotet and Netwalker Takedown, Bonobos Breach

Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the recent Sudo vulnerability, Emotet and Netwalker Takedown, and Bonobos data breach.

Supercookies, Oldsmar Water-Treatment Breach, Morse Code Phishing Attacks

Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including supercookies, how to delete recordings from Siri, Alexa, and Google Home, morse code phishing attacks, and updates on the SolarWinds attack.

Microsoft Source Code Exposed, T-Mobile Breach, Whirlpool Ransomware Attack

Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the recent Microsoft source code leak, the T-Mobile breach, Whirlpool ransomware attack, updates on the alarming Solarwinds breach, and a review of all the nasty breaches recorded in 2020.

Microsoft Exchange Server Zero-Days and SEO Cyberattack

Directive to patch Microsoft Exchange server zero-days immediately SEO Cyberattack: hackers use strategy to push malicious web pages up the rankings Are password managers safe? Experts compare LastPass vs. 1Password

SolarWinds and FireEye

In this SecurityMetrics News episode, Heff and Forrest analyze recent cybersecurity news, including the unprecedented SolarWinds security breach and the FireEye compromise.

How to Protect Your Organization From the Log4j Vulnerability

For clients of the SecurityMetrics Threat Intelligence Center, we are actively scanning and informing clients of outbound Log4j indicators of compromise.

Western Digital Vulnerability Causes Data Loss in Hard Drives

Join Heff this week as he dives into the Western Digital hard drive vulnerability, the recent bad news from Microsoft, and breach #2 of this year for LinkedIn.

Storing Unencrypted Credit Card Data: 2021 PANscan® Data Analysis

Card data discovery is an important part of payment data security and complying with PCI DSS requirement 3. If you are going to store credit card data, you’ll need to know where it is captured, where it is stored, where it is transmitted, and where it is received.