Recent attacks on media outlet networks are using Dropbox and WordPress to help propagate their attacks. Chinese cyber-espionage gang, DNSCalc, who attacked the New York Times in late 2012 and early 2013, is assessed as being the same entity behind a new wave of attacks against ASEAN (the Asso…

Microsoft recently announced that they are abandoning their previous monthly patch cycle (what had affectionately come to be known as “Black Tuesday”) in favor of a more frequent weekly patch cycle. The weekly cycle is closer to their original process of sending out patches as they are develop…

This week, a colleague in one of my groups on LinkedIn posted a question to the group. One that continues to be raised in the security field. His question was: Let’s start off with something easy… Why do businesses not have proper anti virus products loaded on all their devices? &nbs…

Security research firm Bluebox Labs will unveil a critical security vulnerability in Android devices at this year’s Blackhat Security Conference. The vulnerability exists in Android’s security model where the malware can be inserted without breaking the legitimate cryptographic signature…

A new Android Trojan has been embedded in a pirated copy of an exclusive app from rapper Jay Z. The legitimate app has been released exclusively for Samsung devices on Google Play. The fake malware version of the app appears to function identically to the legit app. But the malwa…

Ubisoft announced on July 2, 1013 that their Uplay website was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of their online systems. The Uplay website is used by customers for online services platform where the customers can obtain content, awards and exclusive services for the games and software…

MAVERICK CYBER ALERT > WHAT IT IS: Security researchers recently discovered that the default password set the hotspot feature of Apple iOS devices is trivially easy to hack. This is because the default password set is very small. In most cases, the passwords can be cracked in <30...

Recent events in the news have reminded us that our information is neither private nor safe online. If it is not under attack by hackers, competitors, and opportunists, it is being mined, examined, parsed, and used against us by our own government. Strong encryption can help keep your data sa…

Why does Maverick recommend using non-persistent (live) operating systems to mobile and high-risk clients? Simple. Non-persistent Operating Systems (OS) do not stay embedded on your laptop or desktop hard drive. They run live in memory, and only while you are running them. …

The British news source Guardian first reported today that Verizon was collecting, under secret government order, the phone records of all Verizon callers on cellular. In bulk. Not specifically,and not the result of a specific investigation. The Obama Administration later confirmed…