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Optrics Insider – SuperMicro Supply Chain Attack, CRA Suspends 100k Accounts & MacOS Infection

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the SuperMicro supply chain attack, why CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) suspended 100,000 user accounts and how the Silver Sparrow infected almost 30,000 MacOS devices in 153 countries, including the latest M1 powered devices.For more IT tips go to:> www.OptricsInsider.comTimecodes:0:00 – Intro0:20 – Today’s […]

Optrics Insider – Facebook Phishing Domains, 3.2 Billion Emails Leaked & Microsoft Emergency Fix

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the fight between Facebook and Proofpoint / Wombat Security over using similar looking domains to conduct phishing tests to protect users, the 3.2 billion emails that were leaked along with their passwords and the emergency fix Microsoft had to release to fix one […]

Optrics Insider – Emotet Botnet Update, School Laptops with Malware and Faces of the Riot

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they provide an update on the Emotet Botnet, discuss school laptops in the UK that came pre-loaded with malware, the new “Faces of the Riot” website and security researchers who have been targeted by hackers.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:14 – Today’s 4 topics0:39 – Topic 1: Emotet […]

Optrics Insider – 179 Microsoft Admin Portals, 60 Billion Less DNS Requests & Urgent SonicWall Patch

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss a useful list of 179+ Microsoft portals for IT admins, how Google was able to reduce the number of DNS requests by 60 billion, an urgent SonicWall patch as well as a Linux sudo command bug.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:17 – Today’s 3 topics0:39 – […]

Optrics Insider – Update on Solarwinds Attack, Extreme Networks Misses Flash Deadline & DNSpooq

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss FireEye’s update on the Solarwinds attack, Flash is dead but Extreme Networks didn’t get the memo, DNSpooq and SonicWall joins FireEye, Microsoft and MalwareBytes on the list of network security companies who have been hacked.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:20 – Today’s 3 topics0:49 – Topic […]

Optrics Insider – Windows Update to Avoid, Taking Down TrickBot & Important NAS Update

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss a Windows update to avoid, how researchers took down TrickBot and an important NAS update.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:18 – Today’s 3 topics1:06 – Topic 1: Windows Update to Avoid5:57 – Topic 2: Taking Down TrickBot7:59 – Topic 3: Important NAS Update9:45 – Closing remarksTodays […]

Optrics Insider – Checkpoint SSL VPN Cert Expired, Undocumented Zyxel Backdoor & Solarwinds Update

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss they discuss the SSL certificate for Checkpoint VPN devices that has expired, the undocumented backdoor in Zyxel devices and a Solarwinds update from Bruce Schneier.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:18 – Today’s 3 topics0:35 – Topic 1: Checkpoint SSL VPN Cert Expired2:41 – Topic 2: Undocumented […]

Optrics Insider – iPhone WiFi Exploit, FireEye Hacked, Solarwinds Orion Backdoor & CIA Owns OmniSec

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the iPhone zero click WiFi exploit, cybersecurity company FireEye hacked and their red team tools being stolen, how network management and performance monitoring tool Solarwinds Orion was used to install a backdoor and the CIA is found to own Omnisec another Swiss cypto […]

Optrics Insider – CIA & Crypto AG, $1 Billion Bitcoin Seized from Silk Road & Fortinet’s VPN Hacked

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as as they discuss the CIA owning Swiss crytography company Crypto AG, the $1 billion worth of Bitcoin that we were seized and the hacker who released 49,000 firewall passwords after hacking Fortinet’s VPN.Timecodes:0:00 – Intro0:17 – Today’s 3 topics0:40 – Topic 1: CIA & Swiss […]

Optrics Insider – Canadian Mall Collects Biometric Data Without the Customer’s Knowledge

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as as they discuss why a Canadian mall developer is under investigation by the Canadian Privacy commission on collecting customer biometric data without their knowledge.Further Reading:CBC – Canadian Mall Customers’ Images Collected Without Their KnowledgeJoint investigation of the Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited by the Privacy Commissioner […]