Episode 74: Staying Safe When Hackers Use Sophisticated Attacks

Stories this week about targeted attacks using 0days in iPhone and iPad devices and a sophisticated phone scam targeting a security professional that ended with a $9,800 wire transfer underscore what we all know: malicious attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. We also cover a recent plugin vulnerability in the MapPress Maps plugin affecting over 80,000 WordPress sites, Google’s report that they’re seeing more than 18 million daily malware and phishing emails. We also cover the recent funding that Frontity received, and look at what this might mean for faster WordPress sites.