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Continued Escalation of Tensions in the Middle East
Cisco Talos works with many organizations around the world, monitoring and protecting against sophisticated threats every day. As such, we are watching the current state of events in the Middle East very closely for our customers and partners who may be impacted by the ongoing situation. We are cont…
Cisco ASA DoS Bug Attacked in Wild
This post authored by Nick Biasini Cisco Talos has recently noticed a sudden spike in exploitation attempts against a specific vulnerability in our Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Appliance. The vulnerability, CVE-2018-0296, is a denial-of-service and information disclosure d…
Threat Roundup for December 13 to December 20
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Dec 13 and Dec 20. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral ch…
Incident Response Lessons From Recent Maze Ransomware Attacks
This post authored by JJ Cummings and Dave Liebenberg This year, we have been flooded with reports of targeted ransomware attacks. Whether it’s a city, hospital, large- or medium-sized enterprise — they are all being targeted. These attacks can result in significant damage, cost, and have many diffe…
Threat Roundup for December 6 to December 13
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Dec 6 and Dec 13. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral cha…
Talos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review – 2019
Introduction Cisco Talos’ Systems Security Research Team investigates software, operating system, IOT and ICS vulnerabilities in order to discover them before malicious threat actors do. We provide this information to the affected vendors so that they can create patches and protect their custo…
Threat Roundup for November 29 to December 6
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Nov 29 and Dec 6. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral cha…
Threat Roundup for November 15 to November 22
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Nov 15 and Nov 22. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral ch…
New research: Are you really ready for today’s security threats?
Your business invests in all the latest security technologies. You run training. You meet your compliance requirements for scans and tests. You can stand up in front of the board and say with confidence “we’ve got this covered.” But are you as prepared as you think? New research from ESG sheds new l…