Security

libarchive is an open-source library that provides access to a variety of different file archive formats, and it’s used just about everywhere. Cisco Talos has recently worked with the maintainers of libarchive to patch three rather severe bugs in the library. Because of the number of products that i…

New email security release adds spoofing protection, auto-remediation of malware for Office 365 customers, AMP Private Cloud, and more. There’s been a spike in ransomware and spear-phishing attacks in the last several months. Read any news outlet and you’ll find examples of health records and other…

The cybersecurity industry is one of change and disruption. The ability not only to sustain, but to flourish, over a 26-year career in this field requires a special level of dedication. Michele D. Guel, winner of the 2016 ABIE Award for Leadership, exemplifies that dedication, tirelessly devoting he…

Cisco Systems is participating in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s (FLETC) Cybercrime Conference, held July 6-8, 2016, in Glynco, Georgia. The purpose of this event is to foster education and awareness of the current threats and innovations that may impact today’s law enforcement office…

Mobile Security Made Simple, Cisco AnyConnect 4.3 is Now Available Mobile workers are expected to account for nearly three quarters of the total U.S. workforce by 2020 –that’s more than 105 million people. And nearly every one of them uses multiple devices to connect to the network. Each of these en…

With ten new partners you know it’s not an illusion Do you remember that magic trick with the metal rings that seem linked together? The magician pulls and an audience member pulls and the rings seem to be solid – forming an unbreakable chain. But with sleight of hand they come apart. It’s just an i…

This post was authored by Warren Mercer. Patch Tuesday for June 2016 has arrived where Microsoft releases their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month’s release contains 16 bulletins addressing 44 vulnerabilities. Five b…

Malware doesn’t play by the rules, so today’s IT infrastructure needs to provide several layers of defense for end-users.  Some of the more common devices used to protect modern networks are Intrusion Prevention systems (IPS) and Firewalls. In recent years, there has been a lot of research on…

Planes, trains, and automobiles – if it’s on your network, Cisco ISE can see it in minutes and control its access dynamically at scale. Networks are increasingly distributed and more devices are connecting to your network every day. Research finds that 300 billion devices will be connected to the In…