Security

Having the right tools and solutions in place is only one part of the secure network equation. The security landscape is always changing and evolving at a rapid rate. Our customers face threats every day and need to respond to those threats at a moment’s notice. The pressure and demand to stay ahead…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Mar. 22 and Mar. 29. 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…

It’s time for the annual Women in Cyber Security Conference (WiCyS). We’re proud that Cisco is once again a VIP sponsor as well as a Founding Partner of this motivating and important event. We have some great activities in store, including welcoming eight high school girls and their two chaperones a…

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a proven method through which to ensure you’re verifying the identity of users who are accessing applications. It uses strong two-factor authentication to ensure your users are who they say they are. But trusting users is only one component of the trusted access…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Mar. 15 and Mar. 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…

Executive Summary Ransomware attacks have been in the news with increased frequency over the past few years. This type of malware can be extremely disruptive and even cause operational impacts in critical systems that may be infected. LockerGoga is yet another example of this sort of malware. Locker…

Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Executive summary CUJO AI produces the CUJO Smart Firewall, a device that provides protection to home networks against a myriad of threats such as malware, phishing websites and hacking attempts. Cisco Talos recently discovered 11 vuln…

Martin Zeiser and Aleksandar Nikolich authored this post EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With tools such as ZMap and Masscan and general higher bandwidth availability, exhaustive internet-wide scans of full IPv4 address space have become the norm after it was once impractical. Projects like Shodanand Scans.io agg…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Mar. 8 and Mar. 15. 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 c…