Security

As malware researchers, we spend several days a week debugging malware in order to learn more about it. For that, we have several powerful and popular user mode tools to choose from, such as OllyDbg, x64dbg, IDA Pro and Immunity Debugger. All these debuggers utilize some scripting language to automa…

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

For more than a decade, Cisco’s security reports have been a definitive source of intelligence for security professionals interested in the state of the global industry. These comprehensive reports provided detailed accounts of the threat landscape and their organizational implications. Today we are…

Over the past several years, cybersecurity has moved from uber techies into the mainstream. When the Olympics can be disrupted by highly targeted malware, and ransomware has grown to be above a billion dollars, we’ve clearly reached a critical turning point. Not to mention the fact that whole countr…

Part 1: Prevent breaches automatically to keep your business moving At Cisco, we’re constantly talking with executives and IT leaders about cybersecurity. They’re concerned – they want to know how to protect their company, their employees, and their customers. But three primary concerns always seem…

Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 69 vulnerabilities, 20 of which are rated “critical,” 46 that are considered “important” and three that are “moderate.” This release also includes…

As security consultants, we go into an extraordinary array of organisations’ security environments, all with very differing levels of maturity. Our clients consistently state a common desire:   “We need a SOC.” My last post on this topic focused on the operational considerations.  Now le…

Paul Rascagneres wrote this blog post with contributions from Patrick DeSantis from Cisco Talos ARES (Advanced Research/Embedded Systems). Executive summary Every day, more industrial control systems (ICS) become vulnerable to cyber attacks. As these massive, critical machines become more interconne…

We are very excited to announce the new features of Cisco Stealthwatch! With release 7.0, we are introducing significant enhancements for the Stealthwatch administrator and the security analyst to detect and respond to threats faster, and manage the tool more efficiently. Enhanced security analytics…