Security

Free Expo-only Passes for RSA Conference 2019 The Security Operations Center (SOC) returns for RSA Conference 2019. You can register now for your free tour of the RSA Conference SOC, where engineers are monitoring traffic on the Moscone Wireless Network for security threats. The SOC is sponsored by…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Feb. 1 and Feb. 8. 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…

Billions of connections are made online every single day—at work, at home, and at play. What’s the common thread linking all these connections and the people making them? Data. Lots and lots of data. For our customers, it’s not just any data, though—it’s data that describes employees and their custo…

The cybersecurity field shifted quite a bit in 2018. With the boom of cryptocurrency, we saw a transition from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners. Talos researchers identified APT campaigns including VPNFilter, predominantly affecting small business and home office networking equipment, as well as…

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.” Building a SOC doesn’t present a problem for Cisco’ Security Advi…

Cisco Talos recently observed a malware campaign delivering malicious Microsoft PowerPoint document using a mailing list run by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), an organization officially representing the Tibetan government-in-exile. The document used in the attack was a PPSX file, a file f…

This blog post is the first in a three-part series on how Duo’s MFA integrates with Cisco AnyConnect VPN. Organizations are facing a major technology shift. They’re in the process of moving many of their on-premises workloads and applications to the cloud. But the transition to cloud isn’t as simple…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. 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…

In the tech sector, pundits are always hyping the next, disruptive technology on the verge of changing, well, everything. “Embrace this transformative new force or ignore it at your peril,” they warn. Sometimes, they even get it right. Quantum computing may very likely be one of those times. If you…