Security

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. 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…

Security is difficult. Detecting and stopping constantly evolving attacks is a never-ending (and often thankless) challenge. And worse, the current state of security finds companies working with many products that don’t fit or work together.  Managing so many product consoles and alerts makes comple…

This blog post was authored by Chris Marczewski Cisco Talos has been tracking a series of Imminent RAT infections for the past two months following reported data from Cisco Advanced Malware Protection’s (AMP) Exploit Prevention engine. AMP successfully stopped the malware before it was able to…

Cisco AMP and Cisco Umbrella Secures Istanbul Grand Airport and Turkish Airlines Turkey is a traveler’s and photographer’s dream. The diversity in culture and landscape paired with the generosity of its people makes this country extremely unique. Recently, there has been an increase in the number o…

While Emotet has been around for many years and is one of the most well-known pieces of malware in the wild, that doesn’t mean attackers don’t try to freshen it up. Cisco Talos recently discovered several new campaigns distributing the infamous banking trojan via email. These new campaig…

Vulnerability discovery and research by Jared Rittle and Carl Hurd of Cisco Talos. Introduction TP-Link recently patched three vulnerabilities in their TL-R600VPN gigabit broadband VPN router, firmware version 1.3.0. Cisco Talos publicly disclosed these issues after working with TP-Link to ensure th…

Zero trust is misnamed There’s been many management approaches that include the “Zero” term. In shipping, there was “Zero Inventory”. In manufacturing, there was “Zero Defects”. In environmental planning, there’s “Zero Waste”. So, it’s not surprising that the security industry has adopted “Zero Trus…

Watch the threat landscape long enough, and you’ll see that some things are cyclical. Threat types and attack methods fall in and out of fashion. As the use of one vector declines, another increases in popularity. Take network shares for instance—the technology that allows users to share files and f…

Much like Blockbuster Video, who paid a final late fee, most SD-WAN vendors will soon pay for ignoring the market’s demand for security integrated within their SD-WAN appliances. The video rental business was a thriving industry in the early 80s and Blockbuster Video was its undisputed leader. Throu…