Security

The value of cryptocurrencies has fluctuated wildly, but the value is still high enough to garner a lot of attention, both legitimate and malicious. Most of the malicious activity we see is done for financial gain, and cryptocurrencies have provided attackers with a lucrative new avenue to pursue: c…

Overview Discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos. Talos is disclosing a pair of vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader. Foxit PDF Reader is a popular free program for viewing, creating, and editing PDF documents. It is commonly used as an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader and has a widely use…

For most businesses, the rapidly changing nature of the modern data center poses a significant security challenge. The data center remains the heart of digital enterprises, and IT departments are looking for solutions to make the data center accessible anytime, anywhere. At Cisco, we have redefined…

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified in Canvas Draw graphics editing tool for Macs. Canvas Draw 4 is a graphics editing tool used to create and edit images, as well as other graphic-related ma…

The first step should be an investigation and analysis of what your sensitive data is, where it lives, and who accesses it. Then analyze the three Foundational Pillars (see below) to see where you are with the necessary people, process, and technology basics. Most organizations should leverage the r…

In a world of increasingly “extreme” sports, I offer the premise that security in a connected world is truly the most extreme team sport of all. Why? Because while it demands a tightly aligned team, often we do not even know who or what is part of our team. In order to reach the goal of security in…

According the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, 40 percent of the dynamic networks, endpoints, and cloud infrastructure in enterprises is leading to significant blind spots and lack of real-time awareness for security teams. In addition, 53 percent of organizations host at least half of their…

Pre-Virtual Virtual Firewalls Nowadays, everyone likes to talk about network function virtualization. Most security vendors build their firewall products to run on a few popular hypervisors. However, the “virtual firewall” term predates this virtualization craze. Many firewall administrators use thi…

Today, as we do every week, Talos is giving you a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed this week — covering the dates between July 6 and 13. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weR…