Security

If you keep up with trends in security, you’ve likely heard about illicit cryptomining – software that hijacks system resources to generate cryptocurrencies. We’ve been busy updating our product portfolio to detect and protect against this new class of threat. We released a paper on illicit cryptomi…

Remember when I mentioned that Cisco Security Connector has plans to expand their MDM/EMM integration capabilities? Well, I’m happy to report that we are doing just that. Last week, we announced that the Cisco Security Connector is now publicly available. This week, we are incredibly excited to shar…

Soon after a launch of a new cryptocurrency, Bitvote, in January, Talos discovered a new mining campaign affecting systems in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and several other countries that was tied to Bitvote. Apart from the fact that the attackers have chosen to target the new bitcoin fork in order to…

We have blogged about post-quantum cryptography before. Quantum computers would pose a threat to PKI algorithms and systems that we know today. Cisco, with our academic collaborators, has been focusing on quantum-resistant hash-based signatures for a few years now with LMS and SPHINCS+ and more. NIS…

Overview Talos is disclosing five 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 used browser plugin available. Details Read More >>…

This blog post was authored by Jonas Zaddach and Mariano Graziano. Cisco Talos has rolled out a series of improvements to the BASS open-source framework aimed at speeding up its ability to provide coverage for new malware families. Talos released BASS, (pronounced “bæs”) an open-source f…

I’m going to write a book called Organic Cyber Security. A career in this continually evolving field must be just that: organic. It has to become part of your daily practice! You need the right spark to get interested, learn the basics, and you’re off! That’s an especially important notion for women…

In the hyper-competitive world of endpoints security, proof of efficacy is the only real impartial way to valuably differentiate. However, public testing for next generation endpoint security solutions such as Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints has been lacking. Endpoint security…

I just had a heart-to-heart talk with a few thousand of my fellow security professionals at the RSA Conference. We had a lot to discuss. As I walked off the stage, I was thinking about all of the people in our industry who weren’t in attendance, and all those who aren’t in our industry, yet still sh…