Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report

The European situation as shown by the Cisco 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark Study (SCBS), compiled through interviews given by 956 CISOs in 8 European countries, reveals that the average percentage of alerts that are investigated is 57% overall, compared to 72% in Russia and 53% in the USA. Th…

It wasn’t until late 2017 that threat researchers discovered spam campaigns delivering crypto payloads using email attachments. In some cases, a Word document downloads the crypto payload via a malicious macro. Attackers also continue hiding malware in email attachments. It’s safe to assume that the…

Defenders face two significant challenges in today’s complex threat landscape. First, the number and variety of malware types and families are increasing—so much so that automation of detection and response efforts is now a must. Second, the volume of encrypted web traffic—both legitimate and malici…

If you are a regional telco, cable company, data center, or mobility and wireless provider in the US, read on. On March 27th and 29th Cisco launched our Cisco Service Provider Security Webinar. Watch here. Why should you care? This is a webinar specifically targeted to the security needs and best p…

Daily headlines reveal a continued and urgent concern —cybersecurity attacks are now a daily challenge for business leaders. As businesses rely more on technology to reduce costs and improve productivity, cyber criminals have a bigger target for hacks, malware, spyware, and ransomware. IT complexity…

Research from Cisco and partners reveal increased interest in IoT and ICS from security professionals and attackers alike Technology solutions and processes that rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly becoming standard equipment in many organizations as well as industrial facilities, than…

Cloud applications are now commonplace in enterprises. From productivity applications to storage, employees and IT departments are realizing the benefits of offloading documents and data into the cloud. But as data, identities, and applications move to the cloud, security teams must manage the risk…

Recently, Cisco published the 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report providing analysis and insights on the latest security trends and threats across the industry. John N. Stewart, Cisco’s Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust Officer captured the highlights in his latest blog, but I wanted to r…

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