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April 7, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for Mar 31 – Apr 7

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between March 31 and April 7. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior…

March 31, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for Mar 24 – Mar 31

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between March 24 and March 31. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior…

March 24, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for the Week of Mar 20 – Mar 24

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed over the past week. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior characteri…

March 17, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for the Week of Mar 13 – Mar 17

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed over the past week. As with previous round-ups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior characteri…

March 14, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2017

Following a sparse February patch Tuesday, today’s March release brings a bumper crop of fixed vulnerabilities: 17 bulletins covering 140 different vulnerabilities, 47 of which are rated as critical. The critical vulnerabilities affect Internet Explorer, Edge, Hyper-V, Windows PDF Library, Microsoft…

March 10, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Roundup for the Week of Mar 6 – Mar 10

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed over the past week. As with our previous threat round-up, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior…

March 3, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Malware Round-up For The Week of Feb 27 – Mar 3

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed over the past week. Unlike our other posts, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavior characteristic…

February 16, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Cisco Coverage for ‘Magic Hound’

‘Magic Hound’ is the code name used to reference a seemingly limited series of malware distribution campaigns that were observed targeting organizations in Saudi Arabia as well as organizations with business interests in Saudi Arabia. Similar to other malware distribution campaigns that…

December 15, 2015

NETWORKING

Snort your way to PCI compliance

When organizations look to secure their retail stores, branches, or points-of-sale, meeting the required mandates for Payment Card Industry (PCI) security compliance quickly becomes the number one prioritized focus area.  In fact, the 2015 Verizon PCI compliance report demonstrates this when it stat…