By Jeff Reed Making Security an Enabler, so Your Business Can Take an Exponential Leap I joined the Cisco Security team the week after the RSA Conference in 2017. At that time there was a lot of discussion around the journey Cisco Security was on, particularly around our efforts to deliver an integrated architecture. For […]
By Dr. Gee Rittenhouse When we look at the world today, it has been revolutionized by the cloud, and it has disrupted the way business is done. Companies can now connect any user on any device to any network or application. But from a security perspective this has greatly expanded the attack surface. This represents […]
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Feb 14 and Feb 21. 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how […]
By Talos Group By Asheer Malhotra. Cisco Talos has observed a malware campaign that utilizes malicious Microsoft Office documents (maldocs) to spread a remote access trojan (RAT) we’re calling “ObliqueRAT.” These maldocs use malicious macros to deliver the second stage RAT payload. This campaign appears to target organizations in Southeast Asia. Network based detection, although […]
By Jeff Reed My cybersecurity trends outlook for 2020 builds on my forecast for 2019. Identity and application security are still top-of-mind this year, but in new and more advanced ways. As we approach RSA 2020, these are four trends in cybersecurity that I expect will make an impact this year. 1. Zero Trust goes […]
By Cindy Valladares As part of the activities surrounding Cisco Live Barcelona, we held a very special event specifically tailored for our CISO customers: Cisco CISO Day. It was a full day of exploring topics curated for this executive audience, and an opportunity for them to connect with peers in the security industry. We had […]
By Talos Group By Vanja Svajcer. In one of our previous posts, we discussed the usage of default operating system functionality and other legitimate executables to execute the so-called “living-off-the-land” approach to the post-compromise phase of an attack. We called those binaries LoLBins. Since then, Cisco Talos has analyzed telemetry we received from Cisco products […]
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Feb 7 and Feb 14. 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how […]
By Talos Group By Nick Biasini and Edmund Brumaghin. Coronavirus is dominating the news and threat actors are taking advantage. Cisco Talos has found multiple malware families being distributed with Coronavirus lures and themes. This includes emotet and several RAT variants. Executive Summary Using the news to try and increase clicks and drive traffic is […]
By Dan Kurschner For service providers around the world, security is a fundamental and integral part of what they do. With operations across Scandinavia and Asia, Telenor is no exception. The company connects 183 million customers, and each one of them expects secure connections. It’s a given. That’s a key reason Telenor Group and Cisco […]
