Threat Round Up for Oct 6 – Oct 13

By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between October 6 and October 13. 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 characteristics, indicators of compromise, and how our […]

Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Responsibility: 5 ways to turbo charge your security practices

By Scott Garrett This post was authored by Scott Garrett, GSSO, Cisco and Matt Gyde, Group Executive Security, Dimension Data. The speed at which we operate in a mobile world can result in risky user behaviors that threat actors are taking advantage of in order to breach information. Attackers are targeting the human element of […]

Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Responsibility: 5 ways to turbo charge your security practices

By Scott Garrett This post was authored by Scott Garrett, GSSO, Cisco and Matt Gyde, Group Executive Security, Dimension Data. The speed at which we operate in a mobile world can result in risky user behaviors that threat actors are taking advantage of in order to breach information. Attackers are targeting the human element of […]

Taking the Necessary Cybersecurity Steps Forward with Federal Government Programs

By Larry Payne As government agencies begin deploying cloud solutions and strategizing to meet cloud IT modernization mandates, a question arises – what will the future of the agency look like when they update their systems and start implementing cloud solutions? And further, possibly most important – will cybersecurity protocols hold up? There are many […]

Taking the Necessary Cybersecurity Steps Forward with Federal Government Programs

By Larry Payne As government agencies begin deploying cloud solutions and strategizing to meet cloud IT modernization mandates, a question arises – what will the future of the agency look like when they update their systems and start implementing cloud solutions? And further, possibly most important – will cybersecurity protocols hold up? There are many […]

Disassembler and Runtime Analysis

By Talos Group This post was authored by Paul Rascagneres. Introduction In the CCleaner 64bit stage 2 previously described in our blog, we explained that the attacker modified a legitimate executable that is part of “Symantec Endpoint”. This file is named EFACli64.dll. The modification is performed in the runtime code included by the compiler, more […]

Disassembler and Runtime Analysis

By Talos Group This post was authored by Paul Rascagneres. Introduction In the CCleaner 64bit stage 2 previously described in our blog, we explained that the attacker modified a legitimate executable that is part of “Symantec Endpoint”. This file is named EFACli64.dll. The modification is performed in the runtime code included by the compiler, more […]