A Steady Drumbeat for Simple, Open and Automated
By Jason Lamar I continue to beat the drum for solutions that are simple, open, and automated because it’s something I’m passionate about and Cisco Security is deeply committed to. It’s the clear path forward to security as a force multiplier – helping you to improve your security posture with your existing resources. In March, […]
A Steady Drumbeat for Simple, Open and Automated
By Jason Lamar I continue to beat the drum for solutions that are simple, open, and automated because it’s something I’m passionate about and Cisco Security is deeply committed to. It’s the clear path forward to security as a force multiplier – helping you to improve your security posture with your existing resources. In March, […]
Detecting Encrypted Malware Traffic (Without Decryption)
By Blake Anderson Introduction Over the past 2 years, we have been systematically collecting and analyzing malware-generated packet captures. During this time, we have observed a steady increase in the percentage of malware samples using TLS-based encryption to evade detection. In August 2015, 2.21% of the malware samples used TLS, increasing to 21.44% in May […]
Detecting Encrypted Malware Traffic (Without Decryption)
By Blake Anderson Introduction Over the past 2 years, we have been systematically collecting and analyzing malware-generated packet captures. During this time, we have observed a steady increase in the percentage of malware samples using TLS-based encryption to evade detection. In August 2015, 2.21% of the malware samples used TLS, increasing to 21.44% in May […]
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in InsideSecure MatrixSSL
By Talos Group These vulnerabilities were discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Overview MatrixSSL is a TLS/SSL stack offered in the form of a Software Development Kit (SDK) that is geared towards application in Internet of Things (IOT) devices and other embedded systems. It features low resource overhead and supports many different embedded platforms. […]
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in InsideSecure MatrixSSL
By Talos Group These vulnerabilities were discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Overview MatrixSSL is a TLS/SSL stack offered in the form of a Software Development Kit (SDK) that is geared towards application in Internet of Things (IOT) devices and other embedded systems. It features low resource overhead and supports many different embedded platforms. […]
What is the Body Language of Your Encrypted Network Traffic Really Saying?
By TK Keanini Imagine this scenario – you walk into a meeting room with a colleague and they are sitting at the table with their arms crossed. You immediately think to yourself, this meeting is not going to go well, this person is already displeased with me and I have not said anything yet. However, […]