Cloudy with a Chance of Extremely High Alert Accuracy
By Ben Munroe You can tell it’s raining by sticking your head out the door; but what’s the likelihood of it stopping in the next hour? What’s the temperature and relative humidity? Suddenly the need for analytics is apparent. Without it, the chance of getting soaked on any given day would dramatically increase. Analytics makes […]
From Privacy to Trust and ROI
By Robert Waitman As we embark on a new decade, data privacy has become top-of-mind for business executives and consumers worldwide. Data breaches frequently expose the personal data of millions, and many companies have not done enough to protect themselves from intentional or unintentional misuse. While it is often hard to reach agreement on new […]
Threat Roundup for January 17 to January 24
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan 17 and Jan 24. 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 […]
Breaking down a two-year run of Vivin’s cryptominers
By Talos Group News Summary There is another large-scale cryptomining attack from an actor we are tracking as “Vivin” that has been active since at least November 2017. “Vivin” has consistently evolved over the past few years, despite having poor operational security and exposing key details of their campaign. By Andrew Windsor. Talos has identified […]
Threat Roundup for January 10 to January 17
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan 10 and Jan 17. 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 […]
Get in the Security Fast Lane with a Stealthwatch and Encrypted Traffic Analytics Test Drive!
By Megha Mehta As businesses continue to move towards a more digital future, the threats they face continue to become more complex. As many organizations continue to embrace the benefits of cloud, IoT, and an increasingly mobile workforce, threat actors are taking advantage of these attack vectors to work their way into your business. Cisco […]
JhoneRAT: Cloud based python RAT targeting Middle Eastern countries
By Talos Group Today, Cisco Talos is unveiling the details of a new RAT we have identified we’re calling “JhoneRAT.” This new RAT is dropped to the victims via malicious Microsoft Office documents. The dropper, along with the Python RAT, attempts to gather information on the victim’s machine and then uses multiple cloud services: Google […]