Cisco Advances Communications Security with Completion of Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol Testing
By Mike Luken Today’s digital economy relies on secure communications in both our personal and business activities. We expect that when private data is transmitted over the internet, or other communications channels, it will be protected against tampering and prying eyes. The integrity and confidentiality of information is typically achieved using cryptography, mathematically based methods […]
Bringing Cybersecurity Home
By Steve Martino October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reminding us that cyber-attacks know no boundaries between work and home, so we need to be diligent about cyber hygiene across all environments. With the abundance of connected devices we all depend on, protecting your digital footprint is no longer optional. But where do you learn what […]
Threat Roundup for September 27 to October 4
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Sep. 27 to Oct 4. 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 […]
Using CESA to Solve Endpoint Blindness for a World Class InfoSec Team
By Vinny Parla Cisco has an amazing set of products like AMP for Endpoints and Cisco Umbrella protecting devices from advanced malware threats. There were other user and endpoint scenarios that remained unsolved until we introduced the new Cisco Endpoint Security Analytics (CESA) solution that was recently announced. CESA provides an unprecedented level of endpoint […]
Threat Hunting: How to Gain the Most Value
By Sean Mason Sean Mason, Director of Cisco Incident Response Services andJeff Bollinger, Investigations Manager, Cisco Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) As security practitioners who continuously look for adversarial malice, one of the questions we are asked frequently is: What’s around the corner? Threat actors evolve over time, so how do we know not only […]
Security in A World of “WE” – Embracing Our Third Party Ecosystems
By Edna Conway In our increasingly digital world, technological innovation not only presents new opportunities, but also raises new risks and challenges that must be addressed collaboratively by industry, buyers, users, and policymakers. Specifically, digitization demands that risk be addressed across a dramatically expanding supply chain. These risks include the security threats of manipulation, espionage […]