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July 31, 2017

SECURITY

From the Trenches: 5 Ways Customers are Improving Security with Cisco AMP for Endpoints

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Does this sound like a day in your IT security life? Wake up, get coffee, drive to work, and battle an almost constant onslaught of attacks, while playing whack-a-mole with too many alerts. If so, we get it. You never know where the next attack will come from. And you’re probably on to the fact […]

July 27, 2017

SECURITY

Black Hat USA 2017: Cisco Umbrella Joins the NOC

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Cisco Cloud Based Security in the SOC Black Hat USA marked its 20th anniversary this year. The members of the NOC management showed me photos of the original NOC: a single router in a closet. The NOC has grown with the conference; into a well-managed team of experts from around the globe, from various vendors […]

July 26, 2017

SECURITY

How Adversaries Are Refining and Improving Ransomware in 2017

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Once adversaries have found a method for breaching network defenses, stealing data, or otherwise generating revenue, they’ll continue to refine these tactics to avoid detection and improve effectiveness. Ransomware, one of the more high-profile tools leveraged by adversaries, has undergone this same evolution, as we explain in the Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report. Delivery, obfuscation, […]

July 24, 2017

SECURITY

Vulnerability Spotlight: FreeRDP Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Talos has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the FreeRDP product. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) originally developed by Microsoft. RDP allows users to connect remotely to systems so they can be operated from afar. The open source nature of the FreeRDP library means that it is integrated into many commercial […]

July 21, 2017

SECURITY

Value Chain Security: Mid-Year 2017 Perspective

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Value Chain Security is increasingly top of mind across industry and government.  The word is out - the value chain must be addressed to ensure viable security.  Whether the discussion...

July 21, 2017

SECURITY

Threat Round-up for July 14 – July 21

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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 14 and July 21. 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 customers are automatically […]

July 21, 2017

SECURITY

Cisco AMP for Endpoints Included in Gartner’s “The Evolving Effectiveness of Endpoint Protection Solutions” 2017 A …

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Endpoint security comes in many different shapes and sizes: “Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)” “Antivirus (AV)” “Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)” “Next-Generation Endpoint Solutions” The list goes on. Faced with so many different options, it can be tricky to know which type of endpoint security tool is right for your organization. What does EPP do that […]

July 20, 2017

SECURITY

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CorelDRAW X8

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Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified in CorelDRAW X8. CorelDRAW X8 is graphics suite used for manipulating raster and vector images and is a common alternative to Adobe Creative Cloud. Several of the vulnerabilities being disclosed today specifically affect PHOTO-PAINT X8, a raster graphics editor. Talos has responsibly disclosed this vulnerability […]

July 20, 2017

SECURITY

Threats with Escalating Impact: Announcing the Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report

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It’s time again for our Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR), which offers updates on the security research and insights revealed in the recent Annual Cybersecurity Report. The unsettling news at this halfway point in the year is that the bad actors are adding new and sophisticated spins to their exploits. Their aim is not just to […]

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