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The Evolution of Scoring Security Vulnerabilities: The Sequel
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Back in April, I wrote a blog post about the new version of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). The changes made for CVSSv3 addressed some of the challenges that existed in CVSSv2. For example, CVSSv3 analyzes the scope of a vulnerability and identifies the privileges an attacker needs to exploit it. The CVSSv3 enhancements […]
National Cybersecurity: A Collaborative Approach is Required
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As we wrap up National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S., cybersecurity continues to be a top-of-mind issue for business, government and consumers alike. In February 2016, President Obama...
To be Effective, Security Must be Simple, Open, and Automated
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Organizations must take advantage of the digital economy in order to succeed and grow. But to do this, and do it securely, we can’t be compromised by complexity. Our IT landscapes are often systems cobbled together over the years. We may have servers from 15 years ago and cloud apps from 15 minutes ago. We […]
Top 3 Actions to Take Now to Secure Your Digitization Strategy
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At Cisco, we talk a lot about cybersecurity as a strategic advantage for organizations. We believe that a strong security program must be an inherent component of a digitization strategy....
Vulnerability Spotlight: LibTIFF Issues Lead To Code Execution
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These Vulnerabilities were discovered by Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos. Talos is releasing multiple vulnerabilities (TALOS-2016-0187, TALOS-2016-0190 & TALOS-2016-0205) in the LibTIFF library . One vulnerability (TALOS-2016-0187) is an exploitable heap based buffer overflow that impacts the LibTIFF TIFF2PDF conversion tool. Another vulnerability (TALOS-2016-0190) impacts the parsing and handling of TIFF images ultimately leading to […]
Pumpkin Spiced Locky
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This post was authored by Warren Mercer & Edmund Brumaghin Summary We had .locky, we had .odin and then we had .zepto but today we hit rock bottom and we now have Locky using .shit as their encrypted file extension. In today’s latest wave of spam, Talos has observed three distinct spam campaigns distributing the […]
IoT: Securing the Next Chapter of the Digitization “Book”
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The Internet of Things (IoT) era is here: Nearly two-thirds of organizations currently collect data from equipment, devices or other connected endpoints and use it for a business purpose,...
Piecing Together Malicious Behavior in Encrypted Traffic
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This post was authored by Jan Kohout, Veronica Valeros and Petr Somol. Increasing adoption of encryption in web communication significantly contributes to protection of users' privacy. However, it also brings...
Turning Cybersecurity into a Strategic Advantage
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C-suite leaders should think about cybersecurity as a strategic advantage that not only protects business value, but enables new business value.
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