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Threat Round Up for Nov 10 – Nov 17

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between November 10 and November 17. 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 […]

November 17, 2017 • 1 min read
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – November 2017

Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month’s advisory release addresses 53 new vulnerabilities with 19 of them rated critical, 31 of them rated important and 3 of them rated moderate. These vulnerabilities impact Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, […]

November 14, 2017 • 1 min read
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Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Cameras

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos. Executive Summary The Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera is a network-based camera that is marketed for use in a variety of applications, including use as a home security monitoring device. Talos recently identified several vulnerabilities present in these devices, and worked with Foscam to develop […]

November 13, 2017 • 1 min read
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Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mongoose Server

These vulnerabilities were discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified in Cesanta Mongoose server. Cesanta Mongoose is a library implementing a number of networking protocols, including HTTP, MQTT, MDNS and others. It is designed with embedded devices in mind and as such is used in […]

October 31, 2017 • 1 min read
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Threat Round Up for Oct 20 – Oct 27

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between October 20 and October 27. 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 […]

October 27, 2017 • 1 min read
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Vulnerability Spotlight: Apache OpenOffice Vulnerabilities

Today, Talos is releasing details of three new vulnerabilities discovered within Apache OpenOffice application. The first vulnerability, TALOS-2017-0295 within OpenOffice Writer, the second TALOS-2017-0300 in the Draw application, and the third TALOS-2017-0301 discovered in the Writer application. All three vulnerabilities allow arbitrary code execution to be performed. Read More >>

October 26, 2017 • 1 min read