Security
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Threat Roundup for Jan. 11 to Jan. 18
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an…
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Security Choice: Simpler Buying for more Effective Security
Security is difficult. Detecting and stopping constantly evolving attacks is a never-ending (and often thankless) challenge. And worse, the current state of security finds companies working with many products that…
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What we learned by unpacking a recent wave of Imminent RAT infections using AMP
Cisco Talos has been tracking a series of Imminent RAT infections for the past two months following reported data from Cisco Advanced Malware Protection’s (AMP) Exploit Prevention engine. AMP successfully…
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Securing the Central Hub of our World: Turkey
Cisco AMP and Cisco Umbrella Secures Istanbul Grand Airport and Turkish Airlines Turkey is a traveler’s and photographer’s dream. The diversity in culture and landscape paired with the generosity of…
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Emotet re-emerges after the holidays
While Emotet has been around for many years and is one of the most well-known pieces of malware in the wild, that doesn’t mean attackers don’t try to freshen it…
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Vulnerability Deep Dive: TP-Link TL-R600VPN remote code execution vulnerabilities
Introduction TP-Link recently patched three vulnerabilities in their TL-R600VPN gigabit broadband VPN router, firmware version 1.3.0. Cisco Talos publicly disclosed these issues after working with TP-Link to ensure…
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Forrester’s Zero Trust or Gartner’s Lean Trust?
Whether you tell your boardroom that you’re going to adopt zero trust or lean trust, you need to decide how and where to start your multi-year journey. This blog explores
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SMB and the return of the worm
Watch the threat landscape long enough, and you’ll see that some things are cyclical. Threat types and attack methods fall in and out of fashion. As the use of one…
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The Next Netflix of the SD-WAN Blockbuster: Cisco SD-WAN Security
Much like Blockbuster Video, who paid a final late fee, most SD-WAN vendors will soon pay for ignoring the market’s demand for security integrated within their SD-WAN appliances. The video…
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Pylocky Unlocked: Cisco Talos releases PyLocky ransomware decryptor
PyLocky is a family of ransomware written in Python that attempts to masquerade as a Locky variant. This ransomware will encrypt all files on a victim machine before…
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