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Cisco, Talos tout importance of IoT security at RSA keynote
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By 2020, Gartner predicts 20 billion connected devices will be online — and more devices mean more security threats. Connected devices have exploded into the public and corporate landscape, rattling...
Threat Roundup for Feb. 22 to March 1
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 8 and Feb. 15. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an...
Cisco Talos Honeypot Analysis Reveals Rise in Attacks on Elasticsearch Clusters
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Cisco Talos warns users that they need to keep a close eye on unsecured Elasticsearch clusters. We have recently observed a spike in attacks from multiple threat actors targeting these...
Threat Roundup for Feb. 15 to Feb. 22
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 8 and Feb. 15. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an...
Combing Through Brushaloader Amid Massive Detection Uptick
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Brushaloader is an evolving threat that is being actively developed and refined over time as attackers identify areas of improvement and add additional functionality. Ensure PowerShell logging is enabled and configured on endpoints.
JavaScript bridge makes malware analysis with WinDbg easier
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As malware researchers, we spend several days a week debugging malware in order to learn more about it. For that, we have several powerful and popular user mode tools to...
Threat Roundup for Feb. 8 to Feb. 15
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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 8 and Feb. 15. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — February 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
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Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 69 vulnerabilities, 20 of which are rated “critical,”...
What you can learn from Cisco Talos’ new oil pumpjack workshop
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To demonstrate how industrial control systems (ICS) interact with networks, Talos releases a 3-D printed oil pumpjack connected to a simulated programmable logic controller (PLC) supporting two industrial protocols.