2018 in Snort Signatures
The cybersecurity field shifted quite a bit in 2018. With the boom of cryptocurrency, we saw a transition from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners. Talos researchers identified APT campaigns including VPNFilter,...
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ExileRAT shares C2 with LuckyCat, targets Tibet
Cisco Talos recently observed a malware campaign delivering malicious Microsoft PowerPoint document using a mailing list run by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), an organization officially representing the Tibetan government-in-exile....
AMP tracks new campaign that delivers Ursnif
This blog post was authored by John Arneson of Cisco Talos Executive Summary Cisco Talos once again spotted the Ursnif malware in the wild. We tracked this information stealer after...
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
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — January 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 49 vulnerabilities, seven of which are rated “critical,”...
Black Hat Europe 2018
Black Hat Europe 2018 activity in the NOC was exciting from the first day and it never let up through the week.
in(Secure) messaging apps — How side-channel attacks can compromise privacy in WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal
Messaging applications have been around since the inception of the internet. But recently, due to the increased awareness around mass surveillance in some countries, more users are installing end-to-end encrypted...
5 Things To Know About the Catalyst 9000 Expansion
Announcing two big additions to our Catalyst 9000 family. The Catalyst 9200 switch and the Catalyst 9800 wireless LAN controller.
CyberVets U.S.A.: The Mission After Transition
Christopher Marshall, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, currently serves as Director of Cybersecurity Research for Cisco Talos Intelligence Group. As a veteran of the U.S....