On April 13th, 2015, Cisco PSIRT was made aware of multiple instances of customer disruption in a specific region caused by a denial of service attack against Cisco devices. We responded quickly to support speedy restoration for our customers. Our
Be sure to join us on Twitter for #CiscoChat: Incident Response in a Complex Threat Environment on Tuesday, April 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. PST/ 11am to Noon EST. Just search for the hashtag #CiscoChat to find the conversation.
To address today’s evolving threat landscape, there’s been a shift from traditional event-driven security to intelligence-led security. Threat intelligence plays an integral role in this shift. When you hear the term “Threat Intelligence,” it’s easy
In security, there’s a gap between perception and reality. According to the Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report, 90 percent of companies are confident about their security policies, processes, and procedures – yet 54% have had to manage public scrutiny
Dan O’Malley talks about Cisco Systems offerings that are resonating in the Energy Industry and elsewhere. Cisco helps customers pre-plan for storms and to respond to disasters with sophisticated collaboration and device connectivity enabling
The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report highlights many creative techniques that attackers are exploiting to conceal malicious activity, often taking advantage of gaps in security programs. They are continually refining and developing new techniques to
In 2013, our internal Information Security team carried out a series of controlled anti-phishing exercises. The purpose was to raise employees' awareness of potential spear phishing attacks through emails. Spear phishing has been a common first step
Editor’s Note: In the two previous blogs, we discussed some of the issues and dilemmas found within information security knowledge and practice domains. Those challenges arise fundamentally from the traditional approach that many organizations
Editor’s note: In A Circular Problem in Current Information Security Principles, we highlighted one of the challenges in our knowledge domain that contributes to the ineffectiveness of today’s information security practices. In this third installment
