Snort Rules

January 9, 2019

THREAT RESEARCH

Why we want users’ feedback on Snort rule documentation

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Today, Talos is launching a new community survey to solicit feedback on SNORTⓇ documentation. When Snort alerts the end user, the rule documentation is their first and possibly only avenue...

June 6, 2018

THREAT RESEARCH

VPNFilter Update – VPNFilter exploits endpoints, targets new devices

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Cisco Talos has discovered additional details regarding "VPNFilter," which is targeting more makes/models of devices than initially thought, and has additional capabilities to deliver exploits to endpoints.

May 23, 2018

THREAT RESEARCH

New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide

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For several months, Talos has been working with public- and private-sector threat intelligence partners and law enforcement in researching an advanced, likely state-sponsored or state-affiliated actor's widespread use.

February 13, 2018

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – February 2018

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2018 Today Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory...

October 10, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2017

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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 63 new vulnerabilities with 28 of them rated critical and 35 rated important. These vulnerabilities impact Graphics, Edge, Internet Explorer, Office, Sharepoint, Windows Graphic Display Interface, Windows Kernel Mode Drivers, […]

September 12, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – September 2017

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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 81 new vulnerabilities with 27 of them rated critical, 52 rated important, and 2 rated moderate. These vulnerabilities impact Edge, Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, Office, Remote Desktop Protocol, Sharepoint, Windows Graphic […]

August 8, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2017

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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 48 new vulnerabilities with 25 of them rated critical, 21 rated important, and 2 rated moderate. These vulnerabilities impact Edge, Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, Remote Desktop Protocol, Sharepoint, SQL Server, the […]

July 21, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Threat Round-up for July 14 – July 21

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Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between July 14 and July 21. 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 […]

July 19, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Vulnerabilities in ProcessMaker, WebFOCUS, and OpenFire Identified and Patched

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Today, Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities that have been identified by Portcullis in various software products. All four vulnerabilities have been responsibly disclosed to each respective developer in order ensure they are addressed. In order better protect our customers, Talos has also developed Snort rules that detect attempts to exploit these vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details TALOS-2017-0313 […]