By Talos Group Introduction Cisco Talos‘ Systems Security Research Team investigates software, operating system, IOT and ICS vulnerabilities in order to discover them before malicious threat actors do. We provide this information to the affected vendors so that they can create patches and protect their customers as soon as possible. We strive to improve the […]
By Ben Munroe Four million. According to the latest study, that’s the approximate number of cybersecurity jobs around the world that still need to be filled by skilled professionals. With the current cybersecurity workforce measured at 2.8 million, it would need to grow by 145 percent for us to catch up. The same study done […]
By Megha Mehta There’s no doubt that cloud adoption has led to accelerated business outcomes. The flexibility of compute and ease of deployment is empowering for developers. But developing applications in the cloud has challenged security teams who are attempting to ensure the same protections in the cloud as on-premises, without slowing down development. Ultimately, […]
By Don Meyer Network security professionals today clearly understand that there is no longer just one perimeter surrounding the enterprise. Rather, security and network management now extend across multiple, overlapping perimeters, each of which usually has its own firewall and related network equipment. For security teams and network admins, this translates into the need to […]
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Nov 29 and Dec 6. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how […]
By Don Meyer Network managers and security teams are facing a double-edged challenge: networks are growing far more complex and expanding across multiple perimeters just as threat vectors become increasingly difficult to detect and threats grow more sophisticated. The Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) offers a solution. According to Cisco ASA reviews and Cisco Firepower NGFW reviews […]
By Jordi Botifoll The digitization of the world has come a long way since 2016, when I wrote about how Cisco offers cybersecurity scholarships to increase the number of skilled cybersecurity specialists. And today, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Our increasingly digital world is more and more vulnerable to cyberattacks. According to an article […]
By Anubhav Swami Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a new capability in Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking that is designed to make it easier and more efficient for Cisco Security customers to deploy advanced security controls in the cloud. This new capability is called Amazon VPC Ingress Routing. It allows users to specify routes […]
By Edna Conway It’s a new Day for National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience. While November is recognized as the month focused on this issue in the U.S., for some time, digital transformation has widened the aperture of our lens dramatically. This year, led by the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Critical Infrastructure and […]
By Ben Nahorney Online advertising is an integral part of today’s internet experience. In many ways, ads are the lifeblood behind many websites, providing the necessary funding to keep sites running, as well as supporting the creation of new content. While it may appear as though the ads that are displayed are just a component […]
