By Talos Group The COVID-19 pandemic is changing everyday life for workers across the globe. Cisco Talos continues to see attackers take advantage of the coronavirus situation to lure unsuspecting users into various pitfalls such as phishing, fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Talos has not yet observed any new techniques during this event. Rather, we have […]
By Radhika Mitra Public cloud is still a hotly debated topic amongst organizations, and take a guess as to why? Security. However, that hasn’t kept businesses from investing heavily in public cloud strategies. By the end of 2020, Forbes has forecasted “67% of enterprise IT infrastructure and software will be cloud-based.” If you’re trying to […]
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Mar 13 and Mar 20. 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 Anthony Grieco People are the key to any effective cybersecurity strategy. If your people don’t understand relevant cyber risks or don’t know how to take the proper action when they occur, the rest of your strategy simply doesn’t matter. At Cisco, we practice a pervasive security culture. Our combination of workforce training and educational […]
By Sunil Amin We’ve reached an interesting turning point for encrypted traffic. Gartner predicted that 80% of web traffic would be encrypted by 2019. Sure enough, this prediction came true. Last year, the team at Let’s Encrypt, an organization that helps enable encryption for websites, cited that 80% of web traffic they’ve seen is now […]
By Barry Fisher When I booked a family vacation recently, I was reminded of the simplicity of travel planning these days. Hop on a platform like Expedia, enter your destination and travel timeline, and in just a few minutes and with a few clicks, you’re all set to jet off to any exotic location your […]
By Hazel Burton Welcome to the first ever episode of Security Stories! Security Stories is a brand new podcast from the Cisco Security team in which we discuss the past, present and future of cybersecurity. The podcast is mainly interview based, and we have some absolutely amazing people lined up to share their security stories […]
By Talos Group Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between Mar 6 and Mar 13. 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 Sana Yousuf Your network is increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. One of the most clever and damaging way they strike is through command and control attacks – a technique often executed over DNS. A command-and-control (also referred to as C&C or C2) server is an endpoint compromised and controlled by an attacker. Devices on your […]
By Michele Guel Last fall, close to a one hundred Cisco women across the globe participated in the CyberStart Challenge. Cisco is the first public company to test the platform, which involves solving a series of cybersecurity challenges with increasing levels of complexity. There are three verticals, called “Bases”), 29 levels, and 236 challenges covering […]
