How to Defend Against Command-and-Control attacks: Don’t let your network turn into a Zombie
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 […]
Women at Cisco take on the Cyberstart Challenge – Will You?
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 […]
Are You Going About the Talent Shortage Wrong? It’s Time to Stop MacGyvering
By Barry Fisher We all know the stats. The security workforce shortage is impacting two-thirds of organizations, while the gap — currently at 4 million — continues to grow. Security teams are short-staffed, to the point where a 25% say the inability to keep with the workload is a root cause of security incidents. The […]
Five ways to detect early signs of a breach using the network
By Megha Mehta While organizations would ideally like to do everything they can to block a cybersecurity attack, the reality is that internal and external threats targeting your network can find a way to infiltrate and cause a major breach. So how can you answer questions like – Have we been compromised? What did it […]
UPDATE – Corona-Tipps für Unternehmen
In Zeiten, in denen viele Unternehmen und Mitarbeiter verunsichert sind, oder über Notfallpläne im Falle einer Quarantäne nachdenken, haben wir ein paar Corona-Tipps für Unternehmen zusammengestellt, die das dezentrale Arbeiten vereinfachen und sicher gestalten: UPDATE 26.03.2020: Unser Partner G DATA stellt drei kostenfreie Trainings zum Thema „Sicher arbeiten im Home-Office“ bereit. Eine Registrierung ist hier […]
As the Number of Remote Workers Rises, Cisco Supports Customers with Expansion of Free Security Offerings
By Dr. Gee Rittenhouse Helping employees, customers and partners in a time of need is one of Cisco’s core values. Right now, COVID-19 is forcing many people around the world to work remotely. This is putting a sudden strain on both IT and security teams who are being tasked with providing support for an unprecedented […]