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By Erin Float Today, we released the last Cisco IOS & XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication of 2015. As a reminder, Cisco discloses IOS vulnerabilities on a predictable schedule (the fourth Wednesday of March and September each calendar year). Last cycle, we began including Cisco Security Advisories addressing vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software in this publication. This change was a direct result of your feedback, and we hope the timeline and additional “bundling” continues to allow organizations to plan and ensure resources are available to analyze, test, and remediate vulnerabilities in their […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

By Talos Group This post was authored by William McVey . Talos is constantly researching the ways in which threat actors are evolving to exploit systems. Recently, a piece of persistent malware coined as “ SYNful Knock” was discovered on Cisco routers . While this malware attack is not a vulnerability, as it had to be installed by someone using valid credentials or who had physical access to the device, Cisco has published an Event Response Page for customers to provide the information needed to detect and remediate these types of attacks. We are also working with partners […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

By Michal Sofka Summary In the past several months Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) researchers have observed a number of blog sites using either fake content or content stolen from other sites to drive traffic to click on ad-loaded web sites. We have observed traffic volume up to 10,000 requests per hour, targeting hundreds of sites. The estimated lifetime of this campaign is at least 9 months. With a single click worth anywhere from $0.01 and $1, these scams can yield substantial returns […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

By John Stewart “It’s our thesis that privacy will be an integral part of the next wave in the technology revolution and that innovators who are emphasizing privacy as an integral part of the product life cycle are on the right track.” —The Privacy Engineer’s Manifesto, 2014 Privacy in an always and increasingly connected world is a complex topic. Does privacy mean the same thing it did 20—or even 10 years ago—before we all used smartphones and social media? How does data that we […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Fortinet to Host Three Xtreme Team Partner Events in 2015, Bringing Together the Best Technical Minds in Cybersecurity

Source:: Fortinet