Threats with Escalating Impact: Announcing the Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report

By David Ulevitch It’s time again for our Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR), which offers updates on the security research and insights revealed in the recent Annual Cybersecurity Report. The unsettling news at this halfway point in the year is that the bad actors are adding new and sophisticated spins to their exploits. Their aim is not just to […]

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Vulnerabilities in ProcessMaker, WebFOCUS, and OpenFire Identified and Patched

By Talos Group 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 […]

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Vulnerabilities in ProcessMaker, WebFOCUS, and OpenFire Identified and Patched

By Talos Group 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 […]

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Unravelling .NET with the Help of WinDBG

By Talos Group This blog was authored by Paul Rascagneres and Warren Mercer. Introduction .NET is an increasingly important component of the Microsoft ecosystem providing a shared framework for interoperability between different languages and hardware platforms. Many Microsoft tools, such as PowerShell, and other administrative functions rely on the .NET platform for their functionality. Obviously, this makes .NET an enticing language […]

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Unravelling .NET with the Help of WinDBG

By Talos Group This blog was authored by Paul Rascagneres and Warren Mercer. Introduction .NET is an increasingly important component of the Microsoft ecosystem providing a shared framework for interoperability between different languages and hardware platforms. Many Microsoft tools, such as PowerShell, and other administrative functions rely on the .NET platform for their functionality. Obviously, this makes .NET an enticing language […]

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The Official Talos Guide to BlackHat 2017

By Mitch Neff It is once again time for Security Summer Camp – the week in July that many of us descend upon LasVegas for Black Hat and DEFCON. This is your official guide to what Cisco’s Talos Threat Intelligence team is doing at Black Hat 2017. Whether you are looking to catch some great talks, hunting down the […]

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The Official Talos Guide to BlackHat 2017

By Mitch Neff It is once again time for Security Summer Camp – the week in July that many of us descend upon LasVegas for Black Hat and DEFCON. This is your official guide to what Cisco’s Talos Threat Intelligence team is doing at Black Hat 2017. Whether you are looking to catch some great talks, hunting down the […]

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PyREBox, a Python scriptable Reverse Engineering sandbox

By Talos Group This post was authored by Xabier Ugarte Pedrero In Talos, we are continuously trying to improve our research and threat intelligence capabilities. As a consequence, we not only leverage standard tools for analysis, but we also focus our efforts on innovation, developing our own technology to overcome new challenges. Also, Talos has traditionally supported open-source […]

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PyREBox, a Python scriptable Reverse Engineering sandbox

By Talos Group This post was authored by Xabier Ugarte Pedrero In Talos, we are continuously trying to improve our research and threat intelligence capabilities. As a consequence, we not only leverage standard tools for analysis, but we also focus our efforts on innovation, developing our own technology to overcome new challenges. Also, Talos has traditionally supported open-source […]

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For Women in Cybersecurity, Possibilities are Endless

By Sujata Ramamoorthy This blog is the third in a series of posts sharing perspectives from Cisco women in security. Previous blogs featured Michele Guel, Engineer and Chief Security Architect and Michelle Dennedy, Chief Privacy Officer. When the public thinks of cybersecurity we often envision people sitting in dark rooms writing code and fighting hackers. Although those people […]

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