The Time Is Now for Organizations to Address Their Aging Infrastructure

By Anthony Grieco Cisco has been working to draw attention to the hidden security risks organizations face by not properly maintaining their aging infrastructure and patching vulnerable systems. Threat actors, including ransomware operators, are using vulnerable Internet infrastructure as a foothold to launch their campaigns. The trends lead us to believe we should expect to see more of […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

The Time Is Now for Organizations to Address Their Aging Infrastructure

By Anthony Grieco Cisco has been working to draw attention to the hidden security risks organizations face by not properly maintaining their aging infrastructure and patching vulnerable systems. Threat actors, including ransomware operators, are using vulnerable Internet infrastructure as a foothold to launch their campaigns. The trends lead us to believe we should expect to see more of […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Building Bridges to Our Customers – Michelle Dennedy, Michelle Fleury, Edna Conway Win 2016 Golden Bridge Awards

By John N. Stewart I have an incredible team, and we achieve incredible things together. It’s rewarding to see each and every one of them succeed, and for that success to be realized externally. Today, I’m proud to share that the 2016 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards recognized three members of our Cisco Security and Trust Organization for their […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Building Bridges to Our Customers – Michelle Dennedy, Michelle Fleury, Edna Conway Win 2016 Golden Bridge Awards

By John N. Stewart I have an incredible team, and we achieve incredible things together. It’s rewarding to see each and every one of them succeed, and for that success to be realized externally. Today, I’m proud to share that the 2016 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards recognized three members of our Cisco Security and Trust Organization for their […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2016

By Talos Group This post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin and Jonah Samost Today is Patch Tuesday for August 2016, and Microsoft has released several security bulletins and associated patches to resolve security issues across their products. This month’s patch release includes 9 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities. Five of the bulletins Microsoft has released are rated Critical and […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2016

By Talos Group This post was authored by Edmund Brumaghin and Jonah Samost Today is Patch Tuesday for August 2016, and Microsoft has released several security bulletins and associated patches to resolve security issues across their products. This month’s patch release includes 9 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities. Five of the bulletins Microsoft has released are rated Critical and […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

The Have’s & Have Not’s: Threat Management Maturity

By Sean Mason IT departments regularly ask us questions about their security posture, their security concerns, and specifically, the makeup of their Threat Management (TM) organizations. Generally speaking, Threat Management includes anything in the Intel-Detection-Response arena, generally encompassing Security Operations Centers, Intelligence Organizations, and Incident Response Teams. When it comes to the makeup of their TM organizations, companies […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

The Have’s & Have Not’s: Threat Management Maturity

By Sean Mason IT departments regularly ask us questions about their security posture, their security concerns, and specifically, the makeup of their Threat Management (TM) organizations. Generally speaking, Threat Management includes anything in the Intel-Detection-Response arena, generally encompassing Security Operations Centers, Intelligence Organizations, and Incident Response Teams. When it comes to the makeup of their TM organizations, companies […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

The General Behavior of Ransomware

By Eric Hulse This is the first in a series of blogs about advanced malware Behavioral Indicators Morph Over Time A large part of Threat Grid’s efficacy in determining the nature of a submitted file is through the use of over 675 indicators to identify malware. The initial indicators created for AMP Threat Grid sought to identify strictly […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

The General Behavior of Ransomware

By Eric Hulse This is the first in a series of blogs about advanced malware Behavioral Indicators Morph Over Time A large part of Threat Grid’s efficacy in determining the nature of a submitted file is through the use of over 675 indicators to identify malware. The initial indicators created for AMP Threat Grid sought to identify strictly […]

Source:: Cisco Security Notice