Fortinet Complements Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure With High-Performance SDN Security

Fortinet Complements Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure With High-Performance SDN Security

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Fortinet to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Fortinet to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

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Fortinet to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Fortinet to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

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Threat Spotlight: Cisco Talos Thwarts Access to Massive International Exploit Kit Generating $60M Annually From Ransomware Alone

By Talos Group This post was authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Joel Esler , Warren Mercer , Matt Olney , Melissa Taylor , and Craig Williams . Executive Summary Today, Cisco struck a blow to a group of hackers, disrupting a significant international revenue stream generated by the notorious Angler Exploit Kit. Angler is one of the largest exploit kit found on the market and has been making news as it has been linked to several high-profile malvertising/ransomware campaigns. This is the most advanced and concerning exploit kit on the market – designed []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Threat Spotlight: Cisco Talos Thwarts Access to Massive International Exploit Kit Generating $60M Annually From Ransomware Alone

By Talos Group This post was authored by Nick Biasini with contributions from Joel Esler , Warren Mercer , Matt Olney , Melissa Taylor , and Craig Williams . Executive Summary Today, Cisco struck a blow to a group of hackers, disrupting a significant international revenue stream generated by the notorious Angler Exploit Kit. Angler is one of the largest exploit kit found on the market and has been making news as it has been linked to several high-profile malvertising/ransomware campaigns. This is the most advanced and concerning exploit kit on the market – designed []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Improvements to Cisco’s Security Vulnerability Disclosures

By Omar Santos Cisco is committed to protecting customers by sharing critical security-related information in different formats. Guided by customer feedback, Cisco’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is seeking ways to improve how we communicate information about Cisco product vulnerabilities to our Customers and Partners. As John Stewart mentioned on his blog post , the Cisco PSIRT has launched a new and improved security vulnerability disclosure format. The new Cisco Security Advisories can be accessed at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and at http://cisco.com/security The intent is to make it easier for Customers and Partners to access information about all security vulnerabilities in Cisco products. []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Improvements to Cisco’s Security Vulnerability Disclosures

By Omar Santos Cisco is committed to protecting customers by sharing critical security-related information in different formats. Guided by customer feedback, Cisco’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is seeking ways to improve how we communicate information about Cisco product vulnerabilities to our Customers and Partners. As John Stewart mentioned on his blog post , the Cisco PSIRT has launched a new and improved security vulnerability disclosure format. The new Cisco Security Advisories can be accessed at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and at http://cisco.com/security The intent is to make it easier for Customers and Partners to access information about all security vulnerabilities in Cisco products. []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Streamlining the Response to Security Vulnerabilities

By John Stewart With security threats evolving at a staggering pace, we’re hearing from our customers that their network administrators are often finding it difficult to keep up. They are challenged to make informed decisions quickly enough and prioritize their responses to incoming threats. Not surprising since with each new threat and the related vulnerabilities IT leaders are faced with several questions: Where do I go to find information? Which information is for background and which requires immediate action? What has changed since []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Streamlining the Response to Security Vulnerabilities

By John Stewart With security threats evolving at a staggering pace, we’re hearing from our customers that their network administrators are often finding it difficult to keep up. They are challenged to make informed decisions quickly enough and prioritize their responses to incoming threats. Not surprising since with each new threat and the related vulnerabilities IT leaders are faced with several questions: Where do I go to find information? Which information is for background and which requires immediate action? What has changed since []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice

Vulnerability Spotlight: MiniUPnP Internet Gateway Device Protocol XML Parser Buffer Overflow

By Talos Group Vulnerability discovered by Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos. Post authored by Earl Carter and William Largent Talos is disclosing the discovery of an exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the the MiniUPnP library TALOS-2015-0035 (CVE-2015-6031) . The buffer overflow is present in client-side XML parser functionality in miniupnpc. A specially crafted XML response can lead to a buffer overflow, on the stack, resulting in remote code execution. This miniupnpc buffer overflow is present in client-side part of the library. The vulnerable code is triggered by an oversized []

Source:: Cisco Security Notice