In part one of this issue of our Black Hat USA NOC (Network Operations Center) blog, you will find: Adapt and Overcome Building the Hacker Summer Camp network, by Evan Basta The Cisco Stack’s Potential in Action, by Paul Fidler Port Security, by Ryan MacLennan, Ian Redden and Paul Fiddler Mapping Meraki Location Data with Python, by Christian Clausen Adapt and Overcome, by … [Read more...] about Black Hat USA 2022: Creating Hacker Summer Camp
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Luna and Black Basta cross-platform ransomware
Ransomware groups are of late increasingly targeting not only Windows computers, but Linux devices and ESXi virtual machines. We’ve already spotlighted the BlackCat gang, which distributes malware written in the cross-platform language Rust and is capable of encrypting such systems. Our experts analyzed two more malware families that recently appeared on the dark web with … [Read more...] about Luna and Black Basta cross-platform ransomware
Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of “Black Basta” Ransomware
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand within two months of its emergence in the wild, making it a prominent threat in a short window. "Black Basta has been observed targeting a range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, telcos, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of “Black Basta” Ransomware
Black Hat Asia 2022 Continued: Cisco Secure Integrations
In part one of our Black Hat Asia 2022 NOC blog, we discussed building the network with Meraki: From attendee to press to volunteer – coming back to Black Hat as NOC volunteer by Humphrey Cheung Meraki MR, MS, MX and Systems Manager by Paul Fidler Meraki Scanning API Receiver by Christian Clasen In this part two, we will discuss: SecureX: Bringing Threat Intelligence … [Read more...] about Black Hat Asia 2022 Continued: Cisco Secure Integrations
Black Hat Asia 2022: Building the Network
In part one of this issue of our Black Hat Asia NOC blog, you will find: From attendee to press to volunteer – coming back to Black Hat as NOC volunteer by Humphrey Cheung Meraki MR, MS, MX and Systems Manager by Paul Fidler Meraki Scanning API Receiver by Christian Clasen Cisco Meraki was asked by Black Hat Events to be the Official Wired and Wireless Network Equipment, … [Read more...] about Black Hat Asia 2022: Building the Network
Black Hat Europe 2021 Network Operations Center: London called, We answered
It was so amazing to return to London for the Black Hat Europe 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC). Produced by Informa Tech, and built by the security partners, the mission of the NOC is to quickly build a conference network that is secure, stable and accessible for the briefings, sponsors and attendees. It is a team effort, where collaboration combines a robust backbone … [Read more...] about Black Hat Europe 2021 Network Operations Center: London called, We answered
Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center
Black Hat is back! What an experience to be attending the first major cybersecurity conference since the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cisco Secure returned as a supporting partner of the Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC) for the 5th year; joining conference producer Informa Tech and its other security partners. Like other Black Hat conferences, the … [Read more...] about Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center
Recapping Cisco Secure at Black Hat USA 2021
There is always excitement in the air throughout the Security community at this time of year; usually we excitedly approach “Hacker Summer Camp.” This year, like last, was a little different from what we have become used to over the last 24 years. Cisco Security was honored to be a sponsor of the 24th Black Hat USA 2021 Conference – the internationally recognized cybersecurity … [Read more...] about Recapping Cisco Secure at Black Hat USA 2021
Black Kingdom Ransomware Hunting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers
More than a week after Microsoft released a one-click mitigation tool to mitigate cyberattacks targeting on-premises Exchange servers, the company disclosed that patches have been applied to 92% of all internet-facing servers affected by the ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. The development, a 43% improvement from the previous week, caps off a whirlwind of espionage and malware … [Read more...] about Black Kingdom Ransomware Hunting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers
Coronavirus vaccines selling on darknet black markets
In December of 2020, the US FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Within 24 hours, one of the largest global vaccination campaigns in history kicked off, with countries around the world rushing to begin the end of the pandemic. Unfortunately, supply chains haven’t been able to keep up, and poorly designed vaccination programs have resulted in long delays. And, of … [Read more...] about Coronavirus vaccines selling on darknet black markets