Over the past year, Network Detection and Response (NDR) has emerged as a critical component of a business’ security posture. Your network is growing both on-prem and in the cloud, mobile workers are more abundant than ever, and attackers are continuing to evolve and find new ways to threaten your business with attacks that can lead to critical data loss, misuse of resources … [Read more...] about What a year for Cisco Secure Network Analytics!
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FireEye Breach Detection Guidance – Cisco Blogs
Cisco Blogs / Security / Threat Research / FireEye Breach Detection Guidance Cyber security firm FireEye recently disclosed an incident that was reported to have resulted in the inadvertent disclosure of various internally developed offensive security tools (OSTs) that were used across FireEye red-team engagements. Some of these tools appear to be based on … [Read more...] about FireEye Breach Detection Guidance – Cisco Blogs
Introducing the New “Cisco Security Outcomes Study”
Uncovering today’s most impactful security practices Security teams today are facing extraordinary challenges – securing and supporting the rapidly accelerated “work from anywhere” model, protecting a workforce under stressors unlike anything we’ve seen before, and battling a threat landscape that’s constantly adapting to exploit cracks in the system. As the Chief Information … [Read more...] about Introducing the New “Cisco Security Outcomes Study”
Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor – Cisco Blogs
Cisco Blogs / Security / Threat Research / Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor Nikhil Hegde developed this tool. Weak encryption The Nibiru ransomware is a .NET-based malware family. It traverses directories in the local disks, encrypts files with Rijndael-256 and gives them a .Nibiru extension. Rijndael-256 is a secure encryption algorithm. However, Nibiru uses a … [Read more...] about Nibiru ransomware variant decryptor – Cisco Blogs
Under Analytics – Cisco Blogs
Back when network management was booming in the early 90’s, the whole idea seemed straightforward. System administrators would speak of endpoints on the network as being “under management” or conversely “unmanaged.” There seemed to be a place for everything and looking back now at those times, enterprises seemed so simple compared to today. Maybe simple is not the right term, … [Read more...] about Under Analytics – Cisco Blogs
Maintain Cloud Security Posture with Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics
Your business is facing some of its most rapid growth… maybe ever. According to the Cisco Annual Internet Report, cloud data centers will process nearly 95% of workloads in 2021. Over the past decade, businesses began racing into the cloud. With a newfound understanding of the great flexibility it can offer, CISOs around the world invested millions to migrate their business’ … [Read more...] about Maintain Cloud Security Posture with Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics
Cisco Talos Advisory on Adversaries Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Background Cisco Talos has become aware that an adversary is leveraging Trickbot banking trojan and Ryuk ransomware to target U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers at an increasing rate. Security journalists reported on October 28, 2020 that the adversary was preparing to encrypt systems at “potentially hundreds” of medical centers and hospitals, based on a tip from a … [Read more...] about Cisco Talos Advisory on Adversaries Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Streamlining Security with Cisco SecureX
Customers need simplified security platform solutions for XDR, SASE, and Zero Trust It’s no secret that cybersecurity has become increasingly difficult in recent years. We often blame an expanded attack surface and more sophisticated attackers. While they certainly play a substantial role, today’s security setbacks are also a byproduct of the rising complexity faced by … [Read more...] about Streamlining Security with Cisco SecureX
Strengthen customer relationships with Cisco SecureX
Cisco Partner Summit is one of my favorite events as I get feedback from partners on our technology roadmap, but more importantly, it is a valuable opportunity to discuss how we can work together to solve customers’ security challenges. Now this year is virtual, so it is a bit of a game-changer in terms of delivery and interaction, but some of the underlying key security … [Read more...] about Strengthen customer relationships with Cisco SecureX
What’s next for Cisco SecureX?
Impactful simplicity, visibility, and efficiency through XDR and more Over the past several years, we’ve made incredible headway in our mission to simplify, streamline, and strengthen security for our customers. With the launch of Cisco SecureX, we focused those efforts into bringing you a cloud-native, built-in platform experience to tackle your biggest pain point – rising … [Read more...] about What’s next for Cisco SecureX?