Over the last few years, adoption of hybrid and multicloud environments has grown significantly because of the added benefits they provide organizations — including lower initial costs, simplified management, and time savings. As organizations continue to relocate more of their applications to hybrid and multicloud environments, complexity begins to increase, especially when … [Read more...] about Simplify Security at the Virtual Edge with Cisco Secure Firewall and Network Edge from Equinix
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Relevant and Extended Detection with SecureX, Part Three: Behaviour-Based Detections with Secure Network Analytics
In part one of this Relevant and Extended Detection with SecureX series, we introduced the notion of risk-based extended detection with Cisco SecureX – the idea that a user can prioritise detections into incidents based on their idea of what constitutes risk in their environments and then extend those detections with enrichments from other products. In subsequent posts we are … [Read more...] about Relevant and Extended Detection with SecureX, Part Three: Behaviour-Based Detections with Secure Network Analytics
New Mobile Network Vulnerabilities Affect All Cellular Generations Since 2G
Researchers have disclosed security vulnerabilities in handover, a fundamental mechanism that undergirds modern cellular networks, which could be exploited by adversaries to launch denial-of-service (DoS) and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks using low-cost equipment. The "vulnerabilities in the handover procedure are not limited to one handover case only but they impact all … [Read more...] about New Mobile Network Vulnerabilities Affect All Cellular Generations Since 2G
New EwDoor Botnet Targeting Unpatched AT&T Network Edge Devices
A newly discovered botnet capable of staging distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeted unpatched Ribbon Communications (formerly Edgewater Networks) EdgeMarc appliances belonging to telecom service provider AT&T by exploiting a four-year-old flaw in the network appliances. Chinese tech giant Qihoo 360's Netlab network security division, which detected the botnet … [Read more...] about New EwDoor Botnet Targeting Unpatched AT&T Network Edge Devices
Simplify Network Security with Cisco Secure Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) on AWS
Introduction With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. They are responsible for a variety of costs, including licensing, appliance, related infrastructure updates, and ongoing maintenance. From a time-value perspective, inserting firewalls also creates additional complexity for NetOps and SecOps teams, … [Read more...] about Simplify Network Security with Cisco Secure Firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) on AWS
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
Cisco Secure Earns the Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award in the Network Firewall Market
Cisco is proud to be the only vendor recognized by Frost & Sullivan with the Best Practices Market Leadership Award for excellence in the network firewall market. This award recognizes that Cisco achieved the greatest market share in the global firewall market due to outstanding performance, products, and service. We’re honored to receive industry recognition for making … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure Earns the Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award in the Network Firewall Market
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
Hackers Steal Over $600 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies from Poly Network
Hackers have siphoned $611 million worth of cryptocurrencies from a blockchain-based financial network in what's believed to be one of the largest heists targeting the digital asset industry, putting it ahead of breaches targeting exchanges Coincheck and Mt. Gox in recent years. Poly Network, a China-based cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for swapping tokens … [Read more...] about Hackers Steal Over $600 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies from Poly Network
Mapping Secure Network Analytics (and Cognitive) to NIST CSF Categories and Sub-Categories
Secure Network Analytics uses flow telemetry such as NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and packet-level data and helps in reducing the risk to an organisation. It offers network performance monitoring, behaviour-based anomaly detection and advanced threat detection to deliver network visibility into physical and virtual environments from a single platform. NIST CSF Categories and … [Read more...] about Mapping Secure Network Analytics (and Cognitive) to NIST CSF Categories and Sub-Categories