In Cisco Talos’ first episode of Talos Threat Perspective (TTP) episode, two Talos Threat Intelligence experts, Nick Biasini and James Nutland, discuss new research on the most prominent ransomware groups. They also pick three key topics and trends to focus on: initial access, differences among the groups, and the vulnerabilities they most heavily target. In their research, … [Read more...] about User Protection Suite Secures Against Talos Top Ransomware Attack Trends
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Kenna.VM Premier: Accelerate Vulnerability Management with Cisco Talos Intel and Remediation Analytics
New level unlocked. The next step for Kenna.VM users who are maturing their risk-based vulnerability management program is Kenna.VM Premier—and it’s live. The Cisco Kenna team is excited to release a new tier of the Kenna Security platform designed specifically for customers or prospects that have reached a point of maturity in which they can and want to do more with their … [Read more...] about Kenna.VM Premier: Accelerate Vulnerability Management with Cisco Talos Intel and Remediation Analytics
Cisco Talos Supports Ukraine Through Empathy
Cisco Talos has a long-standing relationship with Ukraine, so when Russia invaded the country earlier this year, things hit close to home. Cisco Talos leaders rallied together to provide cybersecurity threat hunting to vital infrastructure, humanitarian support and goods and services to employees and their families in the region. Ashlee Benge, Amy Henderson and Sammi Seaman … [Read more...] about Cisco Talos Supports Ukraine Through Empathy
Election Security: A conversation with Matt Olney from Cisco Talos
Next week we will publish our third annual “Defending Against Critical Threats” report; a roundup of some the most impactful cyber attacks from the past 12 months. Included in the publication are articles about how cyber criminals sought to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also cover Big Game Hunting attacks, whereby cyber criminals seek to … [Read more...] about Election Security: A conversation with Matt Olney from Cisco Talos
Talos Tools of the Trade
Cisco Blogs / Security / Threat Research / Talos Tools of the Trade If you’re looking for something to keep you busy while we’re all stuck inside during the holidays, Cisco Talos has a few tools for you you can play with in the coming days and weeks. We recently updated GhIDA to work with the latest version of IDA and we are releasing new features for the … [Read more...] about Talos Tools of the Trade
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
Talos Targets Disinformation with Fake News Challenge Victory
Threat Research This post was authored by Sean Baird with contributions by Doug Sibley and Yuxi Pan Executive SummaryFor the past several months, the problem of “fake news” has been abuzz in news headlines, tweets, and social media posts across the web. With historical roots in information warfare and disinformation, “fake news” is a … [Read more...] about Talos Targets Disinformation with Fake News Challenge Victory