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May 24, 2021 12:47

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Home Network Security Station

Carl Hurd and Kelly Leuschner of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Trend Micro’s Home Network Security Station. The Home Network Security Station is a device that monitors and protects hom

May 21, 2021 10:03

Talos Takes Ep. #54: Incident response is just as much about the relationships as anything else

By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. Brad Garnett, Cisco Talos Incident Response's fearless leader, joins the show this week to expound

May 20, 2021 14:00

Threat Source newsletter (May 20, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. We know a lot of you may be tired of "content" after RSA week. But we have some more for you! And specifically related to RSA, Cisco Talos Incident Response has new case studies out detailing a few re

May 20, 2021 13:41

Vulnerability Spotlight: Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome could lead to code execution

Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser — and Chromium is the open-source ver

May 19, 2021 14:54

Vulnerability Spotlight: Information disclosure vulnerability in macOS SMB server

Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable integer overflow vulnerability in Apple macOS’ SMB server that could lead to information disclosure. Server Message Block (SMB) is a network file

May 19, 2021 09:51

Talos is hiring for several positions — Join our world-class security organization

Cisco Talos continues to build an elite threat intelligence and research group, and we are looking for driven, innovative and diverse security enthusiasts to join us. We are currently hiring for several positions, including multiple security engineer roles and a senior vulnerabi

May 17, 2021 08:00

Case Study: Incident Response is a relationship-driven business

Proof that incident response is "the ultimate team sport" By Brad Garnett. Introduction As a seasoned incident responder, and now IR business leader here at Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR), I have always said that incident response is the ultimate team sport

May 14, 2021 08:26

Talos Takes Ep. #53: The broader lesson of those air fryer vulnerabilities

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. It seemed like everyone on security Twitter had a joke when we disclosed a vulnerability in a WiFi-connected air fryer.

May 13, 2021 14:00

Threat Source Newsletter (May 13, 2021)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. In case you missed the Friday news drop last week, we have an update on the Lemon Duck cryptocurrency miner. It's not as eye-catching as the ransomware attacks that make the news, but Lemon Duck's exploi