Cisco Talos Blog

November 8, 2022 09:33

The Company You Keep – Preparing for supply chain attacks with Talos IR

Organizations must proactively limit supply chain risks through careful selection of the company they keep while preparing to respond to an incident that will invariably originate from the supply chain.

October 18, 2022 08:00

The benefits of taking an intent-based approach to detecting Business Email Compromise

There are many ways to approach this growing threat, but here's why Talos feels intent-based protection is the best.

October 4, 2022 08:51

Developer account body snatchers pose risks to the software supply chain

Cisco Talos examined several frequently used code repositories. We looked specifically at the security afforded to developer accounts, and how difficult it would be for an attacker to take over a developer account.

September 22, 2022 07:58

Insider Threats: Your employees are being used against you

Over the past six months to a year, we have seen an increasing amount of incident response engagements involving malicious insiders and unwitting assets being compromised via social engineering.

September 20, 2022 10:00

Our current world, health care apps and your personal data

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that reversed previous interpretations of the 14th amendment on privacy from Roe v. Wade, users of sensitive health apps need to be mindful of the kinds of data these apps keep, sell and share.

August 29, 2022 14:45

Small-time cybercrime is about to explode — We aren’t ready

The cybersecurity industry tends to focus on extremely large-scale or sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks. Rightfully so, as it can be the most interesting, technically speaking. When most people think of cybercrime they think of large-scale breaches because that’s what domin

August 18, 2022 08:00

Ukraine war spotlights agriculture sector's vulnerability to cyber attack

The war in Ukraine has caused massive problems for global food supplies, underscoring the high impact of disruptive events to agriculture entities and related organizations. * The challenges to the Ukrainian agriculture sector imposed by the war--and global ripple effects--have

August 8, 2022 08:42

Small-time cybercrime is about to explode — We aren't ready

The cybersecurity industry tends to focus on extremely large-scale or sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks. Rightfully so, as it can be the most interesting, technically speaking. When most people think of cybercrime they think of large-scale breaches because that's what d

March 31, 2022 16:58

On the Radar: Is 2022 the year encryption is doomed?

Senior managers responsible for information security should take stock of the encryption algorithms in use within their systems and plan their move to quantum-secure algorithms.