Beers with Talos Ep. #100: The supersized centennial episode
Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 100 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Jan. 8, 2020. It’s hard to believe that we have made 100 episodes of B
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Feb. 2021 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
By Jon Munshaw, with contributions from Bill Largent. Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing 56 vulnerabilities across its suite of products. This is the smallest amount of vulnerabilities Microsoft has disclosed in a month since January 2020. There
Kasablanka Group's LodaRAT improves espionage capabilities on Android and Windows
* The developers of LodaRAT have added Android as a targeted platform. * A new iteration of LodaRAT for Windows has been identified with improved sound recording capabilities. * The operators behind LodaRAT tied to a specific campaign targeting Bangladesh, although others h
Vulnerability Spotlight: Accusoft ImageGear vulnerabilities could lead to code execution
Marcin Towalski, Emmanuel Tacheau and another Cisco Talos team member discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Accusoft ImageGear contains two remote code execution vulnerabilities. ImageGear is a document and imaging library from Accusoft that developers can use t
Threat Roundup for January 29 to February 5
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threatsx we've observed by highlighting k
Talos Takes Ep. #40: Takeaways from interviewing a ransomware operator
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. This week, we have two guests on (a Talos Takes first!) to discuss our recent research paper on the LockBit ransomware.
A ransomware primer
Ransomware defense Cyber security is continually a relevant topic for Cisco customers and other stakeholders. Ransomware is quickly becoming one of the hottest topics in the technology space as these malware families target high-leverage companies and organizations. We at Cisco a
Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 4, 2021)
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. We are excited to finally share this LockBit research paper with you all after months of work. Some of our researchers spoke to a ransomware operator, which provided us insight into a threat actor’s day-to-day g
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in SoftMaker Office PlanMaker
Discovered by a Cisco Talos researcher. Blog by Jon Munshaw. SoftMaker's Office PlanMaker contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an adversary to cause a variety of malicious conditions in the software. SoftMaker's flagship product, SoftMaker Office, is suppor