What the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East means for security
Cisco Talos works with many organizations around the world, monitoring and protecting against sophisticated threats every day. As such, we are watching the current state of events in the Middle East very closely for our customers and partners who may be impacted by the ongoing si
Beers with Talos Ep. #69: 2019 Threat Recap - RATs, Turtles, and Worms, Oh My!
By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 69 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Dec. 20, 2019 In a shorter year-end EP, we take both a look back and a
Vulnerability Spotlight: Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenCV
Dave McDaniel of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the OpenCV libraries. An attacker could potentially exploit these bugs to cause heap corruptions and potentially code execution. Intel Research o
Cisco ASA DoS bug attacked in wild
By Nick Biasini. Cisco Talos has recently noticed a sudden spike in exploitation attempts against a specific vulnerability in our Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Appliance. The vulnerability, CVE-2018-0296, is a denial-of-service and information disclosure
Threat Roundup for December 13 to December 20
Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting k
Threat Source newsletter (Dec. 19, 2019)
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week. We have an early holiday present for you! This week, we introduced a new podcast to the Talos family. Talos Takes, a
2019: The year in malware
February * Attackers use a malicious PowerPoint presentation to target members of the Tibetan government in the hopes of infecting them with ExileRAT. March * Talos discovers a new point-of-sale malware for sale online called “GlitchPOS” that is easy enough to use that any
New Talos Takes podcast puts Talos' spin on the latest cyber news
Today, Cisco Talos' podcast network is growing with a new show. Talos Takes is a new podcast that provides Talos analysts' and researchers' opinions and expertise on the hottest topics in cyber security. The first three episodes of the show — covering holiday shoppin
Incident Response lessons from recent Maze ransomware attacks
By JJ Cummings and Dave Liebenberg This year, we have been flooded with reports of targeted ransomware attacks. Whether it's a city, hospital, large- or medium-sized enterprise — they are all being targeted. These attacks can result in significant damage, cost, and have many