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February 11, 2019 11:02

What you can learn from Cisco Talos’ new oil pumpjack workshop

There are a lot of ways in which researchers could utilize this system to research potential attack vectors on an oil pumpjack.

February 8, 2019 14:44

Threat Roundup for Feb. 1 to Feb. 8

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Feb. 01 and Feb. 08. 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

February 6, 2019 11:19

2018 in Snort Rules

This blog post was authored by Benny Ketelslegers of Cisco Talos  The cybersecurity field shifted quite a bit in 2018. With the boom of cryptocurrency, we saw a transition from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners. Talos researchers identified APT campaigns including VPNFilter, pr

February 1, 2019 12:38

Cyber Security Week in Review (Feb. 1)

Welcome to this week's Cyber Security Week in Review, where Cisco Talos runs down all of the news we think you need to know in the security world. For more news delivered to your inbox every week, sign up for our Threat Source newsletter here. Top headlines this week *

February 1, 2019 11:57

Threat Roundup for Jan. 25 to Feb. 1

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Jan. 25 and Feb. 01. 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

January 30, 2019 14:19

Fake Cisco Job Posting Targets Korean Candidates

Edmund Brumaghin and Paul Rascagneres authored this post, with contributions from Jungsoo An. Executive summary   Cisco Talos recently observed a targeted malware campaign being leveraged in an attempt to compromise specific organizations. The infection vector associated with

January 30, 2019 11:23

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in ACD Systems Canvas Draw 5

Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Vanja Svajcer authored this blog post. Cisco Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities in ACD Systems' Canvas Draw 5, a graphics-editing tool for Mac. The vulnerable component of Canvas Draw 5 lies in the handlin