TALOS

Cisco Talos and Cisco Secure have the latest edition of the Talos EMEAR Threat Update series out now, which you can watch above or over at this link, where Martin Lee and Hazel Burton talk about the cybersecurity skills gap that currently exists and how we can better train the next generation... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

By Jon Munshaw.  Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter.  I’ve started flying again on a somewhat regular basis now that work conferences and out-of-state vacations are becoming a thing again. I took about 18 months or so off flying during the peak of the pandemic,... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

Piotr Bania of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw.  Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome’s WebGPU standard.   Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser — and Chromium is the open-source version of... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

Cisco Talos has been tracking a new malicious campaign operated by the Transparent Tribe APT group.This campaign involves the targeting of educational institutions and students in the Indian subcontinent, a deviation from the adversary's typical focus on government entities.The attacks result in... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw.  Cisco Talos recently discovered two use-after-free vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC that could allow an attacker to eventually gain the ability to execute arbitrary code.   Acrobat is... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

By Jon Munshaw and Tiago Pereira.  Microsoft released its monthly security update Tuesday, disclosing more than 80 vulnerabilities in the company’s various software, hardware and firmware offerings, including one that’s actively being exploited in the wild.  July's security update... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between July 1 and July 8. 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 key behavioral characteristics,... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

By Jon Munshaw.  Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter.  I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the pros and cons of the way we publicize our threat research. I had a few conversations at Cisco Live with people — who are more generally IT-focused than... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

By Jon Munshaw.  Nick Biasini’s seen it all.   Going on a nearly 20-year security career, he’s been a part of some of Cisco Talos’ largest undertakings in the company’s history. From an attack on the global Olympic Games, to a wireless router malware that affected hundreds of... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]

By Jon Munshaw.  Nick Biasini’s seen it all.   Going on a nearly 20-year security career, he’s been a part of some of Cisco Talos’ largest undertakings in the company’s history. From an attack on the global Olympic Games, to a wireless router malware that affected hundreds of... [[ This is only the beginning! Please visit the blog for the complete entry ]]