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Email – From Novelty to Nefarious
Email – From Novelty to Nefarious
How a revolutionary technology was usurped for evil, and what we can do about it Since its inception, email has gone from a novelty, to a necessity, to at...
April 18, 2019
Your money or your life: Digital extortion scams
Your money or your life: Digital extortion scams
An insidious targeted phishing scam is growing in popularity: scammers leveraging threats against your reputation, your relationships, or even your life. Witness the transition from carrot to stick.
March 14, 2019
Better: Cisco Security Drives Innovation, Growth and Empowers Customers
Better: Cisco Security Drives Innovation, Growth and Empowers Customers
Today, 250,000 organizations globally are placing their trust in Cisco Security. With our world-leading threat intelligence by Cisco Talos, we block billions of threats every day.
March 4, 2019
Happy Birthday, Threat Response: Only a year old, but boy have you seen some things!
Happy Birthday, Threat Response: Only a year old, but boy have you seen some things!
Released only a year ago, Threat Response is used in 3,600+ SOCs, and has added value in organizations without full SOCs. More impressive: the rate of innovation within the application.
Feb. 28, 2019
Cisco Threat Response with Email Security Integration: Harmonizing Your Security Products
Cisco Threat Response with Email Security Integration: Harmonizing Your Security Products
Those of us who have been in security for more than 20 years are very familiar with the assertion that security is a process. For me, security has always been...
Dec. 3, 2018
Going with what works: The state of phishing
Going with what works: The state of phishing
Go phish! Cyber-attacks are big business. And the bad guys know that in any business, the more revenue you can generate with least investment means larger profits. It makes...
Nov. 1, 2018
Using Threat Intelligence Effectively in Security Automation and Orchestration with DFLabs and Cisco Security
Using Threat Intelligence Effectively in Security Automation and Orchestration with DFLabs and Cisco Security
When a security incident occurs, it is unlikely that the entire scope and chain of events will be obvious from the outset.
Oct. 23, 2018
Don’t Feed the Phish: Implementing DMARC
Don’t Feed the Phish: Implementing DMARC
The Challenge of implementing SPF and DKIM:   It’s no surprise that email authentication standards such as Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) have not...
July 26, 2018
Four Ways to Simplify Security
Four Ways to Simplify Security
Security breaches dominate headlines. From TechWorld's list of infamous data breaches to Wired Magazine's story about thrill-seeking teen hackers, evidence exists that it's difficult to secure everything.
May 21, 2018
Protecting against crypto mining and malware
Protecting against crypto mining and malware
It wasn’t until late 2017 that threat researchers discovered spam campaigns delivering crypto payloads using email attachments. In some cases, a Word document downloads the crypto payload via a malicious...
April 11, 2018
Secure by Design: Enhanced Interfaces Improve Email Security and Malware Analysis
Secure by Design: Enhanced Interfaces Improve Email Security and Malware Analysis
In the infosec world, it’s well established that time is a precious commodity. Time to detection and time to resolution are critical concepts that can mean the difference between a...
Feb. 1, 2018