CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations is committed to analyzing active exploitation campaigns and detecting and blocking zero-days to protect our customers. In July 2023, the CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete managed detection and response (MDR) team discovered an unknown exploit kit leveraging a still-unknown vulnerability affecting the Windows Error Reporting (WER) component. … [Read more...] about Falcon Complete: Zero-Day Exploit Case Study
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Case study: smart pet feeder vulnerabilities
All animal owners love their pets. And what do pets love above all else? TLC and food, of course. Or vice versa: food first, tummy-rub second. Today’s smart feeders are designed to make sure your pet won’t go hungry or get bored while you’re away. But what’s the score cybersecurity-wise? Not great… Smart feeder for furry friends Smart feeders are becoming a popular choice for … [Read more...] about Case study: smart pet feeder vulnerabilities
New Study Finds Most Enterprise Vendors Failing to Mitigate Speculative Execution Attacks
With speculative execution attacks remaining a stubbornly persistent vulnerability ailing modern processors, new research has highlighted an "industry failure" to adopting mitigations released by AMD and Intel, posing a firmware supply chain threat. Dubbed FirmwareBleed by Binarly, the information leaking assaults stem from the continued exposure of microarchitectural attack … [Read more...] about New Study Finds Most Enterprise Vendors Failing to Mitigate Speculative Execution Attacks
ISE business value and ROI uncovered in Forrester study
Forrester Consulting recently conducted an independent analysis of five organizations using Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), the industry-leading network access control solution, to uncover the business value of ISE. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cisco, “The Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE),” published … [Read more...] about ISE business value and ROI uncovered in Forrester study
Presenting the Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2
What if you could build a successful, world-class security program with just five practices? And what if shifting focus to these areas could put your security program ahead of 79% of other organizations? Our latest cybersecurity research study suggests that this is not only true but is also a tangible reality for organizations that choose to follow some practical steps. Over … [Read more...] about Presenting the Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2
New Study: Reducing Security Incidents and Impact with Endpoint Protection
The way we work has fundamentally changed since the beginning of last year. We are now part of a new, massively remote workforce that is here to stay. Organizations have long struggled with maintaining visibility across an increasingly complex attack surface. Now, with more employees relying on access to resources and applications from outside the office, endpoint protection … [Read more...] about New Study: Reducing Security Incidents and Impact with Endpoint Protection
New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
A new academic study has highlighted a number of privacy and security pitfalls associated with recycling mobile phone numbers that could be abused to stage a variety of exploits, including account takeovers, conduct phishing and spam attacks, and even prevent victims from signing up for online services. Nearly 66% of the recycled numbers that were sampled were found to be tied … [Read more...] about New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
Introducing the Cisco Security Outcomes Study: Small and Midsize Business Edition
It’s thrilling to lead security in small and midsized companies. We face many of the same threats as enterprises. With the growing emphasis on supply chain security, we share the same compliance obligations. We’re closer to the business leadership, and we’re closer to (sometimes embedded within) the IT team. With a fraction of the resources, we pull off the impossible quarter … [Read more...] about Introducing the Cisco Security Outcomes Study: Small and Midsize Business Edition
2021 Security Outcomes Study: Timely Incident Response as a Business Enabler
Anyone who has ever observed or participated in a dance rehearsal is familiar with the count-off cadence, 5, 6, 7, 8. The same is true of musicians who count at the beginning of a piece, or an athlete awaiting the starting signal. These indicators alert us to the same thing: Be ready NOW. Cybersecurity has a set of starting signals as well, but they differ in one aspect. In … [Read more...] about 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Timely Incident Response as a Business Enabler
2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs
We have heard countless times that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has advanced three years in three months. It is difficult to actually measure this, but the feeling is definitely there. Activities with questionable results in the virtual environment, such as telemedicine and distance learning, which both suffered from socio-economic biases, became an … [Read more...] about 2021 Security Outcomes Study: Stress Relief for CISOs