I was recently able to grab some time with a Cisco customer to hear about their experience with Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud, a SaaS-based Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution. Aspire Technology Partners, a Managed Security Service Provider, explained their use of the product for one of its customers that was in a dangerous situation involving some slippery malware … [Read more...] about Stop playing whack-a-mole and put threats to rest with Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud
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Detect even the sneakiest insider threats with Cisco Stealthwatch
The modern network has all of the tools needed to batten down the hatches on even the most sophisticated of threats. Your perimeter-based security tools are preventing breaches from malicious actors while your endpoint tools are protecting individual devices from compromise. But what happens when threats don’t look like threats? What happens when a threat actor already has a … [Read more...] about Detect even the sneakiest insider threats with Cisco Stealthwatch
Securing Elections Globally: Threats & Recommendations
As a global leader in protecting elections, we want to explain our perspective on election security issues and share some resources with the elections community. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracies everywhere, and globally they have come under increasing threat by foreign adversaries who seek to manipulate or undermine their processes or outcomes. We … [Read more...] about Securing Elections Globally: Threats & Recommendations
Online gaming: 5 most dangerous threats
Not so long ago, most people regarded gaming as something for kids and maybe teens, nothing adults really needed to worry about. We’re not sure precisely when that changed, but with gaming now reputable and ubiquitous, we all have a new front to guard against cybercriminals. The chances are good that you play an online game — or more than one — at least occasionally. Whether … [Read more...] about Online gaming: 5 most dangerous threats
Threats in encrypted traffic – Cisco Blog
There was a time when the web was open. Quite literally—communications taking place on the early web were not masked in any significant fashion. This meant that it was fairly trivial for a bad actor to intercept and read the data being transmitted between networked devices. This was especially troublesome when it came to sensitive data, such as password authentication or credit … [Read more...] about Threats in encrypted traffic – Cisco Blog
Cisco Threat Response Plugin: Defeat Threats With Just a Few Clicks
One of the best tools in your SOC’s arsenal is something you might already have access to and didn’t even have to pay for. If you already deploy Cisco Umbrella, AMP for Endpoints, Firepower devices, next-generation intrusion prevention system (NGIPS), Email Security, or Threat Grid, then you can immediately access Cisco Threat Response for FREE. As in no charge. Zero extra … [Read more...] about Cisco Threat Response Plugin: Defeat Threats With Just a Few Clicks
When Time is of the Essence – Testing Controls Against the Latest Threats Faster
A new threat has hit head the headlines (Robinhood anyone?), and you need to know if you're protected right now. What do you do? Traditionally, you would have to go with one of the options below.Option 1 – Manually check that IoCs have been updated across your security controls. This would require checking that security controls such as your email gateway, web gateway, and … [Read more...] about When Time is of the Essence – Testing Controls Against the Latest Threats Faster
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