Hackers behind CCleaner compromise were after Intel, Microsoft, Cisco
There is a new twist in the CCleaner hack saga: the attackers apparently didn’t set out to compromise as many machines as possible. A covert, highly targeted attack …
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A clearer picture of the CCleaner backdoor incident
On Monday, Cisco and Piriform – the Avast-owned company behind the popular CCleaner utility – announced that certain versions of the software have been backdoored …
Hackers backdoored CCleaner, likely affecting millions of users
Legitimately signed but backdoored versions of the popular CCleaner utility were available for download from the developer’s Web site and servers for nearly a month, …
Cisco unveils LabVIEW code execution flaw that won’t be patched
LabVIEW, the widely used system design and development platform developed by National Instruments, sports a memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution. …
Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2017
Black Hat USA 2017 is underway at Las Vegas, and here are a few photos from the Business Hall and the Arsenal. Featured companies: Forcepoint, Qualys, LookingGlass, Vectra …
Destruction of Service attacks could shut down organizations for good
The Cisco 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential Destruction of …
Cisco and IBM Security announce services and threat intelligence collaboration
In a new agreement, Cisco and IBM Security will work closer together across products, services and threat intelligence for the benefit of customers. Cisco security solutions …
Despite tremendous growth, most IoT projects fail
60 percent of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and only 26 percent of companies have had an IoT initiative that they considered a complete success. …
Cisco patches leaked 0-day in 300+ of its switches
Cisco has plugged a critical security hole in over 300 of its switches, and is urging users to apply the patches as soon as possible because an exploit for it has been …
300+ Cisco switches affected by critical bug found in Vault 7 data dump
While combing through WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 data dump, Cisco has unearthed a critical vulnerability affecting 300+ of its switches and one gateway that could be exploited …
