Tag: cisco
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Cisco IOS 0-Day RCE Vulnerability Actively Targeted
Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its IOS and IOS XE software that is being actively exploited by threat actors in real-world attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20352, affects the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem and allows both denial-of-service attacks and remote code execution depending on the attacker’s privilege level. Critical SNMP Stack…
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Cisco IOS 0-Day RCE Vulnerability Actively Targeted
Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its IOS and IOS XE software that is being actively exploited by threat actors in real-world attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20352, affects the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem and allows both denial-of-service attacks and remote code execution depending on the attacker’s privilege level. Critical SNMP Stack…
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What happens when you engage Cisco Talos Incident Response?
What happens when you bring in a team of cybersecurity responders? How do we turn chaos into control, and what is the long-term value that Talos IR provides to the organizations we work with? First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/what-happens-when-you-engage-talos-ir/
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What happens when you engage Cisco Talos Incident Response?
What happens when you bring in a team of cybersecurity responders? How do we turn chaos into control, and what is the long-term value that Talos IR provides to the organizations we work with? First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/what-happens-when-you-engage-talos-ir/
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What happens when you engage Cisco Talos Incident Response?
What happens when you bring in a team of cybersecurity responders? How do we turn chaos into control, and what is the long-term value that Talos IR provides to the organizations we work with? First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/what-happens-when-you-engage-talos-ir/
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What happens when you engage Cisco Talos Incident Response?
What happens when you bring in a team of cybersecurity responders? How do we turn chaos into control, and what is the long-term value that Talos IR provides to the organizations we work with? First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/what-happens-when-you-engage-talos-ir/
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RainyDay, Turian and Naikon Malwares Abuse DLL Search Order to Execute Malicious Loaders
Cisco Talos has uncovered a sophisticated, long-running campaign active since 2022 that leverages DLL search order hijacking to deliver a novel PlugX variant with overlapping characteristics of the RainyDay and Turian backdoors. This operation, targeting telecommunications and manufacturing organizations across Central and South Asia, demonstrates a remarkable convergence of malware functionality and shared infrastructure that…
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Cisco Uncovers New PlugX Backdoor Linked to Chinese APTs
The post Cisco Uncovers New PlugX Backdoor Linked to Chinese APTs appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cisco-uncovers-new-plugx-backdoor-linked-to-chinese-apts/
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Hackers Hijacking IIS Servers Using Malicious BadIIS Module to Serve Malicious Content
Leveraging a native IIS module named BadIIS, attackers manipulated search engine crawler traffic to poison search results and redirect legitimate users to scam or adult-oriented websites. Infrastructure overlaps link this activity to ESET’s “Group 9” cluster and share functional similarities with Cisco Talos’s “DragonRank” campaign. In March 2025, Unit 42 researchers uncovered an advanced SEO…
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Alex Ryan: From zero chill to quiet confidence
Discover how a Cisco Talos Incident Response expert transitioned from philosophy to the high-stakes world of incident command, offering candid insights into managing burnout and finding a supportive team. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/alex-ryan-from-zero-chill-to-quiet-confidence/
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Alex Ryan: From zero chill to quiet confidence
Discover how a Cisco Talos Incident Response expert transitioned from philosophy to the high-stakes world of incident command, offering candid insights into managing burnout and finding a supportive team. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/alex-ryan-from-zero-chill-to-quiet-confidence/
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Where CISOs need to see Splunk go next
Tags: ai, api, automation, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, finance, framework, google, incident response, intelligence, jobs, metric, microsoft, open-source, RedTeam, resilience, risk, router, siem, soar, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityResilience resides at the confluence of security and observability: There was also a clear message around resilience, the ability to maintain availability and recover quickly from any IT or security event.From a Cisco/Splunk perspective, this means a more tightly coupled relationship between security and observability.I’m reminded of a chat I had with the chief risk…
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Why a Cisco Talos Incident Response Retainer is a game-changer
With a Cisco Talos IR retainer, your organization can stay resilient and ahead of tomorrow’s threats. Here’s how. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/why-a-cisco-talos-incident-response-retainer-is-a-game-changer/
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Cisco fixes high-severity IOS XR flaws enabling image bypass and DoS
Cisco addressed multiple high-severity IOS XR vulnerabilities that can allow ISO image verification bypass and trigger DoS conditions. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS XR software as part of its semiannual Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication published on September 10, 2025. Below are the vulnerabilities addressed by the network giant: The following table identifies Cisco…
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Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision
The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security pros, Splunk claimed. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630521/Splunkconf-Cisco-and-Splunk-expand-agentic-SOC-vision
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Splunk.conf: Splunk and Cisco showcase unified platform
Tags: ciscoWith 18 months having elapsed since Cisco closed its acquisition of Splunk, joint platform capabilities and developments are being showcased at the annual Splunk.conf fair. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630512/Splunkconf-Splunk-and-Cisco-showcase-unified-platform
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Surge in networks scans targeting Cisco ASA devices raise concerns
Large network scans have been targeting Cisco ASA devices, prompting warnings from cybersecurity researchers that it could indicate an upcoming flaw in the products. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/surge-in-networks-scans-targeting-cisco-asa-devices-raise-concerns/
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Remote Access Abuse Biggest Pre-Ransomware Indicator
Cisco Talos found that abuse of remote services and remote access software are the most prevalent ‘pre-ransomware’ tactics deployed by threat actors First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/remote-access-abuse-pre-ransomware/
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Stopping ransomware before it starts: Lessons from Cisco Talos Incident Response
Explore lessons learned from over two years of Talos IR pre-ransomware engagements, highlighting the key security measures, indicators and recommendations that have proven effective in stopping ransomware attacks before they begin. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/stopping-ransomware-before-it-starts/
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Stopping ransomware before it starts: Lessons from Cisco Talos Incident Response
Explore lessons learned from over two years of Talos IR pre-ransomware engagements, highlighting the key security measures, indicators and recommendations that have proven effective in stopping ransomware attacks before they begin. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/stopping-ransomware-before-it-starts/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Expert Advice for Securing Critical Infrastructure’s OT and Industrial Control Systems, IoT Devices and Network Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, google, government, guide, hacker, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, login, mfa, military, mitigation, monitoring, network, nist, organized, password, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, sans, service, software, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustDestructive cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have unfortunately become increasingly frequent. Just last week, multinational government agencies blared the alarm about a global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure networks. With this type of cyber threat in the spotlight, we’re rounding up recent cyber advice for securing critical infrastructure. In case you missed it, here…
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Hackers Target Cisco ASA Devices in Massive Scan Across 25,000 IPs
Security researchers have detected massive scanning campaigns targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) devices, with attackers probing over 25,000 unique IP addresses in coordinated waves that may signal an upcoming vulnerability disclosure. GreyNoise cybersecurity researchers observed two significant scanning surges against Cisco ASA devices in late August. The first wave involved more than 25,000 unique…
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Hackers Target Cisco ASA Devices in Massive Scan Across 25,000 IPs
Security researchers have detected massive scanning campaigns targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) devices, with attackers probing over 25,000 unique IP addresses in coordinated waves that may signal an upcoming vulnerability disclosure. GreyNoise cybersecurity researchers observed two significant scanning surges against Cisco ASA devices in late August. The first wave involved more than 25,000 unique…
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US Announces $10M Bounty on FSB Hackers Behind Cisco Exploits
Tags: awareness, cisco, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, government, hacker, infrastructure, network, russiaThe U.S. government has unveiled a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of three Russian FSB officers. The officers are accused of carrying out cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure and exploiting Cisco network equipment. This public notice aims to raise awareness and encourage anyone with useful information to come forward. According to…
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US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure
Seven-year-old Cisco vuln that remains inexplicably unpatched is their way in First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/us_10m_bounty_fsb_attackers/
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Exposed LLM Servers Expose Ollama Risks
Over 1,100 Ollama Servers Leave Enterprise Models Vulnerable: Cisco Talos. More than a thousand servers running Ollama, a tool that can deploy artificial intelligence models locally, are exposed to the open internet, leaving many of them vulnerable to misuse and potential attacks. The bulk are dormant, but could be exploited through misconfiguration, Cisco Talos said.…