Introducing Stealthwatch product updates for enhanced network detection and response

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We are very excited to announce new features of Cisco Stealthwatch! With release 7.3.0, we are announcing significant enhancements for the Stealthwatch Administrator and the Security Analyst to detect and respond to threats faster and manage the tool more efficiently. Automated Response updates Release 7.3, introduces automated response...

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Unleashing SecureX on a real Cyber Campaign

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There’s so much excitement around the general availability (GA) for SecureX. Let’s take a look under the hood as the industry learns to define what we should all expect from a security platform. And while I have your attention, I am going to attempt to thoroughly explain how...

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Buyers Beware: Scamming Is Rife, Especially In a Time of Crisis

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For years, scammers have been using a combination of Blackhat SEO techniques, phishing sites and newsworthy events to either trick individuals into giving up personal information including credit card numbers or to install malware or both. Preying on an individual’s fears has always been a go to tactic...

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Stealthwatch Enterprise and Cisco Threat Response: Bringing machine-scale analysis to human-scale understanding

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From zero-day malware to cryptojacking, from man-in-the-middle attacks to spear phishing, from ransomware to distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) attempts – businesses of all sizes and industries are the constant target of these attacks. It’s perfectly normal to find this barrage of threats overwhelming – and then...

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Remote Access Trojans

You’re working for a high-profile technology company, close to releasing a market-changing product to the public. It’s a highly contested space, with many competitors, both domestic and international. There’s also a lot of buzz in the media and online speculation on the scope and impact your new product...

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Threats in encrypted traffic

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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...

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Cisco Threat Response Plugin: Defeat Threats With Just a Few Clicks

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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...

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