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Consolidate Your Security in the Cloud with Cisco Umbrella

Author avatar of Meg DiazMeg Diaz
Updated — June 3, 2022 • 4 minute read
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Get secure web gateway, cloud-delivered firewall, and CASB functionality, plus DNS-layer security and threat intelligence in a single, integrated cloud console. Learn more!

Threats

Obfuscation: The Abracadabra of Malware Authors

Author avatar of Shyam Sundar RamaswamiAuthor avatar of Sreenidhi RamadurgamAuthor avatar of Sneha ShekarShyam Sundar Ramaswami, Sreenidhi Ramadurgam, and Sneha Shekar
Updated — September 26, 2023 • 7 minute read
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In this blog post, we’re going to run through an analysis we did of a file that was hosted at a Dropbox shared link that turned out to use some pretty interesting techniques in order to hide the real intentions of the file.

Security

ABC’s of DNS

Author avatar of Lorraine BellonLorraine Bellon
Updated — November 23, 2021 • 4 minute read
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DNS is the address book of the Internet. Computers identify themselves with an “Internet Protocol Address,” or an IP address. Click to Read More.

Threats

Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity in Europe: Targets and Trends

Author avatar of Kate MacLeanKate MacLean
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 3 minute read
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Businesses must understand the types of cyberattacks they may encounter and how to implement strong cybersecurity practices. Find out what's up in Europe.

Threats

Go Phish: Avoid Being Hooked by Phishing Emails

Author avatar of Negisa TaymourianNegisa Taymourian
Updated — February 22, 2023 • 3 minute read
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Phishing Phishers usually masquerade as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. That’s probably why it accounts for 90% of data breaches.

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Midmarket Malware Mayhem: Targeted Industries and Trends to Watch

Author avatar of Rachel AckerlyRachel Ackerly
Updated — June 8, 2023 • 3 minute read
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53% of midmarket businesses have experienced a security breach — yet midmarket companies investigate only 55.6% of security alerts - read more in this blog.

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DoH! To block or not to block?

Author avatar of Rachel AckerlyRachel Ackerly
Updated — February 24, 2023 • 2 minute read
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DoH (DNS-over-HTTPS) can increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks.

Security

Deprecating Support for TLS 1.0 / 1.1 – Improving Encryption Strength and your Security Posture

Author avatar of Adam CallisAdam Callis
Updated — March 1, 2020 • 2 minute read
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Cisco Umbrella will deprecate support for all TLS / SSL versions prior to version 1.2 on March 31st, 2020.

Threats

Today’s Catch: Phishing Roundup – Part 2

Author avatar of Josh PyorreJosh Pyorre
Updated — February 27, 2024 • 2 minute read
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in part two of our phishing roundup, we're going to look at trending brands targeted in phishing attacks over the past three months.

Threats

Today’s Catch: Phishing Roundup – Part 1

Author avatar of Andrea KaiserAndrea Kaiser
Updated — August 14, 2023 • 4 minute read
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