Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 9, 2019)

Threat Source newsletter (Jan. 9, 2019)
Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw.

Welcome to this week’s Threat Source newsletter — the perfect place to get caught up on all things Talos from the past week.

We’re back after a long break for the holidays. And 2020 is already off to a fast start as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about whether customers and users should be concerned about cyber attacks from Iran after they’ve exchanged missile strikes with the U.S. But the reality of the situation is, if you haven’t already been preparing from attacks for state-sponsored actors, it’s already too late. We run down our thoughts on the situation here.

We also have our first Beers with Talos episode of the new year out, where the guys run down the top threats of 2019 and talk about what lessons we learned.

Upcoming public engagements

Event: Talos Insights: The State of Cyber Security at Cisco Live at Cisco Live BarcelonaLocation: Fira Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDate: Jan. 27 - 31Speakers: Warren MercerSynopsis: Cisco Talos specializes in early-warning intelligence and threat analysis necessary for maintaining a secure network. We are responsible for defending networks realize that the security threat landscape is constantly in flux as attackers evolve their skills. Talos advances the overall efficacy of all Cisco security platforms by aggregating data, cooperating with teams of security experts, and applying the cutting-edge big data technology to security. In this talk we will perform deep analysis of recent threats and se ..

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