TrainShield: Targeted Awareness for Cybersecurity Training

In recent years, cybersecurity threats have increasingly exploited human behaviour rather than purely technical vulnerabilities, exposing the limits of traditional awareness programmes delivered outside real-world contexts. To bridge this gap, we introduce TrainShield, an interaction paradigm for...

Exploit for Heap-based Buffer Overflow in F5 Dos

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Moving Beyond Awareness: How Threat Hunting Builds Readiness

Every October brings a familiar rhythm - pumpkin-spice everything in stores and cafés, alongside a wave of reminders, webinars, and checklists in my inbox. Halloween may be just around the corner, yet for those of us in cybersecurity, Security Awareness Month is the true seasonal milestone. Make ...

Malicious code in rainbow_9aha1_vp99e_infinity (npm)

The package rainbow9aha1vp99einfinity was found to contain malicious code...

The Role of Security Policies in Shaping Organisational Culture and Risk Awareness

Organisational culture, as we know it, isn’t built overnight. It takes shape over time through decisions, habits and…...

Exploring User Security and Privacy Attitudes and Concerns toward the Use of General-Purpose LLM Chatbots for Mental Health

Individuals are increasingly relying on large language model LLM-enabled conversational agents for emotional support. While prior research has examined privacy and security issues in chatbots specifically designed for mental health purposes, these chatbots are overwhelmingly "rule-based" offering...

Software supply chain security is coming of age

Coalfires first Securealities Software Supply Chain Risk Report revealed dramatic budget increases for enterprise security in general and a growing demand for more testing, training, and process improvements in the battle to defend digital assets. But perhaps the most significant takeaway from th...

Christmas socialising. Goodwill to all, and keep your devices safe

It’s that time of year again. Christmas parties, socialising, travelling, and time spent away from home. Seasonal socialising generally involves eating, drinking, and making merry, and there’s nothing wrong with that. The downside is that a “goodwill to all” attitude and an excess of alcohol caus...

Cisco Talos helps CISOs get back to basics with advisory series

At Cisco Talos, we try to build detections for every threat we see to provide customers with a portfolio capable of identifying and stopping threats at various stages of an attack's lifecycle. Deploying the best suite of layered security tools is an integral part of protecting an organization. Bu...