Interesting changes are happening in the world of cybersecurity legislation. Notably, these changes are impacting the role of the chief information security officer (CISO). No longer are CISOs just the sacrificial lamb (read: scapegoat) when a company suffers a data breach. The changes revolve a … READ MORE

Nviso Labs recently published a fascinating blog post illustrating the use of the Lua programming language over the Suricata DPI engine to detect obfuscations in PDF files. Deep analysis of content seen on networks is a topic close to our heart at Fidelis Cybersecurity. After reading that post, … READ MORE

Every day, attackers tunnel under, sneak through, go around, go over and squeeze past your security technologies. While you’re armed with more security tools than you can count, most of them are hiding a dirty little secret: They actually create more work for people, not less. Security teams a … READ MORE

Many research teams have reported on their observations of exploits involving the use of the Apache Struts vulnerability CVE-2017-5638 since Cisco Talos published their post on Wednesday March 8. Fidelis Cybersecurity Threat Research is also seeing widespread activity and contrary to some report … READ MORE

There’s a reason why airport security x-rays your bags. It’s because the only way you can tell if something is a true threat is to actually look at the contents. It’s the same with network security. The only way to prevent modern intrusions is to actually inspect the content on your network … READ MORE

Modern messaging apps, many of which offer end-to-end encryption, are used every day by millions of people. These apps come with the expectation of privacy. However, we recently observed an interesting operational security issue involving one such popular messaging app, Telegram. We're posting ou … READ MORE

Downloaders and droppers (aka malware that delivers other malware) have been forced to live in the shadow of more famous stages of the exploit kit chain, like landing pages or the malware that's eventually dropped. One reason they are often overlooked and not analyzed as often is because they ty … READ MORE

We're counting down the last few days to RSA 2017. As you pack your suitcase and map outyour schedule, plan on joining us for a demo atBooth #933. Stop by and say hello and grab your limited edition t-shirt. Here’s a quick rundown on where you can find us: RSA 2017 EXPO: Join Fidelis Cybersecur … READ MORE

Producers of the 1995 James Bond film “GoldenEye” packed the plot with all the signature elements fans expect from the successful franchise. Over-the-top supervillain – check. Coolspy gadgets – check. Exotic locations – check. And, of course, 007 saves the day. The film was also slight … READ MORE