Talos Takes

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Talos Takes

Every week, host Hazel Burton brings on a new guest from Talos or the broader Cisco Security world to break down a complicated security topic. We cover everything from breaking news to attacker trends and emerging threats.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers

    Hazel sits down with Vanja Svajcer from Talos' threat research team. Vanja is a prolific malware hunter and this time he's here to talk about vulnerable Windows drivers. We've been covering these drivers quite a bit on the Talos blog over the last year, and during our research we investigated classes of vulnerabilities typically exploited by threat actors as well as the payloads they typically deploy post-exploitation. The attacks in which attackers are deliberately installing known vulnerabl...

    15 min

  2. 12/11/2024

    It's the 35th anniversary of ransomware - let's talk about the major shifts and changes

    Ransomware is 35 years old this month, which isn't exactly something to celebrate. But in any case, do join Hazel and special guest Martin Lee to discuss what happened in the very first ransomware incident in December 1989 and why IT "wasn't ready". They then discuss how ransomware evolved to become the criminal entity it is today, which involves looking back on the likes of SamSam, Maze and the emergence of crypto currencies. Plus, learn why Martin says we shouldn't feel powerless in th...

    23 min

  3. 11/14/2024

    Unwrapping the emerging Interlock ransomware attack

    Chetan Raghuprasad is our guest today as he breaks down the relatively new Interlock ransomware attack. Cisco Talos Incident Response recently observed this attacker conducting big-game hunting and double extortion attacks. Chetan talks about the initial access tactics, deployment of the ransomware encryptor, and how Interlock communicates with its victims using their “Worldwide Secrets Blog”.For the full analysis, head to https://blog.talosintelligence.com/emerging-interlock-ransom...

    15 min

  4. 10/31/2024

    It's Taplunk! Talos and Splunk threat researchers meet to put the security world to rights

    What happens when two sets of threat researchers from Talos and Splunk's SURGe team meet? Aside from some highly controversial opinions and omissions about the best horror movie, the team discuss what security trends are FUD, and what's actually fearful/ most challenging at the moment. Also, what is the security industry not aware of enough, and also too aware of? Plus some thoughts on cybersecurity awareness training and how we can do better. This is a great conversation facilitated by SURGe...

    51 min

  5. 10/25/2024

    The biggest takeaways from Talos IR's new report: New ransomware variants, EDR tool uninstallation, and password spray attacks increasing

    The Talos IR Quarterly Trends Q3 2024 is out now! In this episode Hazel Burton, Craig Jackson and Bill Largent discuss three big themes: some new ransomware players, the 'Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver' trend, and why password spray attacks are making a comeback. Check out the full report at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/incident-response-trends-q3-2024/

    15 min

  6. 09/13/2024

    How Talos IR and Splunk are teaming up

    Hazel Burton steps in as guest host this week to talk to Brad Garnett, the head of Cisco Talos Incident Response, and JK Lialias, the head of cybersecurity product marketing for Splunk. Brad and JK share two exciting in which Talos is being incorporated into Splunk now, and what that means for the ways we can keep users more secure. They also talk about what better visibility into attacker trends means for the end user and defenders.

    21 min

  7. 09/06/2024

    Why the BlackByte ransomware group may be more active than we initially thought

    James Nutland from Talos' Threat Intelligence team joins the show this week to talk to Jon about his report on the BlackByte ransomware group. They cover why this group is actually more active than we initially thought, and check on the general state of ransomware at this point in 2024.

    9 min

  8. 08/23/2024

    AI, critical infrastructure dominate conversation at Hacker Summer Camp

    It's quite the gang for Talos Takes this week with Joe Marshall, Nick Biasini and Mick Baccio (from Splunk's SURGe team) joining Jon this week to recap Black Hat and DEF CON. They share all the conversations and talking points they heard around AI, and the renewed importance of a software bill of goods for industrial control system environments.

    14 min
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Every week, host Hazel Burton brings on a new guest from Talos or the broader Cisco Security world to break down a complicated security topic. We cover everything from breaking news to attacker trends and emerging threats.

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  • Creator
    Cisco Talos
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    201
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Talos Takes
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