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September 3, 2021 09:09

Talos Takes Ep. #66: Dude, where's my bandwidth?

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. “Proxyware” sounds like a complicated topic that you’re too afraid to ask about. But really, it’s just software that all

August 26, 2021 15:02

Talos Takes Ep: #65: How several RAT campaigns in Latin America are connected

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. As more people around the world start to get vaccinated against COVID-19, travel is becoming easier, especially during t

August 13, 2021 10:00

Talos Takes Ep. #64: Back 2 Skool edition

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. There's no shortage of complications leading into this new school year. Students, parents, teachers and admins alike

August 6, 2021 13:50

Talos Takes Ep: #63: Shield your eyes from the Solarmarker

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. Andrew Windsor has been following the Solarmarker threat for months. But it really started to catch his eye when he spot

July 23, 2021 11:00

Talos Takes Ep: #62: Don't sleep on business email compromise

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. Business email compromise may seem like last decade’s threat, but it’s still just as prevalent as ever. A recent FBI rep

July 16, 2021 10:14

Talos Takes Ep: #61: SideCopy sounds so familiar, but I just can't put my finger on it...

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. Asheer Malhotra of Talos Outreach has spent the past few months tracking APTs all along the same line. APT 36, aka Trans

July 2, 2021 10:04

Talos Takes Ep. #59: How to secure the devices that secure your home network

As consumers start having more “smart” devices connected to their home network, they may want an easy solution to keeping those devices safe. But what if that device gets owned? Carl Hurd of our vulnerability research team recently discovered several vulnerabilities in Trend Mic

June 25, 2021 10:37

Talos Takes Ep. #58: How to approach the partnerships it will take to defend critical infrastructure

By Jon Munshaw. With major cyber attacks in recent years against major U.S. critical infrastructure suppliers like Norsk Hydro and Colonial Pipeline, we’re in a new world of CI cybersecurity. New threats require new approaches to defense. And in the U.S., this is likely going to

June 18, 2021 09:00

Talos Takes Ep. #57: A ransomware-as-a-service explainer

The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. How much is ransomware-as-a-service like a McDonald’s franchise? More similar than you’d think! The RaaS model has enter