Talos Takes: 2025 insights from Talos and Splunk
This episode of Talos Takes breaks down the 2025 Year in Review as well as Splunk's Top 50 Cybersecurity Threats report.
Spinning complex ideas into clear docs with Kri Dontje
The episode features Kri Dontje discussing her role in translating complex technical cybersecurity topics into clear, accessible documentation, emphasizing the importance of consistency, accuracy, and collaboration with subject matter experts.
Hand over the keys for Shannon’s shenanigans
In this week’s newsletter, Amy examines the rise of Shannon, an autonomous AI penetration testing tool, and what it means for security teams and risk management.
Ryan Liles, master of technical diplomacy
Ryan Liles reveals how he bridges the gap between Cisco’s product teams and third-party testing labs, mastering the art of technical diplomacy while driving industry standards forward and keeping the internet’s defenders ahead of the game.
Brushstrokes and breaches with Terryn Valikodath
Terryn’s path to cybersecurity started with a fascination for criminal forensics and a knack for jailbreaking his family's tech — interests that eventually steered him toward the fast-paced world of digital investigations.
Resolutions, shmesolutions (and what’s actually worked for me)
Talos' editor ditches the pressure of traditional New Year’s resolutions in favor of practical, in-the-moment changes, and finds more success by letting go of perfection. Plus, we break down the latest on UAT-7290, a newly disclosed threat actor targeting critical infrastructure.
Lexi DiScola’s guide to global teamwork and overflowing TBRs
Lexi DiScola shares how her unconventional path led her to global cyber threat analysis and highlights the power of diverse backgrounds on an international team
Bill Largent: On epic reads, lifelong learning, and empathy
Join Bill Largent as he shares his passion for learning, the connection between reading and empathy, and offers fresh insights for the next generation of security professionals.
Viasat and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
In this week’s newsletter, Amy recounts her journey from Halloween festivities to unraveling the story of the 2022 Viasat satellite hack, with plenty of cybersecurity surprises along the way.