A message from Bruce the mechanical shark
This Fourth of July, Bruce, the 25-foot mechanical shark from Jaws, shares how his saltwater struggles mirror the need for real-world cybersecurity stress testing.
When legitimate tools go rogue
Attackers are increasingly hiding in plain sight, using the same tools IT and security teams rely on for daily operations. This blog breaks down common techniques and provides recommendations to defenders.
Ghosted by a cybercriminal
Hazel observes that cybercriminals often fumble teamwork, with fragile alliances crumbling over missed messages. Plus, how UAT-6382 is exploiting Cityworks and what you can do to stay secure.
Year in Review: AI based threats
2024 wasn't the year that AI rewrote the cybercrime playbook — but it did turbocharge some of the old tricks. Read this summary of AI-based threats, from Talos' 2024 Year in Review.
Year in Review: Attacks on identity and MFA
For the third topic for Talos' 2024 Year in Review, we tell the story of how identity has become the pivot point for adversarial campaigns.
Year in Review: The biggest trends in ransomware
This week, our Year in Review spotlight is on ransomware—where low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences. Download our 2 page ransomware summary, or watch our 55 second video.
Year in Review: Key vulnerabilities, tools, and shifts in attacker email tactics
From Talos' 2024 Year in Review, here are some findings from the top targeted network device vulnerabilities. We also explore how threat actors are moving away from time sensitive lures in their emails. And finally we reveal the tools that adversaries most heavily utilized last year.
Year in Review: In conversation with the report's authors
Want to know the most notable findings in Talos' Year in Review directly from our report's authors? Watch our two part video series.
One mighty fine-looking report
Hazel highlights the key findings within Cisco Talos’ 2024 Year in Review (now available for download) and details our active tracking of an ongoing campaign targeting users in Ukraine with malicious LNK files.