The time of much patching is coming
In this week’s newsletter, Martin reflects on what the next iteration of AI tools means for vulnerability discovery and our ability to manage large-scale patch releases.
AI-powered honeypots: Turning the tables on malicious AI agents
Just as AI brings time-saving advantages to our lives, it brings similar advantages to threat actors. We can take the advantage back. This blog shows how generative AI can be used to rapidly deploy adaptive honeypot systems.
The democratisation of business email compromise fraud
This week, Martin tells the story of a crime he encountered and how it shows that the threat landscape is changing.
Using AI to defeat AI
In this week’s newsletter Martin considers how defenders can turn offensive AI tools against themselves.
Predicting 2026
In this week’s newsletter, Martin examines the evolving landscape for 2026, highlighting key threats, emerging trends like AI-driven risks, and the continued importance of addressing familiar vulnerabilities.
How Cisco Talos powers the solutions protecting your organization
What happens under the hood of Cisco's security portfolio? Our reputation and detection services apply Talos' real-time intelligence to detect and block threats. Here's how.
It’s not personal, it’s just business
Martin muses on how agentic AI is bringing efficiency improvements to the business of cyber crime.
Do robots dream of secure networking? Teaching cybersecurity to AI systems
This blog demonstrates a proof of concept using LangChain and OpenAI, integrated with Cisco Umbrella API, to provide AI agents with real-time threat intelligence for evaluating domain dispositions.
Why don’t we sit around this computer console and have a sing-along?
Martin muses on why computers are less fun than campfires, why their dangers seem less real, and why he’s embarking on a lengthy research project to study this.