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April 21, 2022 12:00

Beers with Talos, Ep. #120: How attackers are finding ways around MFA

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 120 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded April 6, 2022 If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. The trend

April 1, 2022 10:04

Beers with Talos, Ep. #119: If it walks like a BlackCat, smells like a BlackCat...

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 119 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded March 25, 2022. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We'r

March 14, 2022 15:20

Beers with Talos, Ep. #118: Reflecting on the current situation in Ukraine

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 118 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded March 7, 2022. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. This was

February 11, 2022 12:07

Beers with Talos, Ep. #116: Let's wade into the MuddyWater filled with Vipers

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 116 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded Feb. 4, 2022. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Most peopl

January 27, 2022 11:12

Beers with Talos, Ep. #115: Everybody's measured by quarters — even threat actors

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 115 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded Jan. 14, 2022. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We wanted

January 13, 2022 10:22

Beers with Talos, Ep. #114: And then there were two...

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 114 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: * Apple Podcasts * Google Podcasts * Spotify * Stitcher Recorded Dec. 9, 2021. If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We joked w

December 9, 2021 21:00

Beers with Talos, Ep. #112: A new host approaches!

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 112 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We promised it wouldn't be long until we moved into the next phase of Beers with Talos! We

November 19, 2021 11:45

Beers with Talos, Ep. #111: We say goodbye to Craig and his killer robots

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 111 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We apologize for holding onto this for so long, but we wanted to formally bid farewell to Craig

October 19, 2021 16:13

Beers with Talos, Ep. #110: The 10 most-exploited vulnerabilities this year (You won't believe No. 6!)

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 110 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. We mainly spend this episode doing some catching up because it's been a while since we reco

September 2, 2021 16:33

Beers with Talos, Ep. #109: We have not secured our society — Or, working out a conference talk in realtime

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 109 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Most of the Beers with Talos guys got a chance to take a summer vacation after the last episode

August 4, 2021 14:56

Beers with Talos, Ep. #108: Kaseya it ain't so

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 108 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Who needed a summer vacation anyway? The whole Beers with Talos family was trying to take some t

July 20, 2021 15:10

Beers with Talos, Ep. #107: Sailing the high seas in search of privateer groups

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 107 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. You're not going to believe this, but everyone actually agreed on something in this episode.

June 24, 2021 15:38

Beers with Talos, Ep. #106: Is more than executive action in order?

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 106 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded May 20, 2021. Craig wins MVP of the podcast for his attempts to avoid

May 18, 2021 11:06

Beers with Talos Ep. #104: Supply chain has Matt hopping mad like a kangaroo

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 104 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded March 30, 2020. What better way to discuss supply chain attacks than t

April 22, 2021 08:17

Beers with Talos Ep. #103: ICS/SCADA Security — The permanence and people problems

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 103 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded March 2021 ICS and SCADA systems are deeply embedded all around us in

April 7, 2021 17:53

Beers with Talos Ep. #102: Twitter has questions for us

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 102 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Feb. 23, 2021 We’ve been quiet for a minute, but we have a few new epi

February 25, 2021 11:34

Beers with Talos Ep. #101: Is security the career you really want?

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 101 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Jan. 22, 2020 – We get a lot of questions in Talos about HOW to get a

February 11, 2021 10:58

Beers with Talos Ep. #100: The supersized centennial episode

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 100 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Jan. 8, 2020. It’s hard to believe that we have made 100 episodes of B

January 18, 2021 14:20

Beers with Talos Ep. #99: P@ssw0rds and closing out 2020

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 99 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded late November 2020. We recorded this episode toward the end of 2020 and

January 4, 2021 13:14

Beers with Talos Ep. #98: Why ransomware actors are (and aren’t) targeting health care

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded early November 2020. This is an episode we recorded in early November but got pushed back in the end of year shuffle to make production schedules work. We’re happy to put this one out now with

December 10, 2020 10:59

Beers with Talos Ep. #97: Getting to better security outcomes (feat. Wendy Nather)

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 97 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Nov. 24, 2020 – On this episode, Mitch and Matt are joined by Wendy Nath

December 1, 2020 15:57

Beers with Talos Ep. #96: The boogeyman and QR codes

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 96 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. We got delayed with Thanksgiving and PTO, but here is a long-awaited episode. We&

October 29, 2020 05:30

Beers with Talos ep. #95: Election 2020 – Advice for voters and election officials

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 95 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Oct. 9, 2020 We are running a short bench today after Nigel’s retiremen

October 16, 2020 10:24

Beers with Talos ep. #94: Nigel is marching on, victorious and glorious

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 94 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Sept. 25, 2020 Today is Nigel’s last episode as a regular host of BWT.

October 1, 2020 17:04

Beers with Talos Ep. #93: “More Secure” myths and misconceptions

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 93 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Sept. 11, 2020 On today’s show, we take several of the larger security

September 18, 2020 15:17

Beers with Talos ep. #92: Trending in Your Network — Disinformation

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Aug. 26, 2020 Disinformation is front and center right now. As disinformation efforts constantly increase, platforms struggle to contain the problem without giving the appearance of censuring o

September 1, 2020 14:58

Beers with Talos ep. #91: Get the FUD out

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded Aug. 14, 2020 Let’s talk about FUD. It’s not enough to just say FUD sucks. Let’s talk about exactly how and why producers of FUD are garbage nightmare monster people. We also cover how they are

August 17, 2020 15:13

Beers with Talos Ep. #90: Hacktivism – Understanding the real-world consequences

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded July 31, 2020 This week in BWT land, we’re discussing hacktivism — from the unintended consequences to the tropes perpetuated by Hollywood. Regardless of the reason or cause, hacktivism often w

August 4, 2020 09:22

Beers with Talos Ep. #89: What to do when you're the pwnd one

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded July 17, 2020 The gang's all back this week, and we take on what happens when you get pwnd, hacked, or your data is leaked. It happens to all of us eventually, one quick moment connecting t

July 22, 2020 10:06

Beers with Talos Ep. #88: It’s not about the vote, it’s about trust

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded July 7, 2020 Nigel is out this week, but we have a couple light and breezy topics on the docket: zero-day research and the institutions of democracy. FUN STUFF!! First, we chat about zero-day research tools a

July 8, 2020 09:40

Beers with Talos Ep. #87: Happy 3rd birthday BWT — It’s story time!

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded June 24, 2020 Has it been three years already? We have a great episode to celebrate! We start off chatting about the origins of BWT and what made it… I don’t know… the way that it is. We also h

July 2, 2020 09:50

Beers with Talos Ep. #86: It’s just an exploit popularity contest...

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. Recorded June 5, 2020 Prod. Note: The team decided to hold back on releasing a few episodes for a period of time, acknowledging that there are voices people need to hear more than ours discussing issues

June 29, 2020 09:51

Beers with Talos Ep. #85: The In-Between, Vol. 5

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded May 29, 2020 Prod. Note: Things are a hot mess right now and the team thinks that there are voices you have needed to hear more than ours, so we held back on releasing a few episodes. We are releasing those n

June 18, 2020 08:57

Beers with Talos Ep. #84: Mid-career advancement in cyber security

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded May 26, 2020 Prod. Note: Things are a hot mess right now and the team thinks that there are voices you have needed to hear more than ours, so we held back on releasing a few episodes. We are releasing those no

June 12, 2020 11:04

Beers with Talos Ep. #83: The In-between, Vol. 4

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff.  Recorded May 15, 2020 Prod. Note: Things are a hot mess right now and the team thinks that there are voices you have needed to hear more than ours, so we held back on releasing a few episodes. We are re

May 26, 2020 11:16

Beers with Talos Ep. #82: Talos IR quarterly threat trends

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded May 8, 2020 Brad Garnett from Cisco Talos Incident Response joins us today to talk about DFIR, the Talos Quarterly Trends Report, and how a high-speed police chase on reality TV kick-started his DFIR career. T

May 18, 2020 13:36

Beers with Talos Ep. #81: "The In-Between," Vol. 3

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded May 1, 2020 Sammi is back and the rest of the crew is here to hang out and chat. As is The In-Between Way — we avoid discussing security at all. These episodes are all about just keeping in touch and having so

May 6, 2020 15:55

Beers with Talos Ep. #80: Working securely in a new (not yet) normal

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded April 24, 2020  Matt isn’t with us today, but the rest of the crew discusses some current security issues in our new work-from-home environment, including some better-than-just-the-basics advice on how to prote

April 30, 2020 13:40

Beers with Talos Ep. #79: The In-Between vol. 2 (It's a better name than Quittin' Time)

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded April 22, 2020 We are renaming these episodes. “Quittin’ time” was OK and all, but “The In-between” better captures what these episodes are. Compared to our normal episodes, you can expect the same lack of ac

April 21, 2020 17:30

Beers with Talos Ep. #78: Fingerprints and hunting parties

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded April 10, 2020  We have a couple great topics today — and only one of them is a COVID-19 related topic. So, it turns out that you can fake fingerprints. The good news is that it takes a lot of time, equipment a

April 15, 2020 09:59

Beers with Talos Ep. #77: Quittin’ Time, Vol. 1 — Tigers and tales of the in-between

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded April 3, 2020 We’re kinda bored. We figured you are too. So we decided to get together between normal recordings to help save you from the bottom of the Netflix barrel. It gets weird down there. These Quittin’

April 7, 2020 08:13

Beers with Talos Ep. #76: When security hits home (and stays)

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded March 27, 2020 Our goal is always to talk to you about what's on our minds. Right now, we are pretty sure we all have the same thing on our minds. In addition to our regular show material, we want to talk

March 20, 2020 10:16

Beers with Talos Ep. #75: Now That Coronavirus Made a Global WFH Policy...

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded March 13, 2020 Of course, we have to talk about the implications of coronavirus. It's affecting the way business and security are getting done. While everything about the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be a fl

March 13, 2020 11:51

Beers with Talos Ep. #74: Impacting civil society

If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded March 2, 2020 We open up the show with a sugary sweet poem before talking about RSA and our annual trip through the startup hall. Matt expertly segues the crew into talking about the impact the security indust

February 27, 2020 07:47

Beers with Talos Ep. #73: Feature ownership, vuln advisories and fancy audio FX

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 73 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Feb. 19, 2020 Craig made an oopsie. Pardon his echo-chamber reverb. We had no idea unti

February 14, 2020 16:19

Beers with Talos Ep. #72: Getting to Patch Day - Understanding Vulnerability Risks and Options

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 72 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Jan. 31, 2020 When a vulnerability is released, regardless if it has a website and logo

January 31, 2020 16:09

Beers with Talos Ep. #71: I Have the Power(Shell)

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 71 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Jan. 17, 2020 PowerShell is a frequent flyer in security headlines — a powerful and oft

January 16, 2020 12:05

Beers with Talos Ep. #70: Semper Vigilantes - Strategic Defense in a Cyber Conflict

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 70 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Jan. 6, 2020 There is a looming cyber conflict on the horizon between t

January 6, 2020 18:00

Beers with Talos Ep. #69: 2019 Threat Recap - RATs, Turtles, and Worms, Oh My!

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 69 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Dec. 20, 2019 In a shorter year-end EP, we take both a look back and a

December 17, 2019 10:28

Beers with Talos Ep. #68: Takes from Talos on IoT (and the NEW “Talos Takes” podcast!)

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 68 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Dec. 9, 2019 We have a big announcement to make today! Check your feed

December 9, 2019 10:53

Beers with Talos Ep. #67: Inside Incident Response

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 67 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Nov. 21, 2019 Craig is out sick/injured/fighting robots (actually all t

November 20, 2019 15:50

Beers with Talos Ep. #66: I Choose YOU! Attackers view of targets, RLAs, scam season

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 66 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Nov. 8, 2019 Joel is out on PTO, so Mitch, Matt, Nigel, and Craig carry

November 5, 2019 10:59

Beers with Talos Ep. #65: Please welcome to the show… Talos Incident Response

By Mitch Neff. Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 65 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Oct. 25, 2019 Today is a bit different. We normally keep things pretty

October 25, 2019 10:02

Beers with Talos Ep. #64: Your problem isn’t complex, it's simply complexity

By Mitch Neff Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 64 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Oct. 10, 2019 This episode lives up to its name, by trying to only take

October 11, 2019 09:07

Beers with Talos Ep. #63: The third law of thermodynamics

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 63 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Sept. 27, 2019 We are missing Matt and Joel this time, so Mitch, Craig and Nigel are ta

September 26, 2019 11:22

Beers with Talos Ep. #62: Fifty shades of shady

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 62 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Sept. 13, 2019 In one of our "rantier" episodes, the BWT crew dives into the

September 11, 2019 10:48

Beers with Talos Ep. #61: Hacking for good is a bad idea

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 61 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Aug. 30, 2019: In this extra-sized episode, we cover a lot, starting with Retadup, and d

August 30, 2019 13:20

Beers with Talos Ep. #60: Summer camp flashbacks and defining your intel

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 60 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded Aug. 16, 2019 — The understatement of the day would be the guys were in some kind of moo

August 16, 2019 09:05

Beers with Talos Ep. #59: The tardy episode

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast episode No. 59 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded 8/2/19 - Yes, I know what today’s date is. We got really busy last week and I am sorry t

July 3, 2019 17:31

Beers with Talos Ep. #56 - Flatlined: Breach to Bankrupt

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Ep. #56 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Recorded 6/24/19 - Back in the studio for EP 56 and off the top, Matt got some new audio toy for his sid

February 14, 2019 13:31

Beers with Talos Ep. #46 - Privacy Pwnd: ExileRAT and Collecting Bad Karma

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Ep. #46 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. Ep. #46 show notes:  Recorded Feb. 1, 2019 Today we discuss threats that bridge the gap between vi

October 9, 2018 14:59

Vulnerability Spotlight: VMWare Workstation DoS Vulnerability

Today, Cisco Talos is disclosing a vulnerability in VMware Workstation that could result in denial of service. VMware Workstation is a widely used virtualization platform designed to run alongside a normal operating system, allowing users to use both virtualized and physical syst

April 20, 2018 15:25

Beers with Talos EP27: Smart Install, Vuln Process Realities, and Professional Wrestling

Seriously, we grounded Matt’s computer for misbehaving with the audio. Featuring: Craig Williams (@Security_Craig), Joel Esler (@JoelEsler), Matt Olney (@kpyke) and Nigel Houghton (@EnglishLFC). Hosted by Mitch Neff (@MitchNeff). Find all episodes: http://cs.co/talospodcast Su

February 22, 2018 19:58

Beers with Talos EP23 - Eternal Fauxmance: Attribution Easter Eggs

Featuring: Craig Williams (@Security_Craig), Joel Esler (@JoelEsler), Matt Olney (@kpyke) and Nigel Houghton (@EnglishLFC). Hosted by Mitch Neff (@MitchNeff). Find all episodes: http://cs.co/talospodcast Subscribe via iTunes (and leave a review!) http://cs.co/talositunes Check

February 6, 2018 14:15

Beers with Talos EP 22: Forget the ASA, Rob Joyce Favorited Craig’s Tweet

Featuring: Craig Williams (@Security_Craig), Joel Esler (@JoelEsler), Matt Olney (@kpyke) and Nigel Houghton (@EnglishLFC). Hosted by Mitch Neff (@MitchNeff). Find all episodes: http://cs.co/talospodcast Subscribe via iTunes (and leave a review!) http://cs.co/talositunes Check

January 26, 2018 16:31

Beers with Talos EP 21: How to Hire the Best, Attribution Without Apaches is Useless

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Episode 21 is now available.  Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP21 Show Notes: It is a packed episode this time! We are joined by Edmun

January 18, 2018 09:00

Beers with Talos EP20: Crypto, Vuln Disco, and the Spectre Meltdown

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Episode 20 is now available.  Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP20 Show Notes: This is easily our best podcast of 2018 (so far). The cr

December 29, 2017 17:29

Beers with Talos EP 19: The "Best" of BWT

Beers with Talos (BWT) Podcast Episode 19 is now available.  Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast EP19 Show Notes: Quotes intended, we think you know why. Mitch takes con