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January 14, 2022 10:16

Talos Takes Ep. #82: Log4j followed us in 2022

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. It's a new year, but unfortunately, we're facing the same cybersecurity problems. Log4j followed us into the ho

December 10, 2021 14:30

Talos Takes Ep. #80: I'll have a blue Christmas without a CTIR retainer

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. It's the holiday season, which means last-minute shopping, family time and cheer. Oh, and it's never a bad time

December 3, 2021 10:46

Talos Takes Ep. #79: Emotet's back with the worst type of holiday present

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. Emotet is back, and it brought the worst possible holiday present (just in time for peak spam season, too!). We recently

November 24, 2021 09:01

Talos Takes Ep. #78: Attackers would love to buy you a non-existent PS5 this holiday season

By Jon Munshaw. 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. We know this episode comes around every year, but people keep falling for scams, so we have to remind p

November 19, 2021 11:18

Talos Takes Ep. #77: How to connect to (and safely use) public WiFi

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November 12, 2021 11:37

Talos Takes Ep. #76: What is Kimsuky phishing around for?

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October 15, 2021 11:07

Talos Takes Ep. #73 (NCSAM edition): Fight the phish from land, sea and air

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. Most people may think of spam as being the classic email promising that you've won the lottery or some great prize,

September 24, 2021 11:52

Talos Takes Ep. #69: Our armadillo in shining armor

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. We also preach the importance of multi-factor authentication. But what happens when the bad guys start going after those

September 17, 2021 10:39

Talos Takes Ep. #68: The various pivots and pitfalls in a malware investigation

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. On this week's episode, Vitor Ventura from our research team walks through his recent work on connecting several mal