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.
Unleashing the Kraken ransomware group
In August 2025, Cisco Talos observed big-game hunting and double extortion attacks carried out by Kraken, a Russian-speaking group that has emerged from the remnants of the HelloKitty ransomware cartel.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for November 2025, which includes 63 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 5 that Microsoft marked as “critical.”
Remember, remember the fifth of November
This edition, Hazel explores the origins of Guy Fawkes Day and how heeding an anonymous warning prevented an assassination.
TruffleHog, Fade In and BSAFE Crypto-C vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities in Dell BSAFE, two in Fade In screenwriting software, and one in Trufflehog. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in ad
Trick, treat, repeat
Thor gets into the Halloween spirit, sharing new CVE trends, a “treat” for European Windows 10 users, and a reminder that patching is your best defense against zombie vulnerabilities.
Dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) with DynamoRio
Learn how to build your own dynamic binary instrumentation (DBI) tool with open-source DynamoRIO to enable malware analysis, security auditing, reverse engineering, and more.