Talos Takes
Every two weeks, host Amy Ciminnisi brings on a new guest from Talos or the broader Cisco Security world to break down a complicated security topic. We cover everything from breaking news to attacker trends and emerging threats.
Talos Takes
Latest Episodes
The VOLTA infostealer: Outsourcing cybercrime grunt work to AI
Attackers have always had a bottleneck. Stealing massive amounts of data is easy, but identifying which victims are truly worth the effort can be slow, tedious work. That changed with the discovery of the VOLTA-AUTODOXER.In this episode,...
Hardening your environment: From segmentation to AI kill switches
Network segmentation is a fundamental security practice, yet many organizations struggle to move past the conceptual stage. Craig Jackson from Talos IR joins Amy to explain how to build a segmentation strategy that serves both as a preventative...
Honey, I Trapped the Adversary
It’s time to start having fun and messing with your attackers. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Martin Lee joins Amy to discuss the fine art of making life on your network a complete nightmare for adversaries. Simple, low-maintenance decoys —...
ClickFix, EtherHiding, and the rise of malicious code in the blockchain
In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy sits down with researcher Vanja Svajcer to break down a sophisticated, multi-stage infection chain that leverages a combination of ClickFix social engineering, WebDAV, and decentralized infrastructure....
