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
IR Trends Q4 2025: Ransomware chills and phishing heats up
What separates organizations that successfully fend off ransomware from those that don’t? What were the top threats facing organizations? Can we (pretty please) get a sneak peek into the 2025 Year in Review?
Amy is joined by Dave Liebenberg, Strategic Analysis Team Lead, to break down key findings from Q4 2025's Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends Report. From the top threats facing organizations — like the persistent exploitation of public-facing applications and the rise of new vulnerabilities such as Oracle EBS and React2Shell — to the unexpected drop in ransomware cases, this episode is packed with useful info.
Episode resources:
Q4 2025 Quarterly Trends Report: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q4-2025/
Qilin blog: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uncovering-qilin-attack-methods-exposed-through-multiple-cases/
Cybersecurity on a Budget blog: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/cybersecurity-on-a-budget-strategies-for-an-economic-downturn/
