Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTalos Takes Ep. #8: Decoding the EKANS malware
In this episode of Talos Takes, content manager Jon Munshaw sits down with researcher Joe Marshall to discuss the recently discovered EKANS/SNAKE mal…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #9: The basics of information stealers
Yes, adversaries are always looking for new ways to make money. But what’s their No. 2 priority? Information. In this episode of Talos Takes, Nick Bi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #10: The basics of RATs
We’ve been covering several different generic types of malware over the past few weeks. Next up, we’ve got our overview of remote access trojans (or …
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #11: Avoiding fake news during the times of COVID-19
Don’t attackers know we need a break right now? Alas, they’re doing everything they can to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes spreadi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #12: Preparing for the worst with Cisco Talos Incident Response
Now that Cisco Incident Response has been a part of the Talos family for a few months now, we figured it was time to check back in with them. On this…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #13: Special precautions to take with VPN and RDP
People across the world are working from home now, and employers are increasingly turning to VPN services and Windows Remote Desktop Protocol to make…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #14: Summing up our recent research on fingerprint scanners
Earlier this week, we released an in-depth blog post on fingerprint scanners used as physical security gates on devices. To save you a bit of time, a…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #15: What is FUD and how adversaries leverage it
Threat researchers like to throw around the acronym “FUD” a lot. But is FUD, exactly? Why should you look out for it? And why do attackers win when t…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #16: Inside thew newly discovered PoetRAT
Threat actors all over the place are trying to capitalize on COVID-19. We recently discovered a campaign we’re calling “PoetRAT” using lure documents…
3 years, 6 months ago
Talos Takes Ep. #17: How MedusaLocker is different than other ransomware
We published our findings on a ransomware family known as MedusaLocker last week. On its surface, it’s just like any other ransomware family — steals…
3 years, 6 months ago