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Back to SearchTalos 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month ago
Talos Takes Ep. #18: Where do cryptominers stand in 2020?
The value of cryptocurrencies is nowhere near where it was just two years ago. So does that mean cryptominers have gone away as a threat? Jon Munshaw…
4 years, 1 month ago
Talos Takes Ep. #19: How to keep your online meetings safe
Everyone is meeting virtually now. Whether it be important business or the average happy hour with friends and family, there’s no shortage of invites…
4 years, 1 month ago
Talos Takes Ep. #20: What is an APT, exactly?
We use the term “APT” in cyber security a lot. But what does it mean, exactly? Does a group have to break a certain threshold to become an APT? Does …
4 years, 1 month ago
Talos Takes Ep. #21: What's really hiding inside the dark web
The dark web sounds scary — and it is. But what exactly does this dark web consist of? Despite what the name may suggest, it’s actually not people se…
4 years, 1 month ago
Talos Takes Ep. #22: Snort 101
The quick and dirty beginner’s guide to what Snort is and how to use. This the podcast accompaniment to the rest of our Snort 101 materials, which ca…
4 years, 1 month ago