Talos Takes

Talos Takes

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Patching in the dark: Managing unknown threats in complex environments

If you're tired of being told to "just patch," we understand. The threat landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, with AI-driven tools enabling adversaries to uncover and exploit vulnerabilities before defenders even know they exist. In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy sits down ...  Show more

When synthetic logs don’t lie: Generating coherent attack stories for better detection

Are your detection rules failing because your test data lacks the nuance of a real-world network? In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy sits down with David Bianco to discuss why traditional synthetic data often falls short and how his new open-source project, EvidenceForge, is cha ...  Show more

The trust paradox: How attackers weaponize legitimate SaaS platforms

In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy Ciminnisi sits down with researcher Diana Brown to discuss the rise of "platform-as-a-proxy" (PAP) attacks. We explore how threat actors are weaponizing legitimate SaaS platforms like GitHub and Jira to deliver phishing campaigns that bypass tr ...  Show more

It's not you, it's your printer: State-sponsored and phishing threats in 2025

In this episode, we unpack state-sponsored and phishing trends from the 2025 Talos Year in Review. Amy and Martin Lee explore the alarming rise of internal phishing campaigns that bypass traditional perimeter defenses, including the widespread weaponization of Microsoft 365's Dir ...  Show more

2025's ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities

In this episode, Amy and Pierre Cadieux unpack the ransomware and vulnerability trends that defined 2025. From the persistent ransomware threats targeting the manufacturing sector to the rise of stealthy "living off the land" tactics, we break down what these shifts mean for your ...  Show more