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Threat actor trends and the most prevalent malware from the past quarter

Hazel Burton guest hosts this week to recap the top threats observed by Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) in the second quarter of 2024. She’s then joined by Talos’ Joe Marshall and Craig Jackson to pick out some of the most interesting stories from the report.

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  The trust paradox: How attackers weaponize legitimate SaaS platforms

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  It's not you, it's your printer: State-sponsored and phishing threats in 2…

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  2025's ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities

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  Cybersecurity’s double-header: 2025 insights from Talos and Splunk

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  Modernizing your threat hunt

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  Holding the line: Service provider security

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  IR Trends Q4 2025: Ransomware chills and phishing heats up

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  Cracking the code: What encryption can (and can’t) do for you

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  Cybersecurity certifications and you

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  2015 vs 2025: What the Last Decade of Threats Taught Us

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  When You’re Told “No Budget”: The Blueprint for Staying Secure

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  How Attackers Use Your Own Tools Against You (IR trends Q3 2025)

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  Passwordless Security: Debunking the Biggest Myths

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  You Can't Patch Burnout: When Cybersecurity Takes a Toll

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  Tampered Chef: When Malvertising Serves Up Infostealers

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  Inside the Black Hat NOC: Lessons in Securing One of the Wildest Networks