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

In this episode of Talos Takes Hazel sits down with Talos' Bill Largent and Craig Jackson to discuss the latest Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends Report (Q3 2025). From a wave of Toolshell events, to a rise in post-exploitation phishing, and the misuse of legitimate tools like Velociraptor, this quarter’s cases all point to a theme: attackers are getting very good at living off what’s already in your environment. Read the full report at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q3-2025/

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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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  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