Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed a vulnerability in HikVision, as well as 10 in TP-Link, and 19 in Canva. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in adherence…
Category: Cisco Talos Blog
A puppet made me cry and all I got was this t-shirt
In this week’s newsletter, Amy draws parallels between the collaborative themes of “Project Hail Mary” and the massive team effort behind the newly released Talos Year in Review report. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the…
Talos Takes: 2025 insights from Talos and Splunk
This episode of Talos Takes breaks down the 2025 Year in Review as well as Splunk’s Top 50 Cybersecurity Threats report. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Talos Takes: 2025 insights from Talos…
2025 Talos Year in Review: Speed, scale, and staying power
The 2025 Talos Year in Review is available now. Understand evolving adversary playbooks and how to strengthen your organization’s defenses. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: 2025 Talos Year in Review: Speed, scale,…
Beers with Talos breaks down the 2025 Talos Year in Review
The Beers with Talos team unpack the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2025, from React2Shell to ransomware and identity abuse, and what it all means for defenders going forward. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original…
Beers with Talos breaks down the 2025 Talos Year in Review
The Beers with Talos team unpack the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2025, from React2Shell to ransomware and identity abuse, and what it all means for defenders going forward. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original…
2025 Talos Year in Review: Speed, scale, and staying power
The 2025 Talos Year in Review is available now. Understand evolving adversary playbooks and how to strengthen your organization’s defenses. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: 2025 Talos Year in Review: Speed, scale,…
You have to invite them in
While a garlic and wooden stakes keep the vampires at bay in movies, they won’t save your network once an attacker has been “invited in.” Discover why identity is the new frontier of cyber horror in this week’s edition. This…
Everyday tools, extraordinary crimes: the ransomware exfiltration playbook
Attackers use trusted tools for data theft, making traditional detection unreliable. The Exfiltration Framework enables defenders to spot exfiltration by focusing on behavioral signals across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments rather than static tool indicators. This article has been indexed…
Transparent COM instrumentation for malware analysis
In this article, Cisco Talos presents DispatchLogger, a new open-source tool that delivers high visibility into late-bound IDispatch COM object interactions via transparent proxy interception. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Transparent COM instrumentation for malware analysis
This one’s for you, Mom
This week, Joe talks about allyship and how being aware of an issue is the first step in helping to fix it. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: This one’s for you, Mom
DirectX, OpenFOAM, Libbiosig vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the BioSig Project Libbiosig library and OpenCFD OpenFOAM, as well as an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their…
Spinning complex ideas into clear docs with Kri Dontje
The episode features Kri Dontje discussing her role in translating complex technical cybersecurity topics into clear, accessible documentation, emphasizing the importance of consistency, accuracy, and collaboration with subject matter experts. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read…
Agentic AI security: Why you need to know about autonomous agents now
There are many benefits and security risks of deploying agentic AI within organizations. This blog emphasizes the importance of robust risk management and threat modeling to defend against both internal operational errors and potential malicious exploitation. This article has been…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for March 2026 which includes 79 vulnerabilities, including three that Microsoft marked as “critical.” This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Patch, track, repeat: The 2025 CVE retrospective
Thor analyzes CVE data from 2025 and provides recommendations for where and how organizations should strengthen their defenses. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Patch, track, repeat: The 2025 CVE retrospective
UAT-9244 targets South American telecommunication providers with three new malware implants
Cisco Talos is disclosing UAT-9244, who we assess with high confidence is a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor closely associated with Famous Sparrow. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: UAT-9244 targets South…
Talos on the developing situation in the Middle East
Cisco Talos continues to monitor the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. As always, we will be watching closely for any cyber-related incidents that are tied to the conflict. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the…
Henry IV, Hotspur, Hal, and hallucinations
In this edition of the Threat Source newsletter, William draws parallels between Shakespeare’s Hotspur and the challenges of cybersecurity and AI, emphasizing the importance of risk-taking, learning from failure, and surrounding yourself with smart people. This article has been indexed…
New Dohdoor malware campaign targets education and health care
Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious campaign since at least as early as December 2025 by a threat actor we track as “UAT-10027,” delivering a previously undisclosed backdoor dubbed “Dohdoor.” This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read…