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Talos Takes Ep. #88: Biden's crypto executive order is good for good guys and bad for bad guys Aug 12, 2022

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Jon and Nick sit down for a few minutes to talk about U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order on more heavily regulating cryptocurrency. For a primer on this episode, you can read a quick overview here. This episode pretty much sums it up as being a good thing for anyone who uses cryptocurrency legitimately, and bad for anyone who uses crypto to do anything illegal. We discuss how greater regulation could affect ransomware operators who rely on virtual currency for ransom payments and illegitimate miners, and why no one using Bitcoin legitimately should be worried.

Talos Takes Ep. #83: The latest on the cybersecurity situation in Ukraine Aug 12, 2022

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Jon Munshaw and Nick Biasini sit down for a few minutes to discuss the latest on the ongoing cyber attacks and security concerns in Ukraine. They discuss how a recent set of attacks against government-run websites compares to past attacks like NotPetya, and provide guidance for any companies who may be based in, or do business in, Ukraine. For more of Talos’ insight on this, please continue to check back on our blog post here.

Talos Takes Ep. #82: Log4j followed us into 2022 Aug 12, 2022

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We thought it was usually all about “New year, new me,” heading into 2022, but turns out it’s the same cybersecurity problems. Join host Jon Munshaw as he welcomes on threat researcher JJ Cummings to discuss how the Log4j vulnerability event evolved over the holiday break. JJ, who you may recognized from our recent live Beers with Talos episode, discusses the new CVE that popped up the week after Christmas, and then discusses what things he and his team will be looking into regarding Log4shell in 2022.

Talos Takes Ep. #81 (XL Edition): Log4J roundtable Aug 12, 2022

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This is a special XL edition of Talos Takes that is a replay of a live stream our amazing researchers put on earlier this week. You’ll hear Matt Olney, Amy Henderson and Vitor Ventura, all from Talos, talk about the Log4J vulnerability that is ruining the internet for everyone right now. They discussed the latest news around the vulnerability, provided advice to users who may be affected (i.e., pretty much everyone) and looked at where we go from here. If you’d like to hear more from us, you can join us LIVE on all of our social media platforms at noon ET on Friday, Dec. 17 for a special episode of Beers with Talos, where we’ll have more updates on Log4J.

Talos Takes Ep. #80: I'll have a blue Christmas without a CTIR retainer Aug 12, 2022

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We had to give Brad a few minutes to take an Incident Response victory lap after his team received two major accolades over the past two weeks. But aside from that, it’s also a perfect time to have him on ahead of the holidays. The shopping season is always a favorite time for attackers, so it’s as good a time as any to make sure your incident response plan is polished and practiced. We also take some time to look back on what Incident Response lessons Brad learned in 2021.

Talos Takes Ep. #79: Could Emotet be back? Aug 12, 2022

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Emotet was about a month late for Halloween, because it’s got its zombie costume on. The long-known botnet is showing some signs of life in late 2021 after an international law enforcement takedown earlier this year. Nick Biasini joins Talos Takes this week to discuss what signs we’re seeing to indicate Emotet’s return, and provides some advice as to what we should look out for as we head into 2022.

Talos Takes Ep. #78: Attackers know you are still looking for a PS5 this holiday season Aug 12, 2022

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We know, we know. We do one of these every year. But people still falling for scams, so we still have to keep reminding people how to shop safely online! This year is a bit different than past Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays because of the issues around the supply chain. Attackers are sure to try to convince you that the big gift you want this year won’t arrive on time so you have to “ACT NOW!” Plus, there’s the continued frenzy to find PlayStation 5s and XBOX Series X/S’s. Jon and Nick talk about scams you’re likely to see while shopping online over the long weekend and provide some helpful tips that anyone can use.

Talos Takes Ep. #72: Emergency Apache HTTP Server episode Aug 12, 2022

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Sorry for dropping two episodes in the feed in one day, but we also needed to find time to talk about the critical zero-day vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform path traversal and eventually remote code execution. Patch for this one as soon as possible, and use the Snort rule we have available now.

Talos Takes Ep. #77: How to safely connect to (and use) public WiFi Aug 12, 2022

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For the first time in Talos Takes’ history, we have a formal crossover with Beers with Talos. Mitch Neff, the host of BWT, joins the show to talk about his horror stories using public WiFi networks. He and Jon discuss the safest ways to interact with large, public network in places like libraries, parks and airports, and potential alternatives to public hotspots.

Talos Takes Ep. #75 (XL Edition): Building the perfect Incident Response Plan Aug 12, 2022

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We have another special extra large-sized version of Talos Takes this week. Enjoy this recording of a live stream we hosted earlier this week with Martin Lee from our Talos Communications team and Paul Lee from Cisco Talos Incident Response. The Lees discuss how to build the perfect Incident Response Plan. First, Martin walks through the basics of creating, editing and iterating on an IR plan. Then, he’s joined by Paul to ask him a few questions, take some Q&A from the audience and learn about Paul’s experience from the field.

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