Beers with Talos Podcast

25 Years of Uninterrupted Persistence

Cisco Talos

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Hazel, Dave and Joe plot to celebrate Bill's 25 years at Talos with stories and a good old fashioned roast.

The team also covers the latest security headlines, including AI-assisted vulnerability research, and why attackers still can’t resist abusing trusted systems (or Roblox).

They also break down the latest Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends report, including:

  • Phishing’s return as the top initial access vector
  • AI-generated credential harvesting pages built in minutes
  • Crimson Collective activity and GitHub token exposure
  • Pre-ransomware incidents and early disruption
  • Why logging (still) matters more than ever

Read the full report at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q1-2026/

And for more guidance for defenders, check out this episode of The Talos Threat Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppL7JBshK8

Plus: Crossbows, Metasploit nostalgia, and why, despite everything, security fundamentals still win.