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Spinning complex ideas into clear docs with Kri Dontje
Welcome back! This week, we're shining a spotlight on Kri Dontje, a technical writer who's become an essential voice in making Cisco Talos' work understandable for a wide audience. With a background in technical communications and a career that began at a small startup, Kri discusses the importan...
Foxit, Epic Games Store, MedDreams vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos' Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Editor, one in the Epic Games Store, and twenty-one in MedDream PACS. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in adherence to Cisco...
Brushstrokes and breaches with Terryn Valikodath
Cisco Talos is kicking off the new year with a behind-the-scenes look at incident response through the eyes of Terryn Valikodath, Senior Incident Response Consultant at Talos. In this episode, Amy sits down with Terryn to explore the realities of a job that blends technical know-how with...
Lexi DiScola’s guide to global teamwork and overflowing TBRs
Welcome back to Humans of Talos. This month, Amy chats with Senior Cyber Threat Analyst Lexi DiScola from the Strategic Analysis team. Lexi's journey into cybersecurity is anything but traditional -- she brings a background in political science and French to her work tracking global cyber threats...
Bill Largent: On epic reads, lifelong learning, and empathy
Welcome to another episode of Humans of Talos! This week, Amy sits down with William Bill Largent from the Strategic Planning and Communications team. Bill's role as Senior Security Researcher spans from threat research to communicating Talos's critical work to internal teams, partners, and...
NK’s Famous Chollima Use BeaverTail and OtterCookie Malware in Job Scam
North Korea's Famous Chollima is back, merging BeaverTail and OtterCookie malware to target job seekers. Cisco Talos details the new threat. Keylogging, screen recording, and cryptocurrency wallet theft detected in an attack...
Laura Faria: Empathy on the front lines
What does it take to lead through chaos and keep organizations safe in the digital age? This week, Amy sat down with Laura Faria, an incident commander at Cisco Talos Incident Response, to explore a career built on empathy, collaboration, and a passion for cybersecurity. Laura opens up about her...
Dell BSAFE Crypto-C GetIndefiniteElementLen stack overflow vulnerability
Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2025-2142 Dell BSAFE Crypto-C GetIndefiniteElementLen stack overflow vulnerability October 16, 2025 CVE Number None SUMMARY A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the GetIndefiniteElementLen functionality of Dell BSAFE Crypto-C xxx. A specially crafted ASN.1...
EUVD-2022-6732
Malicious code in bioql PyPI...
Nvidia and Adobe vulnerabilities
Cisco Talos' Vulnerability Discovery & Research team recently disclosed five vulnerabilities in Nvidia and one in Adobe Acrobat. The vulnerabilities mentioned in this blog post have been patched by their respective vendors, all in adherence to Cisco 's third-party vulnerability disclosure policy...
CVE-2025-59824 Omni Wireguard SideroLink potential escape
Omni manages Kubernetes on bare metal, virtual machines, or in a cloud. Prior to version 0.48.0, Omni Wireguard SideroLink has the potential to escape. Omni and each Talos machine establish a peer-to-peer P2P SideroLink connection using WireGuard to mutually authenticate and authorize access. The...
GHSA-HQRF-67PM-WGFQ Omni Wireguard SideroLink potential escape
Overview Omni and each Talos machine establish a peer-to-peer P2P SideroLink connection using WireGuard to mutually authenticate and authorize access. In this setup, Omni assigns a random IPv6 address to each Talos machine from a /64 network block. Omni itself uses the fixed ::1 address within th...
Omni Wireguard SideroLink potential escape
Overview Omni and each Talos machine establish a peer-to-peer P2P SideroLink connection using WireGuard to mutually authenticate and authorize access. In this setup, Omni assigns a random IPv6 address to each Talos machine from a /64 network block. Omni itself uses the fixed ::1 address within th...
What happens when you engage Cisco Talos Incident Response?
In today's world, cybersecurity incidents are not a matter of if, but when and how. From ransomware attacks to data breaches exposing sensitive information, organizations face a changing threat landscape. As a result of cybersecurity attacks, organizations can experience downtime, financial losse...
Alex Ryan: From zero chill to quiet confidence
Welcome to another episode of Humans of Talos, our ongoing video interview series that celebrates the people powering Cisco's threat intelligence efforts. In each episode, we dive deep into the personal journeys, motivations and lessons learned from the team members who help keep the internet saf...
Why a Cisco Talos Incident Response Retainer is a game-changer
In today's hyper-connected world, cyber attacks are not a matter of if but when. Ransomware, phishing and data breaches dominate headlines. For any organization, the stakes are high and the impact can be wide. A cybersecurity breach can impact your organization's ability to conduct normal busines...
SAIL Image Decoding Library PSD RLE Decoding heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2025-2219 SAIL Image Decoding Library PSD RLE Decoding heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability August 25, 2025 CVE Number CVE-2025-53085 SUMMARY A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PSD RLE Decoding functionality of the SAIL Image Decoding Library...
JJ Cummings: The art of controlling information
Welcome to the second episode of Humans of Talos, our ongoing video interview series that celebrates the people powering Cisco's threat intelligence efforts. In each episode, we dive deep into the personal journeys, motivations and lessons learned from the team members who help keep the internet...
