Talos Takes: 2025 insights from Talos and Splunk

In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy is joined by William Largent Cisco Talos and Lou Stella Splunk for a "double-header" discussion. With the recent release of the Cisco Talos 2025 Year in Review and the Splunk Top 50 Cybersecurity Threats report, we're breaking down the most critical trends that...

Beers with Talos breaks down the 2025 Talos Year in Review

The Beers with Talos B team that's Hazel, Bill, Joe and Dave break down sometimes in the literal sense the 2025 Talos Year in Review which is available now. The team dives into the biggest cybersecurity trends of the year, including: The rapid weaponization of new vulnerabilities Why identity abu...

Canva Affinity EMF File EMR_EXTSELECTCLIPRGN CountRects Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2025-2319 Canva Affinity EMF File EMREXTSELECTCLIPRGN CountRects Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability March 17, 2026 CVE Number CVE-2025-66042 SUMMARY An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the EMF functionality of Canva Affinity. By using a specially crafted E...

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...