Cisco Talos
47 briefings written from Cisco Talos's reporting, newest first. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original.
- New Infostealer Uses AI to Rank Victims by How Much They Are Worth
- When the Headlines Pile Up, Good Security Still Comes Down to People and Basics
- Fake IT Help Desk Calls and Rising Ransomware: What Cisco Talos Saw in Q3 2026
- New NIK C2 Malware Gives Attackers Remote Control and a Built-In Link to OpenAI
- KeyDrift Malware Targets Cisco SD-WAN Controllers to Steal Network Encryption Keys
- What 15 Years in Security Teaches About Building a Sustainable Cyber Career
- Why Abolishing the Leap Second Matters for Business Systems, and What Talos Says About New PHP Flaws
- Weak Keys at eMudhra Put Eight Trusted Certificates at Risk of Website Impersonation
- Two Critical PHP Flaws Put Millions of Websites at Risk, and Older Versions Will Not Get a Fix
- Fake Order Alerts Sent Through Staples and Dell Systems Push Victims to Call Scammers
- Vulnerability Disclosures Surge as AI Digs Through Old Code
- Record Vulnerability Counts Are Not the Same as Record Attacks, Says Cisco Talos
- Exposed Servers Reveal How a Kazakhstan-Linked Group Targets Central Asian Governments
- October 2026 Patch Tuesday: One Flaw Already Exploited as Microsoft Fixes 1415 Vulnerabilities
- The Hidden Security Risk Behind Your Business-Critical Legacy Systems
- AI-Assisted Event Invitations Used in Targeted Phishing Campaign Against Taiwanese Research Groups
- Malware Is Now Talking to the AI Tools Defenders Use to Analyse It
- Cisco Talos Discloses Patched Flaws in Photoshop, macOS, Foxit Reader and Windows
- AI Agent Swarms Can Now Attack in Hours What Once Took Red Teams Months, Cisco Talos Warns
- Cisco Talos Newsletter: Why Security Teams Need Room to Be Human
- Making Life Harder for Hackers: Cisco Talos Shares Tips to Frustrate Cyber Attackers
- China-Linked Hackers Use Fake Gmail Attachments to Plant Stealthy Backdoor
- Cisco Talos Launches Dedicated Threat-Hunting Service for Executive Accounts
- Beware the '$300 Consultation': How Fake Job Offers Are Used to Steal Corporate Secrets
- Researchers Uncover First AI-Driven 'Autonomous' Malware Implant
- Cisco Talos Unveils CAIRN, a New Way to Track AI-Powered Malware
- AI Slowdown or Not, Cybersecurity Basics Still Matter Most
- Ransomware Attacks on Japanese Businesses Rise, With Small Firms Increasingly Targeted
- AI Is Finding More Software Flaws Than Ever, But What About Systems You Can't Patch?
- Burnout Isn't the Only Word for What Cybersecurity Work Does to You
- Cisco Firewall Management Software Under Active Attack: Patch Now
- Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Flaws Already Under Attack
- Fake 'Verification' Pages Trick Users into Running Hidden Malware Loaders
- Browser-Based 'ClickFix' Scam Uses Google Docs and Sheets to Steal Cryptocurrency
- Behind the Scenes: How Threat Intelligence Really Gets Made
- AI Guardrails Can Backfire: Why Businesses Need Control Over Their AI Safety Settings
- Hidden Code, Hidden Danger: How Attackers Use JavaScript Obfuscation to Power Phishing Kits
- Choosing the Right AI Model for Your Security Team: What Australian SMBs Should Know
- The 'Safety Penalty': Are Restrictive AI Models Slowing Down Cyber Defence?
- White House Memo Opens Door to Private-Sector 'Cyber Marque' Operations
- New 'SPECTRE' Malware Uses Advanced Tricks to Hide from Security Software
- Chinese-Speaking Hackers Deploy AI to Automate Attacks After Breaching Web Servers
- Breaking Down Cyberattacks in Plain English: The Case for Crime Script Analysis
- Why Curiosity Is Cybersecurity's Most Underrated Skill
- New Phishing Toolkit Mimics Popular Checkout and Login Pages
- Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes 421 Vulnerabilities, 62 Critical
- How the Words We Use About AI Threats Shape Our Security Decisions