Talos Takes

About Talos Takes

Every two weeks, host Amy Ciminnisi brings on a new guest from Talos or the broader Cisco Security world to break down a complicated security topic. We cover everything from breaking news to attacker trends and emerging threats.

Publisher

Cisco Talos

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Aug 2022

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

70 of 241 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Honey, I Trapped the Adversary

   Amy interviews Martin Lee, a cybersecurity expert, on using simple decoys to disrupt adversaries and gather threat intelligence.

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   ClickFix, EtherHiding, and the rise of malicious code in the blockchain

   Researcher Vanja Svajcer explains to host Amy how threat actors use ClickFix and blockchain to hide malicious code, offering insights into evolving attack methods.

3. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Browser betrayal: When your tabs turn against you

   Security Engineer Sean Gallagher and host Amy explore a browser-based scam where cybercriminals exploit greed to trick others into self-sabotage for crypto-profits.

Inside a recent episode

Browser betrayal: When your tabs turn against you

Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And like with... Other click fix type campaigns, there's a bit of a social engineering thing going on here. They need to convince the targeted person that they need to drop this code in. The approach you're taking is a lot different than the usual click fix attack, which essentially is saying we're doing a. we're doing a Cloudflare check of your identity, or we're doing a CAPTCHA on you to see if you can identify yourself as human. And there's a problem with your computer. You need to run this command, right? So in this case, they're using this very elaborate social engineering campaign where they're trying to convince people that this is a security hole that they have discovered in these sites that And you can exploit it to make more money off of crypto trades by following these instructions. […]

Who has been a guest on Talos Takes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Martin Lee
• Vanja Svajcer
• Sean Gallagher
• Pierre Cadieux
• Terryn Valikodath

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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