APJC Monthly Talos Update

Insights from the people who keep your network safe

Join Chetan Raghuprasad as he goes under the bonnet on important security topics with the intelligence team at Talos. In these 10 minute videos, they delve into important cybersecurity topics, asking the tough questions and giving the straight answers.

Latest episode

In this video Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad discusses a recent surge in activity from the hacker group GhostSec, and how they have evolved their tooling and affiliate program.

Previous Episodes

How are user credentials stolen and used by threat actors?

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Attackers don’t hack anyone these days. They log on.”
In this video, Talos threat researcher Chetan Raghuprasad describes the various tools and techniques bad actors are using to steal credentials so they can 'log on' with valid account details.

Talos Year in Review highlights and 2024 cybersecurity predictions

Talos' Chetan Raghuprasad gives his insights into the most prevalent cybersecurity threats of 2023, including network infrastructure attacks and the evolution of ransomware. Plus, he reveals which trends are likely to stick around next year.

The impact of leaked ransomware source code on the threat landscape

Hear from Talos security researcher Chetan Raghuprasad on how the recent leaks of ransomware source code is benefitting attackers, and allowing new ransomware groups to enter the threat landscape.

The potential rise of AI-powered criminals

In October's edition of our APJC monthly update, Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad discusses the areas where A.I may empower cyber criminal campaigns. We also discuss the opportunities that A.I can bring for defenders.

Driver-Based Attacks

Learn about the rise in undocumented malicious driver-based attacks, and how one example, RedDriver, targeted Chinese speakers and internet cafes.

 

About the hosts

Hazel Burton

Hazel is part of Cisco Talos and creates and edits each episode. She produces multi media content about what's happening in the threat landscape, in order to keep Cisco customers informed.

Chetan Raghuprasad

Chetan Raghuprasad is a cybersecurity researcher with Cisco Talos. He seeks to uncover the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by threat actors by reversing and analyzing the threats to identify the actors’ motives and their origin. Chetan has 15 years of experience in the Information Security sector, having worked within incident response and forensic analysis teams; analyzing attacks against institutions globally. He is CISSP certified and SANS-certified Malware Reverse Engineer.

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