25 Years of Uninterrupted Persistence

Hazel, Dave and Joe plot to celebrate Bill's 25 years at Talos with stories and a good old fashioned roast. The team also covers the latest security headlines, including AI-assisted vulnerability research, and why attackers still can’t resist abusing trusted systems (or Roblox). They also break down the latest Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends report, including: Phishing’s return as the top initial access vector AI-generated credential harvesting pages built in minutes Crimson Collective activity and GitHub token exposure Pre-ransomware incidents and early disruption Why logging (still) matters more than ever Read the full report at And for more guidance for defenders, check out this episode of The Talos Threat Perspective Plus: Crossbows, Metasploit nostalgia, and why, despite everything, security fundamentals still win.

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25 Years of Uninterrupted Persistence is an episode from Beers with Talos Podcast by Cisco Talos.

This episode is 46:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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