25 Years of Uninterrupted Persistence

Hazel, Dave and Joe plot to celebrate Bill's 25 years at Taloswith 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 https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q1-2026/

And for more guidance for defenders, check out this episode of The Talos Threat Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppL7JBshK8

Plus: Crossbows, Metasploit nostalgia, and why, despite everything, security fundamentals still win.