Cisco
By Cisco Security Business Group
Ten years ago, during Black Hat 2014, the world met Talos Threat Intelligence for the very first time. The name Talos is a unifying moniker that describes three groups that existed within Cisco after the Sourcefire acquisition: the Vulnerability Research Team (VRT), the Cisco Threat Research, Analysis, and Communications (TRAC) team, and Security Applications (SecApps).
Several ideas for a common name were shared among these teams, but one stood out - Talos, the protector of the shores. It fit well with their main mission of protecting customers. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since that time, Talos has accomplished a number of tremendous things early on, including publishing breaking research on the POSeidon point-of-sale malware, and helping to shut down that Angler exploit kit. Recent accomplishments include the massive amount of support and assistance provided to Ukraine, and the launch of the Network Resilience Coalition.
We're proud of Talos and can't wait to see what the next ten years look like.
In addition to celebrating Talos, Cisco will have many things happening during Black Hat this year.
At our booth (#1732), we will feature talks on ransomware, recent threat trends, and the latest Talos research. There will be demos, aligned to the Talos research, addressing the latest innovations for stopping identity-based attacks; detecting and stopping breaches; closing the exploit gap; and getting the most out of your threat intelligence programs. There are some interesting games at the booth as well, leading to a chance to win a unique Cisco Talos shirt available only during Black Hat.
We’re hosting an incident response workshop on August 7 at 1:50pm in Mandalay Bay Oceanside E, on Level 2. During this event, participants can get hands-on experience to develop their skills (e.g., identify patterns and correlations, prioritize incidents based on risk and impact), and test these abilities as they learn how to scope, contain, and eradicate threats like a pro.
We’ll also host a lunch and learn (August 7, 12:05 p.m. in Lagoon KL on Level 2), where members from Talos Threat Intelligence will lead tables through a game of Backdoors & Breaches over lunch and discuss recent trends and events.
Finally, there is a session being led by Talos’ Nick Biasini (August 7, 3pm, Mandalay Bay I), where he will present a threat briefing with insights and mitigation strategies related to identity attacks, zero-day exploits, ransomware, and infostealers.
We hope you’ll stop by and see Talos in action for yourself and catch one of their talks, from a session looking into the PDF phishing trends so far this year, to one that presents research based on a comprehensive analysis of the top 14 most active ransomware groups between 2023 and 2024, there is sure to be something for everyone.