Now that Cisco Live is over, you can access both of Talos’ talks on-demand here if you registered for the online event.
The latest Beers with Talos episode covers how to push your career in cyber security forward when you feel like you’re stuck in a rut. Surprisingly, the hosts actually had some helpful insights to offer.
We also have our latest quarterly insights from Cisco Talos Incident Response, which recaps the most prevalent malware our responders have seen in the field so far this summer.
Cyber Security Week in Review
Many dark web forums have become more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many notorious sites have recently posted new positions for moderators and community managers in recent weeks, specifically citing the pandemic creating more need.
Discord deactivated several servers dedicated to spreading pirated adult movies. A recent report found many pages where users were trading and selling pirated images and videos stolen from their original creators, along with tools for additional scraping.
Amazon Web Services says it fought off the largest ever recorded distributed denial-of-service attack. A newly released report says AWS’ Shield protection service discovered a 2.3 Tbps attack in mid-February this year.
Concerns of a global DDoS attack threat source newsletter
