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The dangers of "Mercenary" groups and the spyware they create

The dangers of "Mercenary" groups and the spyware they create

FromTalos Takes


The dangers of "Mercenary" groups and the spyware they create

FromTalos Takes

ratings:
Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Asheer Malhotra is back to talk to Jon Munshaw about spyware and mercenary groups. Asheer recently helped publish Talos research on Mercenary Groups and why they're so dangerous in particular. We briefly touched on this topic in a past episode on the Predator/Alien spyware tag team, but this time we're getting into the broader field of what Mercenary groups are, exactly, and what makes them so dangerous. Asheer talks about recent steps governments have taken to curb the sale of spyware and why the "average" user should care about this topic, even though they're unlikely to ever be a target. 
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every week, host Jon Munshaw brings on a new guest from Talos or the broader Cisco Secure world to break down a complicated security topic in just five or 10 minutes. We cover everything from breaking news to attacker trends and emerging threats.