Lightning-Fast Exploits Mean Patch Fast, Says Cisco Talos

Lightning-fast exploits mean patch fast, says Cisco Talos

Here's where you ought to spend your security billable hours budget this year Strengthen your MFA policies, double-down on anti-phishing training, and for Jobs' sake, patch all your vulns right away. The past year of intelligence collected by Cisco's Talos threat hunters suggests that attackers are moving faster to exploit vulns, and fooling more staff than ever into giving up their credentials. …

Cisco Talos 2025 year in review and lessons learned

The 2025 cybersecurity landscape was defined by a ruthless paradox: the lightning-fast weaponization of the new alongside the stubborn persistence of the old. This week at the RSAC 2026 conference, Cisco released its Talos 2025 Year in Review report, and it shows a new narrative has emerged for networking and security professionals. Attackers have moved beyond simple endpoint compromise, shifting their focus to the identity, supply chain, and ma…