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Aug 2023
11m 2s

Reading 2023's cybersecurity tarot cards

Cisco Talos
About this episode

Hazel Burton and Jon Munshaw use this week to look back on the top threats and cybersecurity trends so far in 2023 and the rest of the year. Hazel recently compiled Talos' Half-Year in Review, recapping the top stories that Talos has been following so far this year. She and Jon talk about what stood out from the report, what our researchers have been thinking about up to this point, and what we'll be discussing come December. 

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