Talos Takes Ep. #66: Dude, where's my bandwidth?
Summary: The latest episode of Talos Takes features Edmund Brumaghin discussing his research into proxyware, software that lets users sell a portion of their internet bandwidth for a small profit and that attackers are now using to spread malware and steal users' money. The episode also covers why these apps are potentially unwanted applications, the threat to enterprise users with remote workers and to personal PC users, and looks back on 10 years of Talos through interviews with its leaders.
What you should know: Proxyware turns a user's bandwidth into something attackers can exploit, and the episode frames remote workers as a specific exposure for enterprises - a reminder that the risk sits on machines your network controls but your users configure.
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