Talos Takes Ep. #50: Just like us, attackers are using Slack and Discord now more than ever
Summary: In this Talos Takes episode, Nick Biasini discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic-driven spike in remote work made collaboration apps like Slack and Discord a popular vector for spreading malicious links, images and files, and even for command and control. The episode also looks back on 10 years of Talos through interviews with its leaders and revisits major cybersecurity incidents from that period.
Key Takeaway: Attackers moved into the same Slack and Discord rooms where co-workers extend a close circle of trust, turning a collaboration channel into both a malware delivery path and a command-and-control link that defenders must now account for.
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