Lessons from Ted Lasso for cybersecurity success
Essential information
- Published
- 24/04/2025 23:27
- Modified
- 25/04/2025 10:13
- Tags
- 2025-04-24 cactus ransomware cisco talos cybersecurity news hiring process initial access broker intellectual curiosity lagtoy lagtoy backdoor ted lasso xorddos
- Related entities
- 4 observables, 1 intrusion sets (apt), 12 techniques (mitre), 2 malware
Description
This article draws parallels between the popular TV show Ted Lasso and the cybersecurity industry, emphasizing the importance of intellectual curiosity in the field. The author, William Largent, discusses his approach to interviewing candidates for Talos, focusing on their innate curiosity rather than specific skillsets. The piece also covers recent cybersecurity news, including Cisco Talos' blog post on the initial access broker 'ToyMaker' and their custom backdoor 'LAGTOY'. Additionally, it highlights several security headlines, such as Apple's zero-day bug fixes and Microsoft's efforts to purge inactive Azure cloud tenants. The article concludes with information on upcoming events and prevalent malware files detected by Talos.