Podcasts about Talos

In this episode, Hazel welcomes Talos researcher Ashley Shen to discuss the evolution of initial access brokers (IABs) and the importance of distinguishing between different types of IABs. We talk about the need for a new taxonomy to categorize IABs into three types: financially motivated (FIA), state-sponsored (SIA), and opportunistic (OIA) initial access groups. This taxonomy aims to improve threat modeling and defense strategies by providing a clearer understanding of the motivations and behaviors of different IABs. For more details, check out the blog that Ashley co-authored with other Talos researchers https://blog.talosintelligence.com/redefining-initial-access-brokers/

A jam packed episode of guests means a slightly longer Talos Takes for your feed today! We welcome Amy Chang and Omar Santos from Cisco, Vitor Ventura from Talos, and Ryan Fetterman from Splunk. Together, we discuss how AI isn't rewriting the cybercrime playbook, but it is turbo charging some of the old tricks, particularly on the social engineering side. We also touch on threat actor-built LLMs and where things may be headed. We then talk about how defensive strategies can leverage AI, particularly in the SOC, to increase visibility and make determinations a lot quicker. Resources mentioned in the episode:Talos' 2024 Year in ReviewCisco's State of AI Security reportDefending at machine speed, by Splunk

From clashing rocks to golden treasure, Jason and the Argonauts is the ultimate Greek mythological adventure. But what lies behind the legend? And why has it endured for millennia?In this episode, Tristan Hughes is joined by bestselling author Caroline Lawrence to chart Jason's epic quest for the Golden Fleece. From harpies and dragons to the witch Circe and the bronze giant Talos, discover the mythical monsters, heroic crossovers and extraordinary journey that make this tale a timeless example of the hero's journey — from Greece to Colchis and back again.For more of Caroline Lawrence and Jason and the Argonauts on The Ancients:The Minotaur: https://open.spotify.com/episode/72Efg0BmVFYunKg2FsDOQOThe Golden Fleece: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OtHIiiC87BN4RMyOngK0tPresented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music from Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here:https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK

Steven Leung from Cisco Duo joins Hazel to discuss the prevalence of identity-based attacks, why they're happening, and the various methods attackers are using to circumvent MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication), based on data in Talos' 2024 Year in Review. Topics we touch on include phishing, push spray attacks, and Adversary-in-the Middle campaigns, and throughout the episode Steven provides best practice recommendations for implementing MFA at scale, without increasing user friction.For more resources, check out the Duo blog, and Talos' 2024 Year in Review.

Azim Khodjibaev and Lexi DiScola join Hazel to discuss some of the most prolific ransomware groups (and why LockBit may end this year very differently to how they ended 2024). They also discuss the dominant techniques of ransomware actors, where low-profile tactics led to high-impact consequences.For the full analysis, download Talos' 2024 Year in Review at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2024yearinreview/

Esse é um episódio em parceria com o Tortinha de Climão. Marina fala sobre a história da IA, as aplicações nas ciências ambientais e dá uma problematizada em tudo. Links e referências O mito grego de Talos, o primeiro robô — Adrienne Mayor Computing Machinery and Intelligence – Alan Turing Mycin – Wikipedia The History […]

Todos saben que había un mexicano que viajaba en primera clase el día que se hundió el Titanic, ¿pero sabían del otro mexicano que fue testigo incidental de la tragedia? Además les platico la verdad sobre esa serie llamada 1883, del auto de fe de Fray Diego de Landa, anécdotas, curiosidades y mucho más.

Talos researchers Martin Lee and Thorsten Rosendahl join Hazel for the first of our dedicated episodes on the top findings from Talos' 2024 Year in Review. We discuss the vulnerabilities that attackers most targeted, how this compares with CISA's list, and how to protect network devices. Given how email lures are evolving, we spend some time chatting about how the current world news cycle may play into adversary's campaign cycles. And finally we touch on how to spot signs that your own sysadmin tools may be being used against you. For the full report, head to https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2024yearinreview/

FI is back as we discuss this weeks NWA Shockwave!- What is Aron Playing at?- Carson Drake defends against Alex Misery!- More drama with Kenzie Paige and Hunter Drake- Burchill takes on Zyon in a Jax Dane memorial match- Kerry Morton Underestimating ThrillBilly?- Immortals vs Daisy Kill & Talos!

Send us a textWe are joined by our friends from 30+Minutes with HPL podcast  to conclude our look at Smith's classic tale of necromantic vengeance, the Colossus of Ylourgne. We chat  Ikea, wicker men, Bond villains, Universal movie castings, Talos and Dungeons and Dragons.Download MP3 Alfredo; A Tragedy audio drama       The Colossus by HPLLPSupport the showContact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.comNight Shade Books Innsmouth Literary FestivalInnsmouth Book Club Facebook YoutubeBlueSky PatreonTim Mendees Innsmouth GoldDragon's Teeth Gaming Channel Graveheart DesignsMonster in my Bed podcast

Our technocratic future will have all of us corralled into smaller wards and sections to be under the watchful eye of surveillance A.I., creating a panopticon in extremis. The robot-human symbiosis is almost inevitable as we rely on simple machines and eventually anthropomorphic or human-like robots doing our bidding. It is going to take enormous effort to defend ourselves against the political, economic, social, technological, and other changes that are now being rapidly imposed upon us. No government is free from this soulless elite stranglehold. Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm, pacific time on groundzeroplus.com), Clyde Lewis talks about TALOS IN EXTREMIS.

The composer and producer, and multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds met the Cork singer-songwriter Eoin French aka Talos after he ran a marathon in Iceland. A friendship was struck, that quickly developed into a musical partnership, as seen at Sounds From A Safe Harbour in Cork in 2023, when the festival director Mary Hickson put the pair together for a collaboration. Now six months after Eoin's death,  Arnalds and French's family, friends and collaborators have been celebrating the artist's creativity and legacy with the stunning song they wrote together 'We Didn't Know We Were Ready'. The song was performed on The Tommy Tiernan show on RTÉ in January under Arnalds' Opia community banner with vocals from Niamh Regan, Ye Vagabonds, JFDR, The Staves, Sandrayati Fay, Dermot Kennedy, Laoise Leahy, Memorial, Christof Van Der Ven and most poignantly of all, Eoin's wife Steph French. In our chat with Ólafur today, he recounts meeting Eoin, their creative time spent together and the instructions he received from Eoin before he died to finish the record they made together, which will be released later this year.   * Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord community Songs referenced on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist   Listen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Pod.Link  

In this episode Hazel chats with Omid Mirzaei, a security research lead in the email threat research team at Cisco Talos. Omid and several Talos teammates recently released a blog on hidden text salting (or poisoning) within emails and how attackers are increasingly using this technique to evade detection, confuse email scanners, and essentially try and get phishing emails to land in people's inboxes. Hidden text salting is a simple yet effective technique for bypassing email parsers, confusing spam filters, and evading detection engines that rely on keywords. The idea is to include some characters into the HTML source of an email that are not visually recognizable.For more, head to the Talos blog 

The Best of the Month episode is now Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 25 minutes or so of the episode as a free preview. Members get to hear the whole episode on their member feeds or on Patreon direct.Welcome back.Kicking off season 5 of the Nialler9 Podcast with the return of our regular series in which Nialler and Andrea Cleary share their favourite music of the month.Discussing new albums from The Weather Station, MIKE, Pink Siifu, FKA Twigs among others; and songs from Lucy Dacus, Doechii, Niamh Regan, Japanese Breakfast, Olafur Arnalds, Talos and friends.We also chat the Choice Music Prize album nominations, Bluesky, The Traitors and films we've seen lately including Nosferatu, Blue Velvet/Lost Highway (RIP David Lynch) and The Substance [Nialler's Letterboxd].* Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord communityListen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS Feed | Pod.Link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A SkySplinter - Bomber/Talos (2000 Points)DrukhariSkysplinter AssaultStrike Force (2000 Points)CHARACTERSArchon (105 Points)• Warlord• 1x Blast pistol• 1x Huskblade• Enhancements: Nightmare ShroudBeastmaster (120 Points)• 1x Beastmaster◦ 1x Agoniser◦ 1x Splinter pods• 1x Clawed Fiend◦ 1x Clawed Fiend fists• 2x Khymerae◦ 2x Khymerae talons• 3x Razorwing Flock◦ 3x Razorwing feathersLelith Hesperax (95 Points)• 1x Lelith's bladesUrien Rakarth (80 Points)• 1x Casket of Flensing• 1x Haemonculus tools and scissorhandsBATTLELINEKabalite Warriors (110 Points)• 1x Sybarite◦ 1x Blast pistol◦ 1x Phantasm grenade launcher◦ 1x Sybarite weapon• 9x Kabalite Warrior◦ 1x Blaster◦ 9x Close combat weapon◦ 1x Dark lance◦ 1x Shredder◦ 1x Splinter cannon◦ 5x Splinter rifleWracks (55 Points)• 1x Acothyst◦ 1x Wrack blades• 4x Wrack◦ 1x Hexrifle◦ 1x Liquifier gun◦ 1x Ossefactor◦ 1x Stinger pistol◦ 4x Wrack bladesWracks (55 Points)• 1x Acothyst◦ 1x Wrack blades• 4x Wrack◦ 1x Hexrifle◦ 1x Liquifier gun◦ 1x Ossefactor◦ 1x Stinger pistol◦ 4x Wrack bladesWyches (90 Points)• 1x Hekatrix◦ 1x Blast pistol◦ 1x Hekatarii blade◦ 1x Phantasm grenade launcher• 9x Wych◦ 9x Hekatarii blade◦ 9x Splinter pistolDEDICATED TRANSPORTSRaider (80 Points)• 1x Bladevanes• 1x Dark lanceVenom (70 Points)• 1x Bladevanes• 1x Splinter cannon• 1x Splinter cannonVenom (70 Points)• 1x Bladevanes• 1x Splinter cannon• 1x Splinter cannonOTHER DATASHEETSCourt of the Archon (95 Points)• 1x Lhamaean◦ 1x Shaimeshi blade• 1x Medusae◦ 1x Close combat weapon◦ 1x Eyeburst• 1x Sslyth◦ 1x Shardcarbine◦ 1x Splinter pistol◦ 1x Sslyth battle-blade• 1x Ur-ghul◦ 1x Ur-ghul talonsCronos (50 Points)• 1x Spirit syphon• 1x Spirit vortex• 1x Spirit-leech tentaclesCronos (50 Points)• 1x Spirit syphon• 1x Spirit vortex• 1x Spirit-leech tentaclesGrotesques (80 Points)• 3x Grotesque◦ 3x Liquifier gun◦ 3x Monstrous weaponsMandrakes (70 Points)• 1x Nightfiend◦ 1x Baleblast◦ 1x Glimmersteel blade• 4x Mandrake◦ 4x Baleblast◦ 4x Glimmersteel bladeMandrakes (70 Points)• 1x Nightfiend◦ 1x Baleblast◦ 1x Glimmersteel blade• 4x Mandrake◦ 4x Baleblast◦ 4x Glimmersteel bladeScourges (130 Points)• 1x Solarite◦ 1x Close combat weapon◦ 1x Shardcarbine◦ 1x Solarite weapon• 4x Scourge◦ 4x Close combat weapon◦ 4x Drukhari haywire blasterScourges (130 Points)• 1x Solarite◦ 1x Close combat weapon◦ 1x Shardcarbine◦ 1x Solarite weapon• 4x Scourge◦ 4x Close combat weapon◦ 4x Dark lanceTalos (160 Points)• 2x Talos◦ 2x Talos gauntlet◦ 2x Twin Drukhari haywire blaster◦ 2x Twin liquifier gunVoidraven Bomber (235 Points)• 1x Bladed wings• 2x Dark scythe• 1x Voidraven missilesPart two of this show is for our patrons. You can subscribe and get access at patreon.com/aow40kDon't forget to join our discord as well when you become a patron!

This week on Drew Blood's Dark Tales, step into a crumbling dystopian world where humanity's last line of defense is not entirely human. Follow the chilling journey of Talos, a reanimated hunter tasked with eliminating threats in a society teetering on the edge of ruin. But when a rogue creation emerges with a vision to reshape the future, the line between savior and destroyer blurs. Filled with visceral action, haunting imagery, and thought-provoking questions about identity and purpose, this episode promises a gripping descent into a world where morality and survival collide. To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChillingEntertainmentYT Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/DrewBlood If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/DrewBlood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tracking Nature's Signals: An Interview with TALOS CEO Gregor LangerJoin us for an insightful episode where Torsten Kriening sits down with Gregor Langer, Co-Founder of TALOS, to discuss their groundbreaking work in satellite IoT technology. Learn how TALOS is utilizing ultra-compact IoT devices and proprietary satellite communication to track wildlife and livestock, contributing to conservation and sustainability efforts. Discover the inspiring journey of this Munich-based startup, their unique technology, and their vision for the future. Tune in to understand the broader implications of space technology on our planet and explore the exciting opportunities it offers.Useful Links:ICARUS (2018)ICARUS WebpageMax-Planck-Society teams up with TALOS (2025)Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.globalWe love to hear from you. Send us your thought, comments, suggestions, love lettersYou can find us on: Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and X!

Hazel sits down with Vanja Svajcer from Talos' threat research team. Vanja is a prolific malware hunter and this time he's here to talk about vulnerable Windows drivers. We've been covering these drivers quite a bit on the Talos blog over the last year, and during our research we investigated classes of vulnerabilities typically exploited by threat actors as well as the payloads they typically deploy post-exploitation. The attacks in which attackers are deliberately installing known vulnerable drivers only to later exploit them is a technique referred to as Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD). If you're curious about this topic and the recommendations our team has to help you address vulnerable drivers in your environment, then this episode is for you. The full research can be found at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/exploring-vulnerable-windows-drivers/

AI has hit Cardano. Bots are soon to be everywhere in 2025. Tune in as we take a look at a few of the first successful AI plays like $TALOS and $GLITCH as well as some tokens that are crossing chain into the mainstream like $COCK and $CHAD. Have questions? We'll be answering them LIVE. Freedom 35ers

The Last Word remembers some of the famous people who passed away in the last year.Journalist and broadcaster Tommie GormanJim Beard, keyboardist with Steely DanJohn Savident, who played Fred from Coronation streetTito Jackson from the Jackson 5Actor James Earl JonesMusician and producer Quincy JonesFormer Minister and TD Mary O'RourkeSinger Marlena ShawActor Dame Maggie SmithPaul Di'Anno from Iron MaidenJournalist and activist Nell McCaffertyWriter Edna O'BrienActor and musician Kris KristophersonActor Donald SutherlandActor Shelly DuvalPhilip Dadae Harvey from Soul II SoulActor Shannen DohertyActor and singer David SoulSinger Liam PayneJournalist Charlie BirdSinger Dickie RockComedian Jon KennyCommentator and national treasure Micheal O'MuircheartaighMusician Eoin French known as Talos

Discover how MiCA's best execution principles are reshaping institutional crypto trading in this MiCA Masters episode. Join Delphine Forma and Josh Peschko of Talos as they explore compliance strategies, infrastructure solutions, and the evolving global regulatory landscape.

Laelaps, Europa's yellow dog, has forgotten what love is, until Procris enters his life. His devotion to her will lead him to some unexpected places in this heartbreaking tale of loyalty and treachery. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.  Sound and production by Geoff Chong. Narrated by Sandy Bernard. Featuring Rufo Quintavalle as Minos and Zelda Rittner as Procris. And also featuring the lovely dogs, Luna and Gus. With huge thanks to their mistresses, Sandy and Gaëlle. Check out the substack Stelliferous for more on the constellations.

With Mitch, Matt and Lurene currently stuck in the void, the Beers with Talos B team duly elect themselves to reopen the sacred BWT airwaves with their own brand of nonsense. Hazel, Joe, Bill and Dave each share the security rabbit hole they went down this week - from analyst in-jokes about AI, oligarchs and bad actors refusing to learn good op sec, the songs you'd play to send a message mid-hack, and the long awaited return of Turkey Lurkey Man, TM. Dave's insane creation is back with an exciting new take on Thanksgiving. For all the latest and greatest Talos research not featuring six degrees of Ally McBeal, head to https://blog.talosintelligence.com

"The answer that came to me again and again was play. Every human society in recorded history has games. We don't just solve problems out of necessity. We do it for fun...Games are part of what makes us human. We see the world as a mystery, a puzzle, because we've always been a species of problem-solvers." This week, Rick is joined by Alex (Low Five Gaming) to approach the brinks of phenomenal consciousness and transhumanism in The Talos Principle, a 2014 puzzle game by Devolver Digital. Though the storyboarding and "plot" are fairly light (and reminiscent to the Book of Genesis), the implications of the story are far reaching: what is the fundamental turning point into the notion of Qualia, or phenomenal consciousness? And what of free will - do we have it? Join us as we discuss this, the Garden of Eden, how games can foster community, and much more. Please enjoy! (Below are only a few sources consulted for the episode that you may find interesting. I mention a few more in the episode!)Philosophize This! on consciousnessSam Harris and Daniel Dennet debate free willNick Bostrom's Simulation HypothesisClick on the following to find PPR on the web!PatreonJoin our DiscordTwitter Instagram Bluesky Thank you for listening! Want to reach out to PPR? Send your questions, comments, and recommendations to pixelprojectradio@gmail.com! And as ever, any ratings and/or reviews left on your platform of choice are greatly appreciated!

Back with our Religions in our Fandoms annual theme, Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell discuss the gods and religions in the Elder Scrolls videogame series!.Is Skyrim the same as Elder Scrolls? Is Elder Scrolls 6 ever coming out? What is the meaning of the Elder Scrolls? What is Talos the God of? Was Talos a good guy? How many years did Talos rule? Are Aedra and Daedra enemies? Is Sithis an Aedra or Daedra? What is a religious syncretism? What is a famous syncretic religion? What is synchronism in Christianity? Are Daedra evil Elder Scrolls? Who is the most evil Daedric lord? Are the divines dead in Elder Scrolls? We discuss all this and more in this one! Join in the conversation with us on Discord now!.Support our show on Captivate or Patreon, or by purchasing a comfy T-Shirt in our store!.Check out the rest of our RELIGIONS IN OUR FANDOMS episodes:https://player.captivate.fm/collection/928f3957-942d-45c7-b8ed-cd9647468a45.Listen to all of our Video Game episodes:https://player.captivate.fm/collection/409f2d81-9857-4426-b1f0-d8a02e58b150.Check out all of TJ's episodes:https://player.captivate.fm/collection/f4c32709-d8ff-4cef-8dfd-5775275c3c5e.Check out our other episodes with Christian:https://player.captivate.fm/collection/ebf4b064-0672-47dd-b5a3-0fff5f11b54cMentioned in this episode:Follow us on Instagram!@systematicgeekologyAnazao Ministries Podcasts NetworkCheck out all of the AMP network shows!Anazao Ministries Podcasts - AMP NetworkCheck out other shows like this on our podcast network! https://anazao-ministries.captivate.fm/Systematic GeekologyOur show focuses around our favorite fandoms that we discuss from a Christian perspective. We do not try to put Jesus into all our favorite stories, but rather we try to ask the questions the IPs are asking, then addressing those questions from our perspective. We are not all ordained, but we are the Priests to the Geeks, in the sense that we try to serve as mediators between the cultures around our favorite fandoms and our faith communities.Like and subscribe to our show on YouTube!A lot of our episodes along with bonuses, video exclusives, and some shorts are all available on our YouTube!YouTube

What happens when two sets of threat researchers from Talos and Splunk's SURGe team meet? Aside from some highly controversial opinions and omissions about the best horror movie, the team discuss what security trends are FUD, and what's actually fearful/ most challenging at the moment. Also, what is the security industry not aware of enough, and also too aware of? Plus some thoughts on cybersecurity awareness training and how we can do better. This is a great conversation facilitated by SURGe's Mick Baccio, with Joe Marshall and Nick Biasini from Talos, and Tamara Chacon and Audra Streetman from SURGe.Catch up on all the latest and greatest threat research from our friends at SURGe at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/surge.html

¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2024! Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a otro Podcast sobre novelas de Warhammer 40k en TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Unete como FAN a Terraescribiente! apoya este proyecto, escucha todos los audios y participa en los Sorteos de cada mes! "CABALLERO DE LA SOMBRA". Serie Amos de la noche Parte 1. Historia Corta de Warhammer 40000 Talos y los Señores de la Noche de First Claw quedan atrapados en una nave imperial abandonada por los Marines Espaciales de los Ángeles Sangrientos. ¿Sus visiones resultarán ser un regalo o una maldición? Aquí es donde todo comenzó con la primera historia de los Señores de la Noche de Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Conoce a Talos, Uzas, Cyrion y al resto con una historia que sienta las bases para toda la trilogía de los Señores de la Noche. LA HISTORIA Vuelve al inicio de la serie de los Señores de la Noche de Aaron Dembski-Bowden con una historia precuela de Talos y sus compañeros guerreros de First Claw. Durante una posible misión de rescate a bordo de una nave imperial abandonada, los Señores de la Noche se encuentran con los Marines Espaciales del Capítulo de los Ángeles Sangrientos, aislados de su punto de extracción y de cualquier esperanza de refuerzos, deben trabajar rápidamente si quieren salvar su propio pellejo. Pero Talos está atormentado tanto por su propio pasado como por su nebuloso futuro, y sus oscuras visiones dan una sombría profecía de lo que vendrá. Escrito por Aaron Dembski Bowden. Por favor sigue las redes y grupos: Canal de Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCcO2s1NCrQqLpfFR3u Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerraEscriba Telegram: https://t.me/+62_TRJVg-3cxNDZh Instagram: www.instagram.com/terraescribiente/ Tik tok: www.tiktok.com/@terraescribiente Youtube: www.youtube.com/@Terraescribiente También subscríbete a TERRAESCRIBIENTE en IVOOX, ITUNES Y SPOTIFY! Dale me gusta a cada Podcast y coméntalos! Ayuda mucho! Gracias! Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de TERRAESCRIBIENTE. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/747547

In "Let's talk Institutional Crypto'", podcast host Deborah Tan-Pink gets into the heart of institutional crypto with Samar Sen, Head of Asia-Pacific at Talos and Nicholas Foo, SVP of Trading at Sygnum Singapore.  Episode Highlights:

The Talos IR Quarterly Trends Q3 2024 is out now! In this episode Hazel Burton, Craig Jackson and Bill Largent discuss three big themes: some new ransomware players, the 'Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver' trend, and why password spray attacks are making a comeback. Check out the full report at https://blog.talosintelligence.com/incident-response-trends-q3-2024/

In which the crew wind down from the Talos fight with some social links and testing their might against an Alloy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-slaywrights/support

Galva has unwittingly unleashed the Shade of Talos onto her crew, so that needs to be dealt with. After that, our heroes finally discover the secret Giga stole from the Aether Council that they desperately want back. CW for emetophobia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-slaywrights/support

The internet's #1 fake history podcast is here this week with lore from Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series! We'll be looking at some Imperial propaganda around his genesis as the 9th Divine and conqueror of all of Tamriel, then contrasting that with some heretical texts that maybe paint a different picture!If you want to check out our other Elder Scrolls episodes, you can find them on our website or on Spotify:The Elder Scrolls Creation Myth | SpotifyAncestor Moths and the Creation of the Elder Scrolls | SpotifyDisappearance of the Dwemer | SpotifyThe Daedric Princes | SpotifyThe Hist and the Argonians | SpotifyRedguards and Elder Scrolls 6 Speculation | SpotifyMolag Bal, Mannimarco, and the Soulburst | SpotifyThe Khajiit | SpotifyTo support the show, head to our Patreon or Kofi for exclusive content, or check out our Merch Store to grab some Lore Boys branded merch.Check out James's stream on Twitch!To join the discussion and suggest a topic, check out our Discord.As always, we super appreciate you listening, and hope that if you enjoy the show you'll tell your friends and leave us a review on iTunes and the rest our social media. We wanna hear from you guys, so shoot us an email at contact@loreboys.com . Get ad-free content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's almost October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In this special Cybersecurity Awareness Month episode of Meraki Unboxed, security experts discuss the evolution of cybersecurity, current trends, and key integration technologies. Tune in to learn about the importance of strong cybersecurity measures, the role of AI in threat mitigation, and best practices for lifecycle management. HostTanner Yehlik, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Meraki GuestsChris Pacheco, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Meraki  Chris Weber, Product Manager, Cisco Meraki Check out the Meraki Security Hub to learn more about MX security and the power behind the platform: https://meraki.cisco.com/security-hub/ Want to hear more about cybersecurity? Tune into the Beers with Talos podcast, with new episodes every other Thursday. https://talosintelligence.com/podcasts/shows/beers_with_talos

Hazel Burton steps in as guest host this week to talk to Brad Garnett, the head of Cisco Talos Incident Response, and JK Lialias, the head of cybersecurity product marketing for Splunk. Brad and JK share two exciting in which Talos is being incorporated into Splunk now, and what that means for the ways we can keep users more secure. They also talk about what better visibility into attacker trends means for the end user and defenders.

From now on, the Best of the Month episode is Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 25 minutes or so. Patreon members get to hear the whole episode on their member feeds or on Patreon direct. It's the Nialler9 Podcast's monthly episode where Niall and Andrea recommend albums and songs of recent weeks.Episode 261 of the Nialler9 Podcast features albums from MJ Lenderman and Sabrina Carpenter, along with songs from Moin, Adore, RÓIS, and a song discovery from Another Love Story festival.We also pay tribute to Eoin French, of the Cork project Talos who sadly passed away last month.* Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord communityListen on Apple | Android | ACAST | Patreon | Pocketcasts | CastBox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS FeedShow notesSongs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify PlaylistFollow Nialler9 on Insta | Twitter | Youtube | Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Nutland from Talos' Threat Intelligence team joins the show this week to talk to Jon about his report on the BlackByte ransomware group. They cover why this group is actually more active than we initially thought, and check on the general state of ransomware at this point in 2024. 

https://youtu.be/jVSMBcT3GnI This week on the podcast, we cover the National Public Data breach that may have leaked every American's social security number. After that, we discuss research from TALOS on how attackers can abuse Microsoft applications on macOS to gain access to your camera and microphone. We end the episode by discussing recent research on how attackers are attempting to evade Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.

https://youtu.be/wft_hpC-_Wo This week on the podcast, we cover the National Public Data breach that may have leaked every American's social security number. After that, we discuss research from TALOS on how attackers can abuse Microsoft applications on macOS to gain access to your camera and microphone. We end the episode by discussing recent research on how attackers are attempting to evade Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.

He's been here since the beginning, and now he's ready to reflect on the past 10 years of Cisco Talos. Matt Watchinski, the Vice President of Talos for Cisco, joins Jon this week to talk about Talos' recently celebrated 10th birthday and talk about the company's origins, how we've managed to balance growth and culture, and his favorite memories from the past 10 years. 

This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn podcast. Normal business resumes following last week's debut Film Club offering as Hugh Carr of iRadio fame returns to the co-host microphone, and he's got five bulletproof Fall Out Boy songs with him in honour of this week's rather nostalgia-fuelled main event. Throw in a stacked news section and it's all to play for on NO ENCORE this week. Don't forget, you can get this and every new NO ENCORE episode 24 hours early and ad-free, AND additional bonus audio content by signing up to Patreon.com/NOENCORE.ACT ONE (4:20): Following the tragic and untimely passing of Eoin French aka Talos, we try to find some words to honour the man's memory and the wonderful music he leaves behind. ACT TWO (10:10): Our weekly news section features a typically ebullient Melvin Benn, the Olympics closing ceremony overloading Shazam, Nine Inch Nails providing a valid reason to see a Jared Leto movie, Kurt Cobain sparking a thoroughly modern debate, Ian Wright being awesome, a producer of a classic pop song sounding off, and the most important songs of Bryan Danielson's life. ACT THREE (45:25): Top 5 Fall Out Boy Songs.-Follow Hugh Carr on Instagram / X / TikTokListen to Seansalaíthe Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HORDE MODE: https://discord.gg/ZwASQMqQZS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer On this week's episode, Brad and Eric talk about one of 40k's most iconic army pieces, the Distraction Carnifex! Tune in to find out how many times the hosts will get distracted on tangents during the episode, talking about Path of Exile's new league or insulting Space Marine players for free. RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: The Smash Captain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfLd2EhPcbQ TIMESTAMPS: 00:15 - Intro 01:20 - Horde Mode and Votes for Next Episode 03:43 - What is a Distraction Carnifex? 08:41 - The Carnifex over the Editions 11:41 - Haruspex 14:41 - Ghazghkull Thraka 17:16 - Talos 19:24 - The Monolith 21:29 - Wraithlord 23:30 - Nurglings 25:21 - Baneblade 27:26 - The Rogal Dorn 29:14 - Saint Celestine 31:53 - Kastellan Robots 34:02 - Land Raider 36:48 - Brutalis Dreadnought 38:21 - Final Thoughts 39:02 - Outro SHOW LINKS: Poorhammer YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thepoorhammerpodcast Poorhammer Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/feed/poorhammer Our Producers for July: Blizted_Brain Brandon Janky Brandon O'Carroll DemolitionMann DrLace ElecMan24 Jan Geisse Joel Rachels Kiwifruitbird Lord Partridge II Michael DiLullo Noel Rock Scott Gray The Fucking God Emperor of Mankind Wargame Simulator Our Biggest Supporters: 3D Frank 4K_Fart 99Nines Adrian Franke Alex Fuja All knighter Andreas Andrew Kubicek BedlamsNemesis Beff Jezos Cameron R Christian Schrewelius Viklund Christopher Gargagliano Chroma Veil Craig Judge Cube1359 Devin Voiles Dominick Colacicco DragonEgg Duskers Edward Lawrence Ellis Corten Ethan Gerard Ezelvor Finn Smailes Gathering Clouds Grundle Bundle Gyarados HappyBrontosaurus HELLFIRE HypherionTV Iaian Jacob Gibson Jarrett DiPerna Jaydon Joell kalex kylethewarrior L'Etranger (Lukus) Le BloupBloup Logan Bannach Madison Ramanama Matthew Tsushima Michael Melcher Mixolydius MoistToast Monkey218 morfiel55 Nick DeFeo Nicky Nj harlan North OwlBeeBark Pierce Protius7331 Retr0Brave Rookie XP RossWarlock Samuel Summerfield Sarah Hanson SeveredSage Skibidi Ohioboss of Tzeentch Sophia Of Luna Squerson The Marine who plays Tau Thecrusader13 Thrango Timothy Cody VarthaMark Vaultguardian Warm Hotcakes Wolmine Yassir ZAZOU Our Supporters: 10,001 Games 100 jonny Ace admiral stiffplank Aizengale Alan Townshend-Carter Alexander Alexander Prentiss Alice Queen of Hearts Always go full OwO AMF2032 Andres Cedillo Andrew Pope anpespi Antares Anthony Annweiler Aristedes Hristopoulos Asuka Lang.String Austin Baker Austin J Bell BadBadger Banana Dad BeckettBaladas Ben Benjamin Nafziger bigb293 Bitterness745 BladeSwinga BlankSlate Bobthemime BRAIDYN NICHOLSON Brother Captain Corskadai BrownDog2 Bryan BulletSponge7 Caboose Call-me-vito Cameron Rigby Cammron Morrison cecropic Cephalopope Certified Unfunny César Almeida Chad Blackford Chaosheaven234 Chris Compton Chris H. 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HORDE MODE: https://discord.gg/ZwASQMqQZS PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton POORHAMMER MERCH! https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer   On this week's episode, Brad and Eric talk about one of 40k's most iconic army pieces, the Distraction Carnifex! Tune in to find out how many times the hosts will get distracted on tangents during the episode, talking about Path of Exile's new league or insulting Space Marine players for free.   RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: The Smash Captain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfLd2EhPcbQ   TIMESTAMPS: 00:15 - Intro 01:20 - Horde Mode and Votes for Next Episode 03:43 - What is a Distraction Carnifex? 08:41 - The Carnifex over the Editions 11:41 - Haruspex 14:41 - Ghazghkull Thraka 17:16 - Talos 19:24 - The Monolith 21:29 - Wraithlord 23:30 - Nurglings 25:21 - Baneblade 27:26 - The Rogal Dorn 29:14 - Saint Celestine 31:53 - Kastellan Robots 34:02 - Land Raider 36:48 - Brutalis Dreadnought 38:21 - Final Thoughts 39:02 - Outro   SHOW LINKS: Poorhammer YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thepoorhammerpodcast Poorhammer Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/feed/poorhammer   Our Producers for July: Blizted_Brain Brandon Janky Brandon O'Carroll DemolitionMann DrLace ElecMan24 Jan Geisse Joel Rachels Kiwifruitbird Lord Partridge II Michael DiLullo Noel Rock Scott Gray The Fucking God Emperor of Mankind Wargame Simulator   Our Biggest Supporters: 3D Frank 4K_Fart 99Nines Adrian Franke Alex Fuja All knighter Andreas Andrew Kubicek BedlamsNemesis Beff Jezos Cameron R Christian Schrewelius Viklund Christopher Gargagliano Chroma Veil Craig Judge Cube1359 Devin Voiles Dominick Colacicco DragonEgg Duskers Edward Lawrence Ellis Corten Ethan Gerard Ezelvor Finn Smailes Gathering Clouds Grundle Bundle Gyarados HappyBrontosaurus HELLFIRE HypherionTV Iaian Jacob Gibson Jarrett DiPerna Jaydon Joell kalex kylethewarrior L'Etranger (Lukus) Le BloupBloup Logan Bannach Madison Ramanama Matthew Tsushima Michael Melcher Mixolydius MoistToast Monkey218 morfiel55 Nick DeFeo Nicky Nj harlan North OwlBeeBark Pierce Protius7331 Retr0Brave Rookie XP RossWarlock Samuel Summerfield Sarah Hanson SeveredSage Skibidi Ohioboss of Tzeentch Sophia Of Luna Squerson The Marine who plays Tau Thecrusader13 Thrango Timothy Cody VarthaMark Vaultguardian Warm Hotcakes Wolmine Yassir ZAZOU   Our Supporters: 10,001 Games 100 jonny Ace admiral stiffplank Aizengale Alan Townshend-Carter Alexander Alexander Prentiss Alice Queen of Hearts Always go full OwO AMF2032 Andres Cedillo Andrew Pope anpespi Antares Anthony Annweiler Aristedes Hristopoulos Asuka Lang.String Austin Baker Austin J Bell BadBadger Banana Dad BeckettBaladas Ben Benjamin Nafziger bigb293 Bitterness745 BladeSwinga BlankSlate Bobthemime BRAIDYN NICHOLSON Brother Captain Corskadai BrownDog2 Bryan BulletSponge7 Caboose Call-me-vito Cameron Rigby Cammron Morrison cecropic Cephalopope Certified Unfunny César Almeida Chad Blackford Chaosheaven234 Chris Compton Chris H. Christian Marti Christopher Andrews Christopher Hutchinson Christopher Polly Christopher Winn CodyHawk Caster Cohl Adams Connor Melville Corran Gautier CrankDaddy Crisis Faith Damian Preciado Dan H. Bentsen Daniel Ashe DankBonkRipper69 DaRobotGuy13 David David Martinez Dicedragon777 dixoniii Dr. Battle Drad DrCake Drowsy duckduckgoat Eamon echoes act zero Ed Yoon Eddie Kelliher Edgemassa EldritchBee Emily Sturdy Emily W EnchanterAedan Eric Kelly Eric Lapchenko Ethan Mazurek eugene-sy Evan Langlois Falcon Kirby Fedora Appreciator Floof_Marine Florian A. Fooby Gaige Parrott Gareef Garrett Johnson Garrett Seaton Gaterpiller gbrell Geoffrey Bowser George McC George Reimers GilgameshVS. Gom Abdul-Jabbar Gort Graeme Harrison Grant Lambert grenade0219 Gunfrigginbelieveable Harlan Swiftmane64 Henry Podgorski Hetyey Botond Hunter548 IMayBeCanadian Imogen Infernicus Islingr317 Ivan Kong J Jabbar Haider Jack Clifford Jack Porter Jack Saggese Jacob Cantor Jake Lancaster Jake Palicki James Abell James W. Orkshop jaquamy Jared Kemmerling Jarrod Williams Jawnny JC Jeff JeFF Stumpo Jeff Wong jeremy barnard Joey Weela John Lillo John Nakar Jonathan Novak Jordan Strunk Joshua Galvez Joshua Rosenthal Julie Low Justen Davidson Kaalia Kaden Matuszewski Kawaii demon cat AJ Kazarik Kilian1936 Killowatt KitsuneCurator Kizna Kory Anderson Krashnox Krimpey Krippe kyhariel Kyle Pelletier Lame One Landscape Laurie Ruberl LB Trooper Leo Boyce Leopard Local Thallid lordmilitant LostAus Louis Finney LuckyLexi Maciej Piwowarczyk MadMax997 Mae Ember Malte Mao Marco Fubini Mason lloyd Mathieu Rodrigue Matthew Burke Max McFloss Megas-Cadron michael ernst Michael Frazier Michael Kratochvil michael robinson Michael Sullivan Michael Vincent Mikal Mandichak Nathan Simas Ncf Nicholas Nussbaum Nick Podrebarac Night Running NightTrace Norman Conquest OG Fili Ol' Slappy OlivierSC oreio8991 Otto Canon P1 Press Start Patrick Patrick Moore Paul Skonieczny Paul Wilson Peter Bennett Phrenologer Planetgirl Platinum Alias Pokemon12602 PrawnPapi Promethius Ramen kun Rasmus Eriksson ratbeast83 Red_Tx RevolverGunman Riley Goddard Riley Westfall Robb H McConnell Rory O'Neil RPGrenade Ryan Schnepfe Ryan Shaw Sailehaem Samdroid Scrubbing SCRUNGUS Sean Lein Selcar Seraph XIII Shady Cyanide shashi Sidertrune Sir Nicolas des Cocotiers Sleazy P Martini Snot Lite SofaLordOfCouch Sol SolidBlock Solonite Someradom Person Soupy Sucks Spencer Noell Spongle Spootyone Stephen Beckman Stephen Witham Steven Walsh Stinger123 Stormy superkeaton Swamp Fox234 SwonkUaeb Teodor Mintov That Little Skaven thatmoiety The2player TheBustinJustin themooserix Thenoble117 TheNuclearEagle TheOOFVideoWasPOGSoThisIsWhy Thomas Williams TMD Gaming Tomás Nieves Irizarry tongole Karanu Trog TurquoiseTempest TyrisUnbreakable UnkindlyRook Vihrug VinosScum Voegelnator VValmartgreeter Waymaker Werner 'Illindi' Wallman Whasian WhiteHammer Will Miller Will Wagner willisbetter XsandmanunitedX . Zachary Haben Zaveris Zeed Zeffy Zeke Zenith   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to email more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address.   Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRuler Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnekuoSora Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Show Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio   Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307   Licensed Music Used By This Program: “Night Out” by LiQWYD CC BY   “Thursday & Snow (Reprise)” by Blank & Kytt CC BY   “First Class” by Peyruis CC BY   “Funky Souls” by Amaria CC BY

Hazel Burton guest hosts this week to recap the top threats observed by Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) in the second quarter of 2024. She's then joined by Talos' Joe Marshall and Craig Jackson to pick out some of the most interesting stories from the report.

Joe Marshall, Talos' resident ICS and IoT expert, and Pierre Cadieux from Talos Incident Response join Jon this week to discuss data breaches. Between Snowflake, AT&T, Ticketmaster and more, we should probably assume our data has been part of a leak somewhere. So what steps should you take to prepare for this inevitability? Or what should you do when you get a data breach notification from a company?

Anton Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Talos — a one-stop shop for institutional digital asset trading. In this episode, Katz shares how large buy-side institutions such as hedge funds and asset managers are entering the crypto market, and why a lack of asset diversity is keeping others sidelined. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 04:40 Institutional Trading 11:19 Institutional Adoption 17:02 Market Opportunities This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Polkadot Polkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more head to polkadot.network The Block Community The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity The Block Newsletters The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters

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This week we talk about mergers, acquisitions, and the Shale Oil Revolution.We also discuss liquid natural gas, energy diplomacy, and political hypocrisy.Recommended Book: Eversion by Alastair ReynoldsTranscriptFor the sixth year in a row, the United States is the largest oil producer in the world.As of March 2024, it's producing an average of 12.93 million barrels of oil per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration, and it periodically pops above that average for stretches of time, like in December of last year when it managed to average just over 13.3 million barrels per day.That's an absolutely astonishing volume of oil.For context, while Saudi Arabia remains the holder of the world's most substantial spare oil capacity and was the largest oil exporter in 2023, they set aside plans to increase output to 12 million barrels a day back in January, which leaves them about a million barrels a day shy of the expansion target they set in 2020.In 2023, the US produced about 28% more oil than Russia and about 33% more than Saudi Arabia, on average.The US is becoming a huge player in oil exports, too, but it really shines if you look at not just crude oil, but also natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products. In aggregate, in 2023, the United States exported nearly the same volume of these products that both Saudi Arabia and Russia produced, not exported, which is pretty wild.As is the fact that in December of 2023, the US exported about 400 billion more cubic feet of natural gas than it imported; and it imports a lot, and it only started exporting natural gas a few years ago, so that's the figure for an industry that didn't even exist until 2016, and didn't really grow until the 2020s.The US hasn't always been this kind of force in the global oil market. It's long been a consumer of huge quantities of the stuff, but while it produced a decent amount until the late-90s, competing with Russia and trailing Saudi Arabia, though not by much, US production levels dropped substantially beginning in the early 90s, the US becoming a huge importer of fossil fuels, its production levels dipping down to something closer to those of Iran by the mid-2000s; when 9/11 happened in 2001, one of the big concerns was that the US's fundamental reliance on Middle Eastern oil would complicate its military options and hamstring its economy.That all changed, though, with what became known as the Shale Revolution, when the widespread investment in and deployment of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" technologies, combined with developments that allowed for horizontal drilling, opened up huge swathes of new oil-rich territories in the US and Canada, making what were previously usable, but incredibly expensive to exploit fossil fuel resources less expensive and easier to tap, and southern US states in particular saw a wave of new and expanded drilling, leading to a surge in the US's production output, and ultimately allowing the US to become the top producer in the world beginning in 2018.The degree to which this has changed things, geopolitically, cannot be overstated, in the US and globally.Stateside, petroleum prices became less tethered to the whims and political motivations of mostly Middle Eastern nations and Russia, which, working together via the OPEC+ oil cartel, were long able to threaten and coerce the US government and its allies in various ways.That remained the case for a while, even after this shale oil boom, as production and export figures weren't optimally aligned. But as this new reality has set in, the US government has been more strategic in how it has stockpiled fossil fuels resources and how it's been willing to use those stockpiles to manage price fluctuations, for itself and its allies, when warranted.This has also been important for manufacturing, shipping, and other energy-hungry aspects of the US economy, and it has stoked booms in all sorts of consumer-facing industries, alongside the deployment of power-hungry infrastructure like new power plants and data centers.Globally, this increased production has allowed the US to become a player in energy diplomacy, exporting fuel to allies that needed it because of disasters or foreign meddling, and recently, the US has taken this up a notch by bolstering Europe's energy supplies in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine—an invasion that led to sanctions from the EU against Russia, those sanctions arriving more slowly than they might have otherwise arrived because of concerns that Russia's stranglehold on much of the bloc's energy resources might turn into a chokehold, hobbling their economies, military preparedness, and civilian support for the sanctions, because people would be paying extreme prices for ever-shrinking volumes of energy.In the decades leading up to that invasion, many European nations, especially Germany, completely recalibrated their economies so they could profit from Russian fuel, so the fear that those fuel supplies would dry up if they made the wrong move, supported Ukraine too ardently, was a significant concern and shaped a lot of what happened in those early days of the invasion.The US started exporting liquified natural gas to the bloc, though, which is gas that's turned into a liquid using incredibly low temperatures, which shrinks it so that it's easier and cheaper to ship. And these shipments arrived first in drips and drabs, because the infrastructure on the receiving end, to convert that chilly liquid gas back into room-temperature, full-volumed gas, needed to be installed, but once that infrastructure was in place, LNG began to arrive from the US in huge volumes, a whole new energy economy popping up essentially overnight, relative to how these things typically go, anyway. And that enabled more and sterner sanctions from the EU, of a kind that may not have been feasible, lacking that energy resource backstop.What I'd like to talk about today is another, even more recent development within the US oil industry, and what it might mean for the future of this industry.—In 2023 alone, the businesses that make up the US energy sector spent about $250 billion scooping up clients, suppliers, and rivals.A poll of energy executives in December of the same year suggested we could see another $50 billion or so invested in more acquisitions and mergers over the next two years, and in 2024, so far, as of mid-March, we've already seen APA buy Callon, Chesapeake buy Southwestern, Talos buy QuarterNorth, and Sunoco acquire NuStar; these deals all close at the tale-end of Q1 or in Q2 2024, and they were worth around $4.5, $7.4, $1.29, and $7.3 billion, respectively, so nearly $20.5 billion worth of big oil industry deals, already, and the year is just getting started, so that $50 billion figure is looking prescient.The majority of next-step deals are expected to center around the Permian Basin, which is located in western Texas, with a little bit of overflow across the border into New Mexico.This basin is the highest-producing oil field in the US, generating nearly 6 million barrels of oil and around 25 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day, as of early 2024, and this is a region of intense investment and growth; oil fields around the country are shutting down, and that increase in gas and oil production that we're seeing is mostly the consequence of more effective technologies and upgrades in the hardware and software being used by the industry.So better exploration, better tools to get to the best pockets of resources, better capturing technologies and means of shuttling what they pump from place to place—it's a full stack of better tech and systems, and that is allowing the industry to consolidate its sprawl into fewer areas, many of them in the Permian Basin, and that's thought to be part of why we're seeing so much consolidation at the moment: more investment in fewer wells and fields in a smaller portion of the country is leading to more output, and that means the bigger companies with more R&D capacity and higher-end assets will tend to have a bigger advantage than their more dispersed, smaller rivals.It's anticipated, though, that a collection of variables, including that consolidation, will actually slow the growth of the US's fossil fuel-based energy industry, at least for the next few years.Less activity from fewer business entities and fewer investments that will lead directly to higher output is expected to nudge that 12.93 million barrels a day up by maybe 120,000 or 170,000 barrels per day, rather than the previously projected 1 million barrel a day increase.That's the EIA projection, as least—some other analysts have higher expectations, in some cases double or quadruple that range, but the general consensus is that more of the oil wealth in this region being owned by larger entities that are aiming for consolidation, not growth in the sense of exploring and exploiting a bajillion new wells, will likely lead to a period of more tempered industry-wide growth, and probably a period in which these now-bigger companies will be focusing on getting all their ducks in a row, reducing redundancies and inefficiencies in their new, combined collection of assets, and possibly eyeballing other acquisition targets, as well—so that'll means more investment in efficiencies, less investment in upping those already sky-high production numbers.All of this is happening within the context of efforts, globally, to reduce humanity's reliance on and use of fossil fuels. And that's led to some strange combinations of policies and political messaging, and no shortage of claims of hypocrisy from all sides of the conversation.Case in point: even as US President Biden has celebrated US energy independence and the associated security enabled and supported by this expansion of fossil fuel production and processing, he has also flogged and signed all sorts of laws and regulations meant to reduce oil use and to increase the deployment of solar, wind, and other clean energy sources.He's also pushed hard for government investment in clean energy and related infrastructure, including things like electric vehicles and upgrades for homes, and he's not alone in this: other wealthy nations in particular have been pushing hard to emphasize and enable this transition, as all the data indicates the faster we shift away from burning fossil fuels and engaging in other emitting activities, the less destructive the impacts of human-amplified climate change will be, and the less expensive it will ultimately be to adapt to those new realities, and to stop making them worse; to fully transition to a net-zero, and then eventually, a practically non-emittive future.This seemingly bipolar stance can be disorienting, especially for those it directly impacts.And consequently, rather than making everyone happy, as both sides of the climate change, renewables conversation are getting a fair bit of what they want due to these seemingly opposing investments, it's mostly just pissing everyone off, as environmentalists, climate change activists, and everyday people who are concerned about the impacts of the changing climate that they're seeing around them, more and more each year, are irritated that the segue to a non-emittive energy future isn't happening faster, while oil, gas, and coal companies are peeved that they're being elbowed out, despite having arguably gotten the country to where it is today, provide the US economy with a substantial chunk of its overall income and wealth, and in a very real way enable modern, everyday life—even for those people who want them and their products to disappear as quickly as possible.That perception of hypocrisy is difficult to sidestep, then, because while, yes—there has been a lot of new, clean infrastructure deployed, many EV and similar companies have been invested in, and on the other side there have been all those big expansions of oil and gas infrastructure and an increase in the market for those sorts of products—these two narratives are also in diametric opposition to each other, at least in the long-term, and slow-walking a transition away from fossil fuels makes climate change worse, its impacts more devastating and longer-lasting, the worst stuff arriving faster, too, while the shift toward cleaner energy is stealing market share from those emittive energy companies, and this movement toward renewables puts a cap on fossil fuel companies' very existence, as well—some policies suggesting that they can't exist, or at least not exist at any real scale, doing the type of business they've always done, past a certain, government-mandated date.And both of these perspectives are arguably true; so those victories both sides are accumulating are often lost in the sea of concomitant victories for the perceptually opposing side, which manifest as losses for the non-victorious side.It's worth noting, too, that both sides actually have pretty good arguments, in isolation.Lacking the dominant, fossil fuel-based energy sources of today, the US military wouldn't be able to operate; it simply wouldn't be able to function, which would have all sorts of knock-on effects, until and unless all of those vehicles and missiles and other bits of hardware could be replaced with cleaner versions of the same.Lacking a full-scale replacement of every fuel-chugging car, bus, train, jet, and other piece of transportation infrastructure, the US economy would come to a halt, overnight, and that would wreak untold havoc in-country and around the world.There's a chance that certain plastic goods would disappear, too, and a gobsmackingly large portion of all things created in the modern world are made of some kind of plastic, which is a petroleum product, and the well-being of that industry is in some ways correlated with the well-being of the rest of the industry's efforts.That said, if we don't shift away from the use of these fuels and materials soon, we may lose the ability to counter some of the worst impacts of climate change, including many that are deadly, like overpowered and more regular storms and heatwaves, and others that will take out ecosystems and the creatures living in those ecosystems, permanently, changes to their conditions arriving so quickly they don't have a change to adapt.Military conflicts and economy collapses may seem quaint compared to the cost and loss of lives and treasure associated with forthcoming, more common, climate change-triggered disasters and norm-shifts.There's some indication that some Big Oil companies are making tweaks to how they do things in order to reduce the distance between their economic priorities and the priorities of folks who want them to stop pumping more fossil fuels from the ground.Top mining officials from Saudi Arabia recently announced they're building out the systems and hardware necessary to extract the more than $2.5 trillion worth of metals they're so far located in their territory, for instance, and other state-run businesses have suggested they intend to do the same: leveraging their knowledge, tools, and expertise to mine and process some of the resources that'll be most necessary (and thus, valuable) for the transition to cleaner energy.Some US-based Big Oil companies have made announcements about their own intentions in this regard, some saying they'll pull lithium from their oil wells, while others claim they're investing in rare earth mining infrastructure.ExxonMobil recently announced that it would be returning to one of its old, long-closed oil wells in a small town in Arkansas to mine lithium there, which could be beneficial for their bottom line, but also for folks in that region who were left in the lurch when Exxon left to refocus on Texas in the 1990s.A coal company operating in Wyoming, with the help of the US Department of Energy, recently discovered what could be one of the largest rare-earth metal deposits in the world, and the biggest in the US, on land that they originally bought for coal mining purposes.These sorts of investments are not consequence-free, as mining of any kind tends to deplete local resources, especially water and energy, and can have serious and deleterious effects on people and ecosystems, too. But this does seem like one of the more likely avenues through which these companies' interests may slowly come to align with those of folks, businesses, and governments that are trying to segue the US and other economies to clean energy; and that's meaningful because otherwise these companies almost always represent the most significant, well-moneyed and lobbyist-employing roadblocks to legislation and investment that would speed up the deployment of renewables and associated infrastructure; so this type of pivot would conceivably give them reason to support, rather than hamstring those efforts.That said, some of these announced efforts may end up being mostly PR plays, similar to how big oil companies have dangled the possibility of cleaning up their emissions using carbon drawdown technologies, for years, but few such investments have been made, and some of the deployed tools were eventually retired, as they didn't really do what they were supposed to do.So there are potential avenues via which priorities might align more closely in the coming years, if the economics of such paths can be worked out and if the market validates them, but there's also a chance these opposing interests remain oppositional for the foreseeable future, even though both arguably scratch necessary itches, and both represent anchors and wings for politicians who support and rely upon them.Show Noteshttps://grist.org/energy/oil-companies-used-to-run-this-town-now-theyre-back-to-mine-for-lithium/https://www.reuters.com/default/more-us-energy-deals-likely-2024-wave-consolidation-2024-01-24/https://www.semafor.com/article/03/13/2024/inside-saudi-arabias-plan-to-take-over-the-mining-industryhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-leads-global-oil-production-sixth-straight-year-eia-2024-03-11/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-aramco-says-it-will-cut-planned-maximum-capacity-12-mln-bpd-2024-01-30/https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/record-us-oil-output-challenges-saudi-mastery-kemp-2023-12-04/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-rise-of-the-u-s-as-top-crude-oil-producer/https://www.forbes.com/sites/gauravsharma/2023/12/19/as-2024-approaches-us-leads-global-crude-oil-production-roster/?sh=107f8c582706https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/is-us-shale-oil-revolution-over-kemp-2022-11-22/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale_gas_in_the_United_Stateshttps://www.nrdc.org/stories/fracking-101https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9133us2M.htmhttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/liquefied-natural-gas.phphttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-was-top-lng-exporter-2023-hit-record-levels-2024-01-02/https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61523https://jpt.spe.org/the-trend-in-drilling-horizontal-wells-is-longer-faster-cheaperhttps://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/28/energy/eu-us-oil-imports-overtake-russia/index.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/25/climate/fracking-oil-gas-wells-water.htmlhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2422110-methane-leaks-from-us-oil-and-gas-are-triple-government-estimates/https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61523https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_in_the_United_Stateshttps://www.marketplace.org/2024/02/12/diamondback-and-endeavor-merger-trend-bigger-fewer-oil-companies/https://www.strausscenter.org/energy-and-security-project/the-u-s-shale-revolution/ This is a public episode. 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