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Cyber Legends: Inside The Mind Of A Web Defender

Symantec, Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

Reflections on how the web's changed, how attackers exploit trust-and the visibility needed to protect it

The internet runs on trust. Every click, redirect, and shortened link carries with it an implicit question: is it safe? Meanwhile attackers continue weaponizing URLs, domains, and web infrastructures, exploiting the web's trust model in ways traditional defenses weren't built for.

In our last Cyber Legends conversation, we explored decades of threat hunting with Liam O'Murchu. This time, we turn our attention to the web-the front door of today's most common attacks-with Tyler Anderson, a security engineer working at the intersection of web intelligence and URL reputation.

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