2025 Comic Year in Review
Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you for subscribing! Please enjoy a humorous rundown of our cyber topics for this year.
Thank You for an Incredible Year
As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has been part of the Intruvent Edge community this year.
When I launched this newsletter, I had a simple mission: make cybersecurity awareness accessible, actionable, and maybe even a little fun. Your engagement, feedback, and willingness to share these insights has been amazing!
As we head into 2026, I’m excited to bring you even more practical security guidance. But first, let’s look back at the year that was.
Meet the Real Oreo and Bean
Before we dive into the recap, I thought you might like to meet the real stars behind our comics. Oreo (the black and white tuxedo) and Bean (the orange tabby) are the actual cats who inspired our weekly security illustrations.
When they’re not busy modeling for cybersecurity comics, these sisters spend their days supervising home office operations, conducting quality assurance on warm laptops, and ensuring no suspicious red dots go unchecked.
The Complete 2025 Comics Collection
Here’s every Oreo and Bean comic from this year, along with links to the original newsletters if you want to revisit the full details.
September 16: Clickfix Attacks
When fake error pop-ups trick you into running malicious commands
September 23: Helpdesk Attacks
Social engineering through fake IT support calls
September 30: Edge Device Attacks
When attackers target your routers and firewalls
October 7: QR Code Phishing (Quishing)
The ancient art of scanning suspicious codes
October 14: Credential Crisis (MFA Fatigue)
When attackers wear down your MFA defenses
October 21: Cloud Outage Chaos
What happens when your cloud provider goes down
November 4: PDF-Based Attacks
Malicious documents hiding in plain sight
November 18: AI Search Attacks
When AI tools become attack vectors
December 2: Fake Domain Attacks
Typosquatting and lookalike domains
December 9: Hackers Inside Servers (APTs)
Advanced persistent threats like BRICKSTORM
December 16: Browser-Based Attacks
When your browser becomes the battleground
December 23: Cookie Conundrum
The privacy implications of cookie consent
Looking Ahead to 2026
Thank you again for being part of the community. I’m already planning new topics, new comics, and new ways to help you stay secure in the year ahead.
Have a safe, secure, and happy holiday season. See you in 2026!
The Intruvent Team
(The humans, AIs and Oreo & Bean)
P.S. - If you found this newsletter helpful, consider sharing it with a colleague who could use a security refresher heading into the new year.
Thanks for writing this, I often wonder if people actually get past the jargon in security advice, but using comics, especially with Oreo and Bean, probably makes a huge difference.