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Essential Features to Look for in a VM Solution

Why Choosing the Right VM Tool MattersYour vulnerability management solution is the fuel that powers the rest of your strategic cybersecurity objectives. Put good in, get good out.That's why the vulnerability management tool you choose matters. And there are a lot of features that are necessary to protect a modern environment today that weren't on the list before.Done right, VM provides a stable...
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Outdated Routers: The Hidden Threat to Network Security, FBI Warns

When was the last time you updated your router? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone, and this uncertainty could pose a serious risk to your business.The FBI recently warned that malicious actors are targeting end-of-life (EOL) routers (network devices that manufacturers no longer support or update). These outdated routers are being hijacked by bad actors who use them as a stepping stone into...
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Securing Our Water: Understanding the Water Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2025

Cyberattacks on public infrastructure are no longer hypothetical. From ransomware disabling city services to foreign actors probing utility networks, the risks are real and rising. Among the most vulnerable targets are our public water systems. Often underfunded, technologically fragmented, and encumbered by legacy systems, water utilities are easy pickings for determined attackers.In recent years...
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Revenge, Fame, and Fun: The Motives Behind Modern Cyberattacks

Ever wondered what really drives today's cyberattacks? It's not always just about stealing data or demanding a ransom. Motives can vary widely depending on the attacker, their intent, and their capabilities.In the most simple terms, a cyberattack is a malicious intent to access, steal, expose, or destroy data and systems without authorized access. Every attack typically involves a motive or goal,...
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Clean Up in the Cybersecurity Aisle: Cybercriminals and Groceries

Picture this: You’re at the supermarket, looking for your favorite brand of cereal. But the shelves are empty, staff are frazzled, and the checkout terminals are flickering ominously. That’s not just a supply chain hiccup, it’s a direct result of the latest wave of cyberattacks targeting the UK’s biggest grocery chains.In 2025, major retailers like Co-op, Marks & Spencer, and Harrods found...
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Shifting Gears: India's Government Calls for Financial Cybersecurity Change

Escalating tensions in the Kashmiri conflict between India and Pakistan illustrate a point the Indian government has been driving home for years; it is time to double-down on securing India's critical financial services.As the cornerstone of the nation's stability, the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector was the focus of India's first Digital Threat Report 2024, and offers a ...
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Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM): The Future of Vulnerability Assessment

As a cybersecurity expert, you are aware that performing static scans is only one part of a good defense-in-depth strategy. Similarly, periodic vulnerability assessments, while valuable, are only a single piece of cyber defense fortification. Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) establishes a logical setting to control organizational threats proactively. CTEM enables an augmented...
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How Human Behavior Can Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity

Few sectors exemplify the enormous value of data as healthcare does. From the relatively mundane, such as digitalizing patient data for streamlined care, to the extraordinary, like the use of AI to revolutionize prostate cancer diagnosis and care, data is the lifeblood of modern healthcare and, as such, must be protected.For years, we have been told that humans and human error are the weakest link...
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Are WAFs Obsolete? Pros, Cons, and What the Future Holds

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) have long served as the front line of defense for web applications, filtering out malicious traffic and enforcing security policies. But as threats grow more sophisticated and application environments become more dynamic, many are questioning whether traditional WAFs are still up to the task. In 2025, with the rise of cloud-native applications, APIs, and machine...
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Mexico’s Digital Growth Comes with Cybersecurity Challenges

Mexico is in the middle of a digital revolution.Nearshoring, cloud adoption, e-commerce expansion, and AI-driven automation have helped transform everything from manufacturing plants in Monterrey to financial institutions in Mexico City. In just the last five years, Mexico has seen explosive growth in digital platforms and smart infrastructure, fueling economic momentum and global competitiveness...
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Expanding on ADHICS v2.0: A Closer Look at Healthcare Cybersecurity in the UAE

As digital transformation sweeps across the healthcare sector, there has never been more at stake. Healthcare data is worth a lot on the black market. Unlike financial data, which has a short shelf life (accounts can be frozen, and fraud alerts issued), medical records stay fresh for a long time.They contain a host of personal information, like medical histories, insurance data, and payment...
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The Future of Cybersecurity Standards for Global Federal Energy Systems

According to a report, 71% of energy industry professionals consider their organizations more vulnerable to OT cyber events than ever. These are private organizations, but the stakes are much higher for government-owned systems.Government-owned energy systems such as national grids, nuclear facilities, pipelines, and strategic reserves are foundational to national sovereignty and public welfare.In...
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Is Continuous Deployment Too Risky? Security Concerns and Mitigations

Adopting Continuous Deployment, an extreme form of software delivery automation, can drastically speed up software delivery, but it also introduces critical security challenges. Some of the most severe, global-scale security breaches of recent years (Solarwinds and Kaseya are just two examples) were related to breaches in software delivery infrastructure.Continuous deployment has the potential to...
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Interlock ransomware: what you need to know

What is the Interlock ransomware?Interlock is a relatively new strain of ransomware, that first emerged in late 2024. Unlike many other ransomware families it not only targets Windows PCs, but also systems running FreeBSD.If you are impacted, you will find that your files have not only been encrypted but have also had ".interlock" appended to their filenames. For example, a file named report.xlsx...
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Proposed HIPAA Update Makes Yearly Pen Testing Mandatory

In January of this year, significant changes to the HIPAA Security Rule were proposed by the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR).The proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule, published on January 6, 2025, introduces a significant new requirement: all covered entities and business associates must conduct penetration testing of their electronic information...
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The Unique Cybersecurity Risks in the Manufacturing Sector

For the fourth year running, in 2025, the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index crowned the manufacturing sector as the number one targeted industry for cybercrime, representing 26% of incidents. The problem is so bad that manufacturing has even managed to defy malware's decline, with attackers exploiting the industry's legacy technology to deploy ransomware at a massive scale. But why is the...
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What the UK’s New Cyber Resilience Bill Means for Businesses—and How to Stay Ahead

The UK is facing the same evolving digital challenges as the rest of the world, and its new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is designed to not only help it catch up - but stay ahead.Attackers change their tactics all the time. Without an agile, living framework that gives lawmakers some breathing room, adversaries could easily outstrip the clunky government processes that govern cybersecurity ...
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3AM Ransomware Attackers Pose as IT Support to Compromise Networks

Cybercriminals are getting smarter. Not by developing new types of malware or exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, but by simply pretending to be helpful IT support desk workers.Attackers affiliated with the 3AM ransomware group have combined a variety of different techniques to trick targeted employees into helping them break into networks.It works like this.First, a company employee finds their...
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Key Takeaways from the IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index

Attackers have made a decisive switch toward stealthy, identity-centric attacks. Forget breaking in – modern cybercriminals simply log in. And that should be a concern.According to the IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, nearly one-third of intrusions in 2024 were initiated not through sophisticated attacks, but through valid account exploitation.Moreover, phishing-delivered infostealers...
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Government Organizations Lose Nearly a Month in Downtime for Every Ransomware Attack

Recent research by Comparitech reveals the shocking truth about ransomware attacks on government entities; they have a longer impact than anyone thought. Tracking over 1100 government-targeted ransomware attacks over a period of six years, researchers discovered that each day of downtime cost entities nearly $83,600, and that in each attack the downtime lasted for an average of 27.8 days.Compared...