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Although the 2024 Summer Olympics brought more than 15 million visitors to Paris and generated $11 billion in economic activity, the Games didn’t just convene excited fans and world-class athletes—it also attracted cybercriminals, as the digital ticketing operation, the surge in commerce, and high-profile athletes, celebrities, and officials attending made for a ripe target. Such is the recent history of the Olympics, which have faced significant cyber threats before. The 2021 Tokyo Games saw over…

A near-record number of data compromises in 2024 resulted in over 1.7 billion US breach victims, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit tracked publicly recorded data breaches and leaks nationwide to compile its 2024 Annual Data Breach Report. It revealed 3158 data “compromise” incidents – including breaches, exposures and leaks. This is just 44 events short of the all-time high recorded in 2023. These resulted in 1.73 billion breach notifications being…

Leadership and governance  Leadership is crucial in ensuring that AI initiatives align with business goals. CIOs and senior leaders must provide strong leadership, direction and, most importantly, supporting the roadmap. This is especially critical during the execution phase of the journey in order to navigate the bumps that are bound to arise at the business process, people and culture pillars. Effective leadership involves strategic planning and active engagement with AI initiatives, championing AI efforts, communicating…

Three Russian nationals have been sanctioned by the EU for their involvement in a 2020 cyber espionage operation targeting Estonian government agencies. In a document published on January 27, 2025, the Council of the EU imposed restrictive measures against Nikolay Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko and Yuriy Denisov. As members of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (aka Unit 29155), the three Russians are accused of being responsible for “cyber-attacks with…