SonicWall Report: “Threat Actors are Moving at Unprecedented Speeds”

SonicWall Report: “Threat Actors are Moving at Unprecedented Speeds”

SonicWall’s new 2025 Annual Threat Report highlights startling revelations, including that hackers exploited new vulnerabilities within two days 61% of the time, and that it takes the average organization between 120 and 150 days to apply a patch. In addition, the firm’s researchers detected 210,258 “never-before-seen” malware variants in 2024. Researchers reported that, in 2024, the average ransomware payment reached $850,700, with total related losses often exceeding $4.91 million when factoring in downtime and recovery…

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99% of Organizations Report API-Related Security Issues

99% of Organizations Report API-Related Security Issues

A growing reliance on APIs has fueled security concerns, with nearly all organizations (99%) reporting API-related security issues in the past year. According to the Q1 2025 State of API Security Report by Salt Security, the rapid expansion of API ecosystems—driven by cloud migration, platform integration and data monetization—is outpacing security measures and exposing organizations to increased risk. API Growth and Security Gaps The report, published on Febrary 26, highlights significant API growth, with 30%…

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CISO strategies: Modern challenges and how to overcome them

CISO strategies: Modern challenges and how to overcome them

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Jordan Avnaim, Chief Information Security Officer at Entrust, we discuss strategies CISOs can implement to overcome modern challenges.  “Long gone are the days when the CISO was on the blaming end of security incidents. Cybersecurity, more than ever, is a necessity for any modern business. This means there’s no such thing as as too much communication or or too much support when it comes to leveraging fellow executives, and…

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DISA Global Solutions Confirms Data Breach Affecting 3.3M People

DISA Global Solutions Confirms Data Breach Affecting 3.3M People

A cyber incident at DISA Global Solutions, Inc. has exposed the sensitive personal information of more than 3.3 million people undergoing employment screenings; the company confirmed to affected individuals last Friday. Breach Timeline and Investigation On April 22, 2024, DISA detected unauthorized access to a limited portion of its network. An internal investigation, aided by third-party forensic experts, revealed that an unidentified attacker had accessed its systems between February 9 and April 22, 2024.  Though…

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Startup Opkey launches agentic AI platform for ERP lifecycle optimization

Startup Opkey launches agentic AI platform for ERP lifecycle optimization

Opkey, a startup with roots in ERP test automation, today unveiled its agentic AI-powered ERP Lifecycle Optimization Platform, saying it will simplify ERP management, reduce costs by up to 50%, and reduce testing time by as much as 85%. “If you look at a lot of ERP project failures, the problem is not the ERP itself,” says Pankaj Goel, CEO and co-founder of Opkey. “The problem is how you are implementing it, how you are…

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Data Theft Drove 94% of Cyberattacks in 2024

Data Theft Drove 94% of Cyberattacks in 2024

Data theft accounted for 94% of all cyber attacks worldwide in 2024, according to new research, as cybercriminals increasingly combine data exfiltration with encryption in ransomware campaigns. Beyond encryption, ransomware attackers now threaten to leak or sell a company’s data on the dark web if victims refuse to pay. Stolen information often includes personally identifiable data and proprietary intellectual property. The findings come from BlackFog’s 2024 Ransomware Trend Report, which analysed ransomware activity across hundreds…

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IT infrastructure: Inventory before AIOps

IT infrastructure: Inventory before AIOps

In addition, there is another aspect that he believes is too often overlooked: “Ultimately, the introduction of AIOps also reveals potential on the employee side. The fewer manual interventions in the infrastructure are necessary, the more employees can focus on things that really require their attention. For this reason, I see the use of open integration platforms as helpful in making automation and AIOps usable across different platforms.” Storm Reply’s Henckel even sees AIOps as…

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Signal May Exit Sweden If Government Imposes Encryption Backdoor

Signal May Exit Sweden If Government Imposes Encryption Backdoor

In a bold move that underscores the growing tension between tech companies and governments over encryption, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) instant messaging app Signal is considering leaving Sweden over a proposed law that could compromise user privacy. The Swedish government is scheduled to propose a bill in March 2025 that would grant the country’s police force and security service the ability to request message history in retrospect for individuals suspected of crimes. Meredith Whittaker, the CEO…

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Qué detiene a los líderes de TI a la hora de integrar la IA con el ‘legacy’

Qué detiene a los líderes de TI a la hora de integrar la IA con el ‘legacy’

La inteligencia artificial (IA) agéntica fue la gran tecnología innovadora en el marco de la IA generativa el año pasado; este año, las empresas implementarán estos sistemas a gran escala. Según una encuesta realizada en enero por KPMG a 100 altos ejecutivos de grandes empresas, el 12% de las empresas ya están implementando agentes de IA, el 37% se encuentran en fase piloto y el 51% están explorando su uso. Siguiendo esta estela, un informe…

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HaveIBeenPwned Adds 244 Million Passwords Stolen By Infostealers

HaveIBeenPwned Adds 244 Million Passwords Stolen By Infostealers

A popular breach notification site has added over millions of new passwords and email addresses originally harvested from users via infostealer malware. HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) founder Troy Hunt said he added 244 million new passwords and 284 million new email accounts to the database, after trawling through 1.5TB of stealer logs shared on Telegram. The account, which Hunt claimed was a “major distribution channel” for infostealer logs on Telegram, is dubbed “Alien Textbase.” They logs were published…

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