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Who’s driving ransomware’s accelerated growth in 2025

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Who’s driving ransomware’s accelerated growth in 2025

Ransomware reports in 2025 are on par to exceed last year’s numbers, with more than 500 global incidents taking place in the month of January alone. In total, 2024 saw 5,461 attacks, 15% more than 2023. While a number of factors can be attributed to ransomware’s continued growth, the role of the initial access broker or IAB, should not be understated, nor ignored. An IAB is a threat actor who specializes in acquiring internal access…

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Advanced security strategies in high-threat environments

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Advanced security strategies in high-threat environments

In an increasingly dangerous era of global instability with evolving threats, crisis planning and mitigation is crucial, particularly for government facilities in higher threat locations of the world. Over the years there have been many tragic attacks — and possibly hundreds more unseen attack plots and attempts — on United States government properties that support the U.S. diplomatic mission. The need for comprehensive security strategies will never cease as we navigate complex and volatile environments….

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State of ransomware: Evolving threats and strategies to stay safe

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State of ransomware: Evolving threats and strategies to stay safe

Ransomware in 2025 is no longer just a cybersecurity challenge — it has escalated into a global crisis affecting economies, governments, and essential services. From multinational corporations to hospitals and schools, no organization is immune to these increasingly sophisticated attacks. According to Cohesity’s Global Cyber Resilience Report, 69% of organizations paid a ransom in the past year, emphasizing the urgent need for stronger defenses against cybercriminals. Recent and notable attacks Over the past year, ransomware…

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CISA’s communications guidance: A wake-up call for all industries

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CISA’s communications guidance: A wake-up call for all industries

In late 2024, it became clear that the intensity of state sponsored attacks on the network infrastructure critical to both public and private organizations has reached unprecedented levels, with potentially extreme consequences. Earlier in the July, CrowdStrike exposed how even minor, innocent errors can lead to major disruption. So it is no real surprise that by the end of December, following the discovery of the Salt Typhoon compromise, that the then White House Deputy National…

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54% of cyber leaders say budget constraints are a top challenge

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54% of cyber leaders say budget constraints are a top challenge

Fortra has published its 2025 State of Cybersecurity survey, revealing insights into the biggest threats on cyber experts’ radars. More than 400 cybersecurity experts across industries were surveyed, including those from the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand.  Over the next six months, respondents predict the top cyber threats will be:  Phishing (81%) Ransomware and malware (76%) Unintentional data loss (63%) Social engineering (55%)  Third-party…

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Healthcare can — and must — learn from 2024’s devastating cyberattacks

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Healthcare can — and must — learn from 2024’s devastating cyberattacks

It was a rough year for cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. Providers remain opportune targets because of relatively limited security budgets, a vulnerability to downtime, valuable patient data, and insufficient monitoring of fast-scaling Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices and other network-connected equipment. Ideally, absorbing the lessons of these attacks enables healthcare delivery organizations to move faster: faster to implement sufficient protections that deter attacks with harder targets, and faster to respond when attacks do…

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5 emerging cybersecurity trends to watch in 2025

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5 emerging cybersecurity trends to watch in 2025

As we look ahead to 2025, the threat landscape continues to evolve. Increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and the emerging trend of collaboration amongst cybercriminals introduces new challenges that organizations around the world must address now. While many threat actors re-use their strategies, there are a handful of tactics that will be re-imaged in the coming year due to emerging technologies and trends. Below are the top five key cybersecurity trends and tactics that are anticipated…

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Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

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Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Mark Landry, National Accounts Director at AMAROK, to discuss navigating multi-site risk assessment effectively. “In order to approach your risk assessment, especially when you’ve got vast or disparate geographies – meaning you’ve got a location in Portland, Maine and location in Portland, Oregon – you have to be able to accurately convey the risk across both of those locations that have very different risk…

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Proving physical security value across an organization

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Proving physical security value across an organization

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Thomasina Martin, a Key Account Manager specializing in Energy and Utilities at Genetec, Inc., to talk about proving the value of physical security across an organization. “One of the primary challenges I think a lot of us see, I think it’s universal in the security industry when trying to secure a budget, is that physical security often competes with other critical business units or…

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Learning from leaders across sectors

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Learning from leaders across sectors

From implementing effective emergency preparedness to navigating today’s cyber landscape, the role of the enterprise security leader requires a continual education to be apprised of best practices and ensure program success from the top down. In addition to networking, leaders in the security industry can benefit from lessons learned by their peers in a variety of sectors and the security field as whole. In Security magazine’s monthly Solutions by Sector live webinar series, an editorial…

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