During geopolitical tensions, supply-chain uncertainties, and fast-moving regulatory changes, organizations accelerate their risk-management programs, especially when mitigating risks inherent in business relationships with other organizations. With so many challenges and headwinds to face, risk managers are increasingly pressed to use…
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Three Cybersecurity Shifts to Consider for the New Year
Steve Jobs famously said, “Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” If the pace of change is any indicator, the tech industry took that sentiment and ran with it. We’re at the halfway point of the…
How AI Agents Keep Defenders Ahead of Attackers
Most organizations today struggle with the basic of things. They don’t know how many endpoints they have on their network. They don’t know if they have antivirus installed. If they get a simple alert they don’t know its cause or…
Four Ways Agentic AI Helps Lean Security Teams Defend Against Threats
Agentic AI is becoming a hot topic in the security community. This emerging technology has already taken other industries by storm, such as customer service, healthcare, and financial services. Many security teams are intrigued by the concept of AI-powered agents…
The Governance Model Required for Success in the Era of AI
A recent survey revealed that nearly three-quarters of business leaders plan to implement generative AI within the next 12 months. However, almost 80 percent were not confident in their ability to regulate access and governance of these AI applications, citing…
Future-Proofing Digital Payments: Five Strategies for AI-Driven Security
AI is rapidly transforming digital payments, revolutionizing money movement, and enhancing fraud detection. However, cybercriminals are using the same technology to launch deepfake scams, synthetic identities, and adaptive fraud techniques that evade traditional defenses. To outpace these evolving threats, financial…
AI Cyber Attacks to intensify on organizations
AI-driven cyberattacks targeted more than 87% of organizations in 2024, according to a study conducted by SoSafe, a German cybersecurity platform that helps enhance employee awareness of cybersecurity threats. The SoSafe 2025 Cybercrime Trends report highlights that 91% of security…
Avoiding the Single Point of Failure
In July of 2024, cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike pushed an update to millions of computers around the world. The update, which should have been perfunctory, caused widespread chaos as computers at airlines, hospitals, and other critical industries began to crash,…
Ransomware gangs are now sending threatening typed letters to victimized businesses
Over the years, ransomware attacks have followed a predictable pattern, with cybercriminal groups displaying ransom notes on the screens of victimized businesses. These notes typically demand payment within a specified period, often ranging from 10 to 45 days, threatening severe…
NHS Faces Cybersecurity Challenges Amid Windows 11 Upgrade Dilemma
The National Health Service (NHS) has long been plagued by cybersecurity controversies, with one of the most notable incidents being the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled its IT infrastructure. Fast forward to 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across…