AI & Cybersecurity

2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Report: 96% of Firms Still Unprepared for AI-Driven Threats, Cisco Finds

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Despite widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and an uptick in digital threats, global cybersecurity readiness remains dangerously low, according to Cisco’s newly released 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index. Only 4% of organizations worldwide have reached the “Mature” level of readiness. That’s up just one percentage point from last year’s findings. The rest remain vulnerable to … Read more

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Threats Are No Longer Theoretical – 2025 Report

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An AI would probably try to get you to use “shocking truth” in the headline. It should no longer be shocking; it is simply the truth. Like a car or a hammer, artificial intelligence (AI) is a tool. It can help build or destroy. It can help the getaway or chase the criminal. The user … Read more

Cybercrime Trends 2025: Small Businesses Face Rising Threats

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In its 2025 Annual Threat Report, cybersecurity firm Sophos warns that small and midsized businesses remain prime targets for evolving cybercrime. When it comes to cybercrime trends the report highlights ransomware as the leading threat, with old and misconfigured network devices opening the door to attacks. It also identifies a surge in email-based credential theft, … Read more

IBM 2025 Cybersecurity Report: Credential Theft Skyrockets

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Cybercrime Surges as Identity-Based Attacks Become the Norm, IBM Finds On Earth Day, while volunteers plant trees and clean beaches, IBM offers a sobering reminder: it’s not just the planet that needs protecting. According to the newly released 2025 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, cybercriminals are waging a parallel war, not on nature, but on … Read more

One in Three SMBs Hit by Cyberattacks: VikingCloud’s 2025 Report Urges Action Now

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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often approach cybersecurity like teenagers behind the wheel; they travel on convinced that bad things “won’t happen to me.” This naïve mindset blinds them to the rising onslaught of cyber threats, from phishing scams and deepfake attacks to ransomware and data breaches. VikingCloud’s 2025 SMB Threat Landscape Report reveals the … Read more