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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
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
Cybersecurity Tops the List of SMB Concerns in 2024 When it comes to small businesses, the biggest threat might not be the competition, it may well be the clicks they didn’t see coming. According to the 2024 (Q1) MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index, cybersecurity ranks as the top concern for small … Read more
When hackers hit a hospital, it’s not just data at stake. It’s lives. That’s the stark undercurrent running through the 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey. Released this spring by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the annual snapshot offers a sobering diagnosis of things like patient data protection and healthcare IT security. As … Read more
Middle Market Cybersecurity Breaches Decline But Risks Persist Cyber risks are growing more complex, yet data breaches in the U.S. middle market have decreased. According to RSM US LLP’s 10th Annual Cybersecurity Special Report, 18% of middle market companies experienced a breach in the past year. That’s down from 28% the previous year. Still, experts … Read more