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When Familiar Routines Fail: Zero Trust Security and the High Cost of Staying Comfortable Humans cling to the familiar. It’s in our DNA, the instinct to favor the known over the unknown. From choosing the same route to work to resisting new workplace tech, this preference for routine offers comfort, control, and perceived safety. But … Read more
The CyberEdge Wake-Up Call If you can’t trust a cybercriminal, who can you trust? The 2025 Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) by CyberEdge Group exposes a harsh truth. Victims who make ransomware payments only recover data half the time. That’s right, more than 45% of organizations don’t recover data and walk away empty-handed. Based on a … Read more
Ransomware Attacks Surge Again in 2024 Ransomware attacks rose nearly 20% in 2024, according to At-Bay’s newly released 2025 InsurSec Report. The severity of these cybercrime attacks also jumped 13%. The report, grounded in real claims data, shows the digital battlefield is getting riskier, especially impacting cybersecurity for mid-sized businesses. Companies earning between $25 million … Read more
Global Ransomware Surge Ransomware activity soared in Q4 2024, setting a record with 1,663 victims posted on leak sites, according to the Corvus/Travelers Q4 2024 Cyber Threat Report. That is a 32% jump from Q3, which marks the highest quarterly total they’ve ever recorded. November led the charge with 629 incidents before a drop to … Read more
Report Highlights How Businesses Can Reduce Cyber Risk as Threats Persist Coalition, an active insurance provider, has released its Cyber Threat Index 2025, shedding light on the dominant cybersecurity threats from 2024 and what to expect in the coming year. The report reveals that most ransomware incidents in 2024 began with compromised virtual private networks … Read more