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News of data breaches and cyberattacks against large corporations seems to make headlines every week. It’s easy for small business owners to think those stories don’t apply to them, but that assumption can leave them vulnerable. Attackers today use automated tools that scan the internet for potential weak spots. Any business that relies on technology, … Read more
New Report Warns of Rising Cyberattack Risk When Staff Switch Off “When the cat’s away, the mice will play.” Or for the scholars, in Latin, “Dum felis dormit, mus gaudet et exsi litantro” captures the mood of today’s threat actors. When security teams nap for holidays or corporate shakeups, attackers celebrate, nay, “rejoice”. A new … Read more
Overconfident and Underprepared: How Cyber Resilience Is Failing the Real-World Test Human history loves a confidence crash. From Icarus to the Titanic, belief often beats reality. Immersive’s 2025 Cyber Workforce Benchmark Report suggests cybersecurity is heading the same way, and the iceberg is already in view. “Organizations aren’t failing to practice; they’re failing to practice … Read more
Vendors Remain the Systemic Nightmare Scenario Cyber insurance still faces its biggest unknown: a major third-party outage hitting thousands of customers at once. On the latest Cyber Insurance News & Information podcast, host and executive editor Martin Hinton talks with Peter Foster, Chairman of Willis’ Global FINEX Cyber Solutions, about that risk. Foster describes a … Read more
High-Cost Breaches Raise the Stakes When Marks & Spencer (M&S) announced a cyberattack that will cost about £300 million (~$400 million) and wipe almost £700 million off its market value, the retail world sat up. A week later, Co‑op revealed that a “malicious” cyberattack had hit its profits by £80 million. These headline-grabbing figures show … Read more