Extortion and Ransomware Drive Over Half of Cyberattacks, Microsoft Warns in 2025 Digital Defense Report

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A New Era of Cyber Threats An increasingly evident arms race is unfolding in cyberspace. Algorithms duel, AI fights AI, and every click could spark a crisis. Microsoft’s new Digital Defense Report 2025 warns that the digital battlefield has gone fully commercial — and cash, not chaos, is the new currency of attack. In 2025, … Read more

Cyber Insurance for Small Businesses: New Report Warns of AI-Powered Threats and Uninsurable Risks

AI Is Reshaping the Cyber Risk Landscape for SMBs A new report from Cork Protection warns that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face an unprecedented wave of AI-driven cyber threats. The report, SMB Cyber Defense 2026, describes a digital landscape where artificial intelligence is being weaponized to automate cyberattacks at machine speed. Once considered secondary … Read more

Global Ransomware Attacks Surge 34%: KELA Warns of National Security Threat

Ransomware Becomes a Weapon of National Disruption Ransomware has evolved from a corporate nuisance into a full-scale national security threat. According to KELA’s National Cybersecurity Report: Ransomware, attacks surged 34% year-over-year between January and September 2025. Nearly half of these attacks targeted critical infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, transportation, and finance. Lin Levi, Threat … Read more

LevelBlue Acquires Cybereason, Expanding Global Cybersecurity Capabilities

LevelBlue announced it will acquire Cybereason, strengthening its leadership in managed detection, response, and threat intelligence. The deal positions LevelBlue as the world’s largest pure-play managed security services provider (MSSP). Strategic Move to Unify Cyber Defense The acquisition integrates Cybereason’s advanced Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform with LevelBlue’s AI-driven Managed Detection and Response (MDR) … Read more

The Uncomfortable Truth About Cybersecurity: Why Awareness Month Is Not Enough

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Cyber Resilience Is The New Seamanship Here’s the uncomfortable truth. “Cybersecurity Awareness Month” is a start. It is not a strategy. The risks do not pause on November 1. Ransomware crews do not take holidays. Boards cannot either. Sailors once read the sky to prepare for storms. Today, digital leaders must read the threat landscape. … Read more

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