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

CISO Mandate 2025: WEF’s Blueprint for Budgets, Boards, and Real Cyber Resilience

The World Economic Forum has a message for every CISO: the job has outgrown its technical shell. Boards must empower security leaders, and CISOs must speak the language of business. The report calls cybersecurity a core business imperative, not a side function. It urges boards to treat the CISO as a strategic enabler of growth, … Read more

BOXX Insurance Expands U.S. Cyber Insurance Coverage with Strategic Leadership Hires

The global insurtech, BOXX Insurance, announced three new appointments to drive its U.S. growth and cyber insurance coverage strategy. The Insurtech company continues to expand its U.S. presence through leadership in distribution, claims, and technology. Leadership to Strengthen Distribution and Broker Partnerships Joe Gates joins BOXX as Head of Distribution, Central. He will manage the … Read more

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