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Both numbers sit inside IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report. The gap between them may be the most useful finding in the study. As follow-on research to the IBM data breach report, Ponemon Institute studied 602 breached organizations between March 2025 and February 2026. Nearly two-thirds said they planned to spend more on … Read more
A critical flaw in Adobe Reader was actively exploited for at least five months before Adobe issued a fix. Attackers stole files from victims’ computers during that entire period. The trigger required was simple: opening a PDF. This episode exposes a structural problem in how patch management works and directly challenges one of the most … Read more
When a cyberattack hits a small business, it does not come with dramatic music or flashing lights. It often arrives as a normal email, a text that feels urgent, or a request that seems trustworthy. And that’s why this podcast episode is helpful. It avoids jargon and focuses on what matters. The threat is real. … Read more
AI risk is giving old cyber threats a dangerous new advantage: speed. BakerHostetler, a U.S. law firm with a large cybersecurity, privacy, and incident response practice, puts AI risk at the center of its 2026 Data Security Incident Response Report. The report, based on over 1,250 incidents handled by the firm’s Digital Assets and Data … Read more
Munich Re’s latest cyber insurance report warns that the threat landscape is widening as Agentic AI adds speed, scale, and adaptability to attacks. The report says four loss drivers continue to define the market: Ransomware, Data Breach, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). These threats shape claims, test resilience, and push … Read more