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Organizations Adapt to a Relentless Cybersecurity Threat Landscape, Optiv Report Finds Facing a digital battlefield that’s constantly shifting, organizations are adapting out of necessity. The latest 2025 Cybersecurity Threat and Risk Management Report from Optiv and the Ponemon Institute reveals that cybersecurity is no longer about static defense. It’s about dynamic adaptation. As cyber threats … Read more
Digital World Faces Record-Breaking Cyber Risk Exposure Munich Re’s “Cyber Insurance: Risks and Trends 2025” report projects the cyber insurance market will grow to $16.3 billion by 2025. This growth comes as global cybercrime costs skyrocket, with losses estimated between $1 trillion and $9.5 trillion in 2024 alone. The report, released in April, paints a … Read more
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often approach cybersecurity like teenagers behind the wheel; they travel on convinced that bad things “won’t happen to me.” This naïve mindset blinds them to the rising onslaught of cyber threats, from phishing scams and deepfake attacks to ransomware and data breaches. VikingCloud’s 2025 SMB Threat Landscape Report reveals the … Read more
GitGuardian has released its 2025 State of Secrets Sprawl Report, and the findings are alarming. A 25% increase in leaked credentials year-over-year has pushed the total number of exposed secrets on public GitHub repositories to 23.8 million in 2024 alone. The most shocking statistic: 70% of secrets leaked in 2022 remain active today, highlighting a … Read more
Third-Party Risk Accounted for Nearly a Quarter of Material Claims According to new data from cyber risk firm Resilience, third-party risk became a leading cause of cyber insurance claims in 2024. The report found that vendor-related incidents accounted for 31% of all claims and nearly 23% of incurred losses. In 2023, third-party risk had no … Read more