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Military planners often say, “Train as you fight.” This idea now guides cybersecurity for power grids, ports, and pipelines. This week, SimSpace and Rilian Technologies announced a partnership based on this approach. They want critical infrastructure operators to practice real attacks in a safe cyber range and make sure defenses and automated responses work before … Read more
Hackers are using encryption less often and are choosing data theft and extortion instead. A new white paper, “Ransomware 2026,” from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, tracks this shift. Released on January 14, the report connects the change to higher profits, faster operations, and less complexity for attackers. Record High Counts Mask … Read more
“Hubris, thy name is ‘The backups are fine.’” A new Dell Technologies report points out a persistent gap in how organizations put cyber resilience into practice. Almost all say they have a strategy, but less than 40% consider it fully mature and always improving. The report also reveals a perception issue: 63% of respondents think … Read more
Healthcare cybersecurity continues to face serious challenges, directly affecting hospitals and patient care. Following cyberattacks at Change Healthcare and Ascension, Fortified Health Security predicts that future attacks will be smaller but more frequent. The 2026 Horizon Report reviews data from January 2024 to December 2025, using information from the HHS Office for Civil Rights, NIST … Read more
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 highlights that fraudsters are now a bigger concern than ransomware groups. The report, released today, warns that CEOs are most worried about phishing and cyber-enabled fraud, especially as AI makes these attacks more convincing, costly, and common. Fraud And Phishing Take The Top Spot According to the … Read more