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Step Aside, Greed And Lust. SMB Cybersecurity Has Its Own Seven Deadly Sins. Let’s See What’s In The Box. Small businesses don’t need a dramatic story to feel worried about 2026. According to SonicWall’s new Cyber Protect Report, the real threats are easy to spot. The main problems aren’t rare zero-day attacks or movie-style hackers. … Read more
Guardrails Or Chaos An AI-generated email once caused a real-world mix-up for your host, Martin Hinton. I arrived at the airport expecting a 9 p.m. rebooking, but the airline’s app listed 5 p.m. instead. The airline blamed the confusion on an AI-generated message with the wrong flight information, making the idea of a ‘non-human identity’ … Read more
Resilience’s 2025 cyber insurance claims data shows that ransomware groups are now focusing on stealing data to gain leverage. Data-suppression extortion rose from 49% in the first half of the year to 65% in the second half. In 57% of attacks, criminals used data theft to get around stronger backups. Infostealers collected over two billion … Read more
Credential Abuse, Off-Hours Ransomware, And Rapid Active Directory Targeting Drive Global Risk Cybersecurity incidents rooted in identity abuse now dominate the global threat landscape, according to the newly released 2026 Sophos Active Adversary Report. Sophos analyzed 661 incident response and managed detection cases across 70 countries. The data covers November 1, 2024, through October 31, … Read more
“Leap and the net will appear,” urges action before certainty arrives. The Identity Underground’s Annual Pulse 2026 report says 97% lack full preparedness for AI-driven identity attacks. Given the maturity of AI investment, leaders now seem to be hoping the net shows, or is set up, quickly to address AI risk. (EDITORIAL NOTE: It’s not … Read more