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Password Cracking Doubles in One Year – You could say it’s as easy as 1,2,3… Passwords remain the weakest link in enterprise defense. Picus Security’s new Blue Report 2025 shows cracked password hashes in 46% of environments. That’s nearly double last year’s 25%. The surge reflects poor password policies and reliance on outdated hashing methods. … Read more
Modern Bank Robberies Have Gone Digital – Retire the getaway car. Save the ski mask for skiing. The days of the bank heist are dwindling. Well, not really. U.S. bank robberies peaked in 1991 at 9,388. By 2023, the number dropped to 1,362, an 83% decline in 20 years. Today, the average stolen haul is … Read more
The Risk Placement Service (RPS) 2025 Cyber Market Outlook reads like a dashboard for the Cyber Insurance Market. Prices cool, capacity swells, and systemic exposures intensify. Vendors sit at the blast radius as incidents cascade across customers. AI accelerates crime and complicates coverage. Steve Robinson, RPS National Cyber Practice Leader, sets the stakes and the … Read more
Manufacturing cybersecurity now commands board attention. Rockwell Automation’s 10th “State of Smart Manufacturing” places cyber threats second among external risks, after economic conditions. Our coverage earlier this week highlighted extreme Operational Technology (OT) loss models nearing $330 billion. Business interruption alone could exceed $172 billion. The stakes for plants and insurers keep rising. Smart manufacturing … Read more
NOT IF BUT WHEN – Cyber risk moves markets and balance sheets. It hits fast and hard. Marks & Spencer forecasts about £300 million in lost operating profit after its April ransomware attack this year. Clorox is suing Cognizant for $380 million over a breach tied to 2023, with the claim filed this year. SK … Read more