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Benefits from privacy investment are greater than the cost

Cisco released its 2025 Data Privacy Benchmark Study. The report looks at global trends in data privacy and how they affect businesses. The study gathered responses from 2,600 …

cybercrime
Cybercriminals exfiltrate data in just three days

In 56% of Sophos managed detection and response (MDR) and incident response (IR) cases, attackers gained initial access to networks by exploiting external remote services, …

open source
Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate

There’s been a notable shift in the types of threats targeting software developers, with a total of 17,954 open source malware packages identified in Q1 2025, according …

email
Only 1% of malicious emails that reach inboxes deliver malware

99% of email threats reaching corporate user inboxes in 2024 were response-based social engineering attacks or contained phishing links, according to Fortra. Only 1% of …

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Only 2-5% of application security alerts require immediate action

The large volume of security alerts, many created by automated tools, is overwhelming security and development teams, according to the 2025 Application Security Benchmark …

GenAI
GenAI turning employees into unintentional insider threats

The amount of data being shared by businesses with GenAI apps has exploded, increasing 30x in one year, according to Netskope. The average organization now shares more than …

investment
Cybersecurity spending set to jump 12.2% in 2025

Global cybersecurity spending is expected to grow by 12.2% in 2025, according to the latest forecast from the IDC Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The rise in cyber threats …

healthcare
Healthcare’s alarming cybersecurity reality

89% of healthcare organizations have the top 1% of riskiest Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices – which contain known exploitable vulnerabilities (KEVs) linked to active …

Europol
How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld

Europol has released its 2025 report on serious and organized crime in the EU. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) is based on intelligence from EU …

brain
Enterprises walk a tightrope between AI innovation and security

AI/ML tool usage surged globally in 2024, with enterprises integrating AI into operations and employees embedding it in daily workflows, according to Zscaler. The report …

cloud
Cloud providers aren’t delivering on security promises

Security concerns around cloud environments has prompted 44% of CISOs to change cloud service provider, according to Arctic Wolf. This is being driven by the fact that 24% …

database
53% of security teams lack continuous and up-to-date visibility

Enterprises lack visibility into their own data, creating security risks that are compounding as organizations and their employees increase AI adoption, according to Bedrock …

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