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Top 10 Bold Cybersecurity Predictions for 2025
Our experts’ predictions for the threats we may face next year are enough to keep you up at night. But we’ve got tips and resources, so you can rest easy.
New Episode: How (and Why) to Make Friends with Your Cyber Insurer
The sign of a good agent is if they can go deep on the technical stuff and help protect you against the data-related risks causing more losses lately. We’re talking “legal hackers” and other new cyber headaches. Peter Hedburg of Corvus Insurance explains.
The New Thinking on Password Security Might Surprise You
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants IT teams to rethink password complexity and frequency. Why? It appears all those password resets and complicated combos of letters, numbers, and symbols haven’t worked.
CTI Roundup: Sophos vs. Chinese Threat Actors, CRON#TRAP Linux VM, Bing Phishing Campaign
Learn about ongoing battles between Sophos and multiple Chinese threat actors, CRON#TRAP infecting Windows with Linux VMs, and Bing being used for phishing.
CTI Roundup: Scattered Spider and RansomHub Partner, Infostealer Malware Bypasses Chrome Patches, Evasive Panda Back in the News
Latest news on Scattered Spider and RansomHub, infostealers evading Chrome defenses, and Evasive Panda.
New Episode: Meet Shadow AI, the Rising New Threat
There’s a big danger to big (and small) business these days: uninformed employees wielding outside AI tools, what we are now starting to call shadow AI. NeuEon CISO Candy Alexander offers her take – and tips on taming the threat – in the second of Let’s Converge ’s two-part interview.
Hiring Remote IT Workers? Beware the Deepfake Frauds
Hundreds of U.S. firms have been infiltrated by foreign nationals posing as U.S. citizens. Now with open-source tools, it’s easier than ever to trick HR.
CTI Roundup: Gophish Toolkit Phishing, Malicious Virtual Hard Drive Files, Return of Bumblebee Malware
Learn about the Gophish toolkit for phishing, attackers bypassing secure email gateways and antivirus scanners, and the return of Bumblebee malware.
Employees Are Embracing ‘Shadow AI’ – and Putting Company Data at Risk
Many major companies are trying to ban employee use of outside AI tools, but there are other ways to prevent the potential data leakage.
CTI Roundup: Callback Phishing, Time-to-Exploit Trends, and PureLogs Infostealer
Learn about threat actors spreading malware via callback phishing, Mandiant's analysis of time-to-exploit trends, and PureLogs targeting Chrome browsers.
New Episode: Shining a Light on Shadow IT
On this episode of Focal Point ’s award-winning companion podcast, Let’s Converge , Candy Alexander, CISO and cyber practice lead at NeuEon Inc., explains the most dangerous forms of shadow IT, the ways security teams can respond, and the why – employees actually have “good intentions” when they use this unapproved tech.
New Episode: Copilot AI and the Steps to Transform Your Enterprise
On this episode of Focal Point ’s award-winning companion podcast, Let’s Converge , Dona Sarkar, self-titled “chief troublemaker” at Microsoft, talks tech democratization, the three-step process for tailoring AI to your business goals, and the simple task you can do right now to break out as a thought leader in your industry.