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The number of ransomware attacks increased by 50% in 2025, even though the number of victims who decided to pay the ransom fell to an all-time low, according to a new report from Chainalysis.
The number of ransomware attacks increased by 50% in 2025, even though the number of victims who decided to pay the ransom fell to an all-time low, according to a new report from Chainalysis.
Long-time followers of mine know that I am not an AI hype person. Some people might even call me an AI critic. I prefer to call myself an AI realist. I do not think AI will kill us all (despite our best efforts to bypass all guardrails and common sense). I do not think AI will replace all jobs. I do not think AI will replace all cybersecurity jobs.
Security awareness programs are built on measurement. Before you can reduce human risk, you need a clear understanding of where knowledge gaps exist across your workforce. For many organizations, that process starts with a baseline assessment.
More than 90% of successful cyberattacks start with email, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). That’s not because security teams lack tools, but because attackers target human decision-making.
As I wrote in my recent book, How AI and Quantum Impacts Cyber Threats and Defenses, as we humans use AI more and more, AI will begin to communicate with itself using new AI-only communication methods that humans cannot easily see or read.
OSINT stands for open-source intelligence. It is the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information from publicly available sources, such as social media, government reports, newspapers, and other public documents. OSINT is commonly used by intelligence agencies, private investigators, and law enforcement to gather information about an individual or organization. The OSINT framework showcases the multiple ways in which organizations can gather intelligence.
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