Check Point has launched Agentic Exposure Validation for its Exposure Management platform, designed to assess whether vulnerabilities are actually exploitable. The launch comes as security vendors and corporate security teams grapple with the growing use of advanced AI models in cyber offence and defence. Check Point positioned the product around a shift away from patching...Read More

About Our Expert: Dr. Lee Long, EdD, LPC-S, is a trauma specialist with advanced training in evidence-based modalities including CBASP, DBT, ART, and EMDR. When a child comes home from school in tears about something that happened on the playground, a parent can usually understand what happened. However, what about the cruelty that happens to...Read More

Ransomware is no longer just a human-operated threat.    For years, ransomware attacks followed a relatively predictable pattern: threat actors gained access, moved laterally, escalated privileges, and eventually executed encryption or exfiltration. Even sophisticated campaigns required time, coordination, and manual effort, creating opportunities for security teams to detect and respond.    That model is rapidly disappearing.    AI Has Changed the Rules...Read More

I have spent more than two decades in law enforcement and school safety. I started as a police officer, then served as a school resource officer, and now I oversee school safety efforts across Montgomery County. I also serve as president of the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers.  That perspective gives me a front...Read More

In this article Ransomware that combines robust encryption with rapid lateral movement significantly increases the risk and impact of an attack. The Gentlemen ransomware is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) threat that is distinguished by its ability to pair its strong per-file encryption with an aggressive self-propagation capability designed to enable broad network compromise. In addition to...Read More

HYDERABAD: Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming cybercrime, making sophisticated digital attacks accessible even to people with little technical knowledge. Experts warn that AI-powered cyberattacks could rise by nearly 400 per cent in the coming years, with projected losses crossing ₹1 lakh crore by the end of 2026. Existing digital security systems are increasingly struggling to...Read More

Manufacturing is one of the most targeted sectors by cyber criminals, with research* suggesting 78 per cent of UK industrial businesses were attacked in the last 12 months. Of those, three in four experienced one to seven days of downtime, with 53 per cent  reporting lost revenue, 44 per cent  seeing supply chain disruption and...Read More

It is estimated that one third to a half of North Korea’s budget comes from cyberfraud and extortion. Finextra reports that most of these crimes are aimed at the financial services industry, including banks, crypto exchanges, and payments providers. Cybercrime is one of the most serious, underdiscussed issues of our age. The money siphoned out of financial...Read More

Reducing cybersecurity budget a ‘high-risk strategy’, said Saros Consulting co-founder. Irish businesses show a split approach to security, with only half of the surveyed IT leaders admittedly increasing their cybersecurity budget, while one in four reduced spending for 2026. This, as cybersecurity threats grow multi-fold in recent years, with bad actors increasingly employing AI tools...Read More

Introduction In the dark corners of the internet, countless individuals claim to be cybercriminals responsible for massive breaches and sensitive data leaks. These self-proclaimed threat actors often boast about hacking major corporations resulting in compromising internal resources (accesses, documents, source codes, databases, personal data and much more)—actions that inevitably attract the attention of the media,...Read More