January 23, 2025 - In 2023, these are some of the most significant cybersecurity challenges that businesses should prepare to face. Ransomware began as malware focused on extorting payments via data encryption. By denying legitimate users access to their data by encrypting it, the attackers could demand a ransom for its recovery. However, the growth of ransomware threats has resulted in focused security research designed to identify and remediate these threats.

April 24, 2025 - In 2023, it is impossible for you to know of all the threats and vulnerabilities out there. It is impossible to know your adversaries. It is impossible to know their approaches. “With the increasing availability of sophisticated technological and social engineering tools, attackers have a higher chance of succeeding – and gaining big – with little risk,” Mazin warns.

October 27, 2025 - According to MoreField’s Cybersecurity 2025 forecast, ransomware attacks are at the forefront of emerging threats, with their frequency and sophistication on the rise. Demonstrating an alarming 81% year-over-year increase from 2023 to 2024, ...

February 27, 2025 - A small error when configuring a cybersecurity system can lead to a massive vulnerability. According to a 2023 report from security company Censys, more than 8,000 servers were vulnerable to data breaches due to misconfigurations.

Here are some of the key emerging cybersecurity threats and new hacker tactics to know about in 2023 across ransomware, data extortion and generative AI.

January 17, 2024 - Here are the top 10 cyber security ... Threat actors continue to find ransomware attacks lucrative. Incidents worldwide saw a record-breaking resurgence in 2023....

August 13, 2024 - High-profile examples like the Operation Aurora attack on Google Gmail highlight the need for organizations to implement network segmentation and intrusion detection systems and collaborate with law enforcement to mitigate the risk of cyber ...

The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 points to the convergence of geopolitical instability, the arrival of AI that can amplify cyberattacks and a lack of cybersecurity expertise as drivers of such cyber risks.

November 9, 2022 - Businesses most at risk are aerospace and defense contractors, as well as critical infrastructure operators (utilities such as water, electricity, and Internet, but also hospitals and operators of large cyber-physical systems such as dams).

August 29, 2023 - He explains that this will especially affect companies in the healthcare, education and manufacturing industries as they are especially vulnerable to these attack vectors because of their “lack of security around third-party accesses”, and this is not likely to change in 2023. “These industries don't have anyone assigned to manage third-party risk, still, only about 39 percent of the manufacturing industries have implemented third-party security. The number of cyber attacks is only to increase unless practices like 'least privilege access' are carried out,” he continues.

March 7, 2025 - Cryptocurrency has been somewhat easier for authorities to track, which is leading to a rise in crypto mixing services. These evade scrutiny by taking in traceable “dirty” crypto and cleaning it so it can’t be traced back to a ransomware attack or other cybercrime. Gift cards present the lowest-risk cash-out for cybercriminals because there’s little to no traceability.

January 18, 2024 - Notable 2023 OT-IT attacks include the late November ransomware attack on Ardent Health Services, which diverted ambulances and affected health emergency services across multiple U.S. states, and the attack on a water system in western Pennsylvania ...

April 30, 2024 - Despite rigorous security efforts ... data. Data breaches increased by nearly 20% in the first nine months of 2023 compared with all of 2022, and ransomware attacks escalated by almost 70% in the same time frame....

January 24, 2025 - Top examples include the following: US State Department breach: An attack in early 2023 on the US State Department resulted in the compromise of sensitive diplomatic communications.

February 20, 2024 - Talent scarcity: The ongoing shortage of qualified security personnel continues to expose organizations to cyber risks, made even more glaring by insufficient automation of tasks needed to execute good cybersecurity.

January 8, 2024 - Individual workers and company culture can definitely contribute to a healthier cybersecurity ecosystem. For individuals, it means complying with company security policies, avoiding password reuse and simplistic passwords, taking proper precautions when working remotely, and remaining very vigilant against social-engineering attacks.

The authoring agencies developed ... cybersecurity specifications and mitigations. ... In 2023, malicious cyber actors exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks compared to 2022, allowing them to conduct cyber operations against higher-priority ...

February 13, 2023 - A new report outlines risks in areas like defense, offense and the economy.

2023 has seen a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion claims, resulting in an uptick in costly incidents, demonstrating that although progress is being made, the threat posed by ransomware shows little sign of abating.