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The Cyber Crystal Ball: What’s in Store for Community Financial Institutions in 2025?

“2024 was rough; why should 2025 be any different?” This is the mantra heard in many community banks and credit unions as they brace for the next...

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Is Ransomware Dying?

In December 2023 the US Justice Department announced that they had disrupted operations of ALPHV/Blackcat, a ransomware group that was responsible...

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Five Findings from the 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report

I was reviewing the 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report this week and wanted to share some findings I found interesting. This report is...

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Cyber Insurance is Broken. How Do We Fix it?

I've been asked about the state of cyber insurance multiple times over the past couple of months.

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Tools to Check Out in the Cybersecurity Resource Guide

Last week, we saw the Federal Financial Institutions Council (FFIEC) announce an update to its Cybersecurity Resource Guide. It was originally...

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Preparing for a Security Incident

The worst time to develop an Incident Response Plan for dealing with a security incident is during an actual incident. It’s not a matter of “if” but...

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Charging Dr. Ransomware

Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a 55-year-old Venezuelan cardiologist, has been charged with developing the Jigsaw v.2 and Thanos ransomware strains,...

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Tricky Phish Testing

Phishing remains one of the top threats to organizations today. Every user regularly receives emails designed to trick them into clicking on a link,...

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Guidance from the FBI- Their Efforts and Your Role

After spending some time this week helping our customers with ransomware preparation, I found a statement on the FBI’s website that would be a great...

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