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Live Webinar | Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11AM ET – Register Ransomware has evolved well beyond simple data encryption. Today’s threat actors employ sophisticated tactics—such as double and triple extortion—that not only paralyze operations but expose organizations to serious regulatory consequences. This expert-led session, moderated by a seasoned CISO and hosted in collaboration with SecurityWeek, will explore the intersection of ransomware resilience and regulatory compliance. As frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, and NIS2 continue to tighten, organizations must move beyond reactive measures to proactive, policy-aligned defense strategies. Key Takeaways: The shifting ransomware landscape: from encryption to extortion-as-a-service Defining…

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Ever walked out of an interview replaying everything you wish you’d said differently? I see you. Most people make at least one avoidable mistake in interviews — whether it’s blanking on a common question or realizing too late you didn’t do enough to stand out. It’s okay, you’re human. These things happen. The most common mistakes are also the easiest ones to fix, with a bit of awareness and practice. Here are five mistakes I see time and time again as a coach, along with simple tactics to correct them. 🔵Not preparing answers to the basic interview questions You know…

Marsh McLennan, through its Cyber Risk Intelligence Center, examines which cybersecurity measures actually reduce risk and pushes the conversation on how controls should be evaluated across the industry. The report explores how the cybersecurity control landscape has evolved over the past two years to keep defenses relevant, identifies which controls are most widely adopted and which truly deliver the greatest risk reduction, and pinpoints the five control areas proven to have the biggest impact on lowering organizational risk exposure. Building on its 2023 report, Using Data to Prioritize Cybersecurity Investments, which delivered one of the first large-scale, evidence-based analyses of…

Summer is over. Time for PYMNTS to look back on the season’s best quotes from PYMNTS Intelligence and our news and feature stories. “They have white labeled premium products or materials for highly purchased categories like athletic wear. They also have established exclusive partnerships with athletic companies to carry products on online storefronts like Nike. This has enabled Amazon to be the easiest platform for customers to buy and return products. More and more customers are using Amazon as a one-stop search engine versus going to each of their brand’s websites individually.”—Amrita Bhasin, CEO of reverse logistics company Sotira on…

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Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations manage risk. A new report from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO lays out three areas where board oversight is becoming especially important: ransomware, cyber-enabled fraud, and the intersection of innovation and cybersecurity. Ransomware is shifting to identity and help desks The report describes how ransomware attacks have become more targeted and disruptive. Threat actors are no longer just encrypting files. They are exploiting identity systems, help desks, and cloud infrastructure. One…

Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker for accessing a government website in order to alter the high school and university entrance exam grades of not only himself, but also some of his closest classmates.A teacher at the San Juan Bosco secondary school in the city of Jaén is said to have raised the alarm after he found his account on the Education Ministry’s Séneca platform, used across the Andalusia region of Spain, had been compromised.The 21-year-old man arrested by police in Seville is accused of accessing computer systems without authorisation, identity theft, altering grades, and hacking into the emails…

Fraudster stole over $1.5 million from city of Baltimore Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2025 Scammer stole $1.5M from Baltimore by posing as a vendor and tricking staff into changing bank account details. A scammer stole over $1.5M from Baltimore city by spoofing a vendor and convincing staff to alter bank details, which appears to be a classic Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack. Between February and March 2025, the city’s Department of Accounts Payable (AP) completed two EFT payments totaling $1,524,621.04 to a bank account not associated with or authorized by the vendor. A fraudster accessed the vendor’s Workday account and…