Cloud & Enterprise
Cloud and enterprise IT covers identity, access, SaaS, hybrid infrastructure and corporate attack surfaces. The analysis helps readers follow risks, incidents and architectural decisions relevant to complex environments.
Ransomware Groups Turn GenAI Into an Assembly Line: Average Payout Hits $431,995
Zscaler's ThreatLabz 2026 Ransomware Report documents how ransomware gangs use generative AI to accelerate malware development and scr…
CISA KEV Tops 1,739 Entries: The Failure of CVSS as a Standalone Priority Metric
The CISA KEV catalog has surpassed 1,739 entries. Theoretical CVSS severity does not predict real-world exploitation: decade-old bugs…
ASOS: A Single Corporate Login Opened the Door to Millions of Customers
The October 6 breach shows marketing notification platforms are the new security weak point: one stolen credential was enough to hijac…
1,280 Third-Party AI Agents, 1,000 Invisible to Security Systems
One in five enterprises runs third-party AI agents with no visibility into their identities or permissions. Standard procurement proce…
The Phantom Decryptor: The CEO Who Sold Hope at Ransom Prices
Zohar Pinhasi, CEO of MonsterCloud, has been indicted in Brooklyn for defrauding ransomware victims. He secretly paid ransoms and bill…
Small Business Declines Security, Shuts Down After Ransomware: The Case
A U.S. construction firm turned down a cybersecurity proposal over cost. Three weeks later, ransomware encrypted its server and attach…
FBI Arrests Third ShinyHunters Suspect: Third Arrest in 12 Days After FBIJobs.gov Breach
The FBI arrested a Canadian citizen in Pennsylvania on October 9, 2026, identifying them as a primary co-conspirator in the ShinyHunte…
Q3 2026: Historic Ransomware Record — 11 Organizations Compromised in 26 Seconds
The third quarter of 2026 set a new all-time high for ransomware attacks. AI compresses the kill chain to hours, while the payment rat…
CISO Isolates Unpatchable Legacy Check-Printing Systems on Dedicated Network
A financial institution CISO, writing on the Cisco Talos blog, details how they mitigated risk from critical legacy check-printing sys…
Ransomware Hits IDCF Cloud: Japanese Control Plane Collapses in 7 Minutes
A ransomware attack struck IDC Frontier's IDCF Cloud on October 7, 2026, compromising 239 hypervisors and 16,000 VM disks. The control…
Oracle Health Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million People
A Texas Attorney General report reveals nearly 20 million individuals were affected by the breach of legacy Cerner servers. Oracle has…
Medical Devices Exposed: Only 6% Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Forescout research across 2.5 million devices in over 50 healthcare organizations reveals IoMT and OT are the most vulnerable categori…