In 2024 alone, banks and financial institutions witnessed an alarming escalation in cyberattacks. According to the Indusface State of Application Security Report 2025, over 1.2 billion attacks targeted this sector, with each financial application experiencing twice as many attacks per site compared to the global average. Even more concerning, attacks on known vulnerabilities surged 74% between Q1 and Q4.

ISO 27001 is one of the most complex security frameworks commonly in use around the world. That complexity comes from the way it is designed: not as a checklist to follow, but rather as a series of guidelines to achieve. The difference between those two things is stark, even if it doesn’t sound like it. The way ISO 27001 works is that you develop an ISMS, or Information Security Management System.

According to the latest IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, the global average stands at $4.44 million. These high-impact incidents often stem from a single, overlooked vulnerability, one that could have been discovered and mitigated with the right security testing. This underscores the importance of a structured, proactive penetration testing methodology. It is not just about running automated tools.

The Trustwave SpiderLabs CTI team began correlating telemetry from multiple enterprise environments in response to a rapidly developing threat landscape involving the widespread exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint on-premises infrastructure. In this blog, we share key findings from several observed intrusions across our monitored environments.

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Cybercriminals are shifting tactics. Rather than relying solely on ransomware’s tried-and-true method of using encryption to lock files and demand payment to decrypt, many are now instead embracing exfiltration and extortion, with encryption as a secondary tactic. This marks a significant evolution in ransom-based attack methods, one where encryption is optional, but leverage is mandatory.

On August 6, 2025, Microsoft disclosed a high-severity post-authentication vulnerability affecting on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers configured for hybrid-joined environments, tracked as CVE-2025-53786. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Emergency Directive 25-02, requiring federal agencies to patch the vulnerability by Monday, August 11.

Modern development teams do far more than simply write code. Now, with the help of AI, software development organizations are orchestrating its creation, maintenance, and delivery at a bigger scale than ever before. Tools like Windsurf and Devin from Cognition help developers across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) by augmenting people with multi-step reasoning agents that can write code.

A recent investigation by Modat has revealed a critical healthcare IoT security breach. More than one million healthcare IoT devices and connected medical systems worldwide are currently exposed online, leaking everything from MRI scans and X-rays to eye exams and blood test results. In many cases, these files are stored alongside patients’ names and other identifying details, creating a significant medical device data breach with far-reaching consequences.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services are experiencing significant growth due to the increasing sophistication and frequency of cyberthreats. As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve with more frequent, targeted, and sophisticated threats, organizations are increasingly turning to MDR to shore up their cyber defenses. But what exactly is behind the rising adoption of MDR security services, and what makes these services such a compelling option for modern enterprises?