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81% of Small Businesses Sustained a Cyber Incident Over the Past Year

Dec 19, 2025 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
Eighty-one percent of small businesses suffered a security or data breach over the past year, and 38% of these businesses were forced to raise their prices as a result, a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has found. The report notes that external hackers have overtaken malicious insiders as the most common root cause of these incidents. This trend is partially driven by AI-assisted social engineering attacks, which were cited as a root cause by more than 41% of victims.
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Top Trends to Expect in Enterprise Cloud Security in 2026

Dec 19, 2025 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
If you manage security in an enterprise nowadays the cloud likely seems less, like a fixed goal and more like a shifting aim. New cloud accounts emerge quicker than you can assess them. Various teams select providers. SaaS applications are linked with a few clicks and before you know it vital data is transferring through platforms missing from your risk documentation. You are required to maintain the security of all this demonstrate adherence and yet not hinder the business’s progress.
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graylog

2025 Security Trends That Defined the SOC and What 2026 Will Demand

Dec 19, 2025 By Jeff Darrington In Graylog
2025 exposed a shift that had been forming for years. Security operations were not slowed by limited visibility or weak tooling. They were slowed because the effort required to interpret growing volumes of data increased faster than staffing, budgets, or governance frameworks could support. Alert queues expanded, dashboards multiplied, cloud bills shaped retention choices, and AI arrived before most organizations had clear policies to supervise it. It was not a talent problem.
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manageengine

Top tips: Secure your devices before you disconnect for the holidays

Dec 18, 2025 By Nandini Malhotra In ManageEngine
Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and share ways to stay ahead. This week, as the holiday season rolls in and many of us finally take that much-needed break, let’s talk about something equally important: Stepping away from work safely. The holidays are all about resting–logging off and soaking in all the merry feelings. But to truly switch into that much-needed DND mode, it helps to secure your devices before you head out for the holidays.
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Demo: Access controls for GenAI and agentic AI

Dec 18, 2025 By Cloudflare In Cloudflare
See how Cloudflare One simplifies access controls across both generative AI and agentic AI communication — all from one unified secure access service edge (SASE) dashboard. This demo highlights: Securing human-to-AI connections by as blocking or redirecting from unapproved tools and isolating AI apps to protect data (0:09) Streamlining access to MCP servers for AI-to-resource connections via Cloudflare’s MCP server portals (1:10)
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idstrong

What You Need to Know about the LastPass Data Breach

Dec 18, 2025 By IDStrong In IDStrong
LastPass prides itself on being a pioneer in cloud security technology, providing password and identity management solutions for personal and business digital safety. Its over 800 employees and over 20 million customers worldwide have made the company an attractive target for cybercriminals. The company has been in the headlines for several data incidents over the past few years.
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Tines

The strain of reactive infrastructure reliability

Dec 18, 2025 By Christina Kokoros In Tines
Every IT Operations team knows the feeling: the alert storm hits, dashboards light up, and another late-night scramble begins. You fix the issue, document it, and brace for the next one. The pattern repeats; not because your team lacks skill or visibility, but because the systems you rely on don’t move as fast as the infrastructure they manage. Downtime doesn’t start when systems fail. It starts when signals go unanswered.
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Episode 4 - Staying Curious: Lessons from 25 Years in Cybersecurity

Dec 18, 2025 By Corelight In Corelight
In Episode 4 of Corelight Defenders, I sit down with Angela Loomis, Corelight's Director of Technical Account Management, to explore her remarkable 25-year journey in cybersecurity. Angela shares her unconventional entry into the field, starting from a background in television production to becoming a leader in security strategy. We delve into the importance of curiosity in cybersecurity, discussing how diverse experiences enrich the profession, and whether formal education might dampen that curiosity.
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idstrong

What You Need to Know about the 700Credit Data Breach

Dec 18, 2025 By IDStrong In IDStrong
700Credit is the major provider of credit reports, fraud detection, identity verification, soft pull credit data, and compliance solutions in powersports, marine dealerships, and automotive in the United States. Based in Michigan, it offers solutions for over 21,000 clients and has more than 250 integration partners, while also managing vital data security for millions of consumers.
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