Imagine you are the owner of a bustling casino casually observing the vibrant scene: The clatter of slot machines, wagers are being placed, the cheerful chatter of gamblers, and waiters are serving cocktails. Everything appears normal until, without warning, the machines fall silent. However, it doesn’t stop there. Elevators grind to a halt, parking gates freeze shut, and guests find themselves locked out of their rooms as digital door keys fail to function.

Cybersecurity automation has followed a path familiar to many emerging technologies: a cycle of inflated expectations, hard realities, and eventual refinement. Gartner’s “hype cycle” provides a useful framework for understanding this journey—initial enthusiasm and lofty expectations give way to challenges and disillusionment before practical, high-value use cases emerge.

System downtime from faulty software updates can cost businesses huge money losses every second. This reality shows why up-to-the-minute data analysis has become a vital part of modern enterprises. Companies now deal with endless data streams from countless transactions. Knowing how to spot unusual patterns right away could make all the difference between grabbing opportunities and facing harsh setbacks.

In 2024, Cyjax observed the emergence of 72 extortion and ransomware group data-leak sites (DLSs). As of late February 2025, Cyjax has identified DLSs for six new groups in 2025, as noted in recent blogs on extortion groups Kraken, Morpheus, GD LockerSec, Babuk2, and Linkc. The latest DLS which Cyjax has identified is named Anubis. This Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group appears to be sophisticated and professional, providing services including affiliates, data ransoms, and access monetisation.