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The least surprising headline from 2023 is that ransomware again set new records for a number of incidents and the damage inflicted.  There were new headlines every week, which included  big name organizations:  MGM, Johnson Controls, Chlorox, Hanes Brands, Caesars Palace, and so many others.

Phishing-driven ransomware is the cyber threat that looms larger and more dangerous than all others.  CISA and Cisco report that 90% of data breaches are the result of phishing attacks and monetary losses t

The recently discovered Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day vulnerabilities could impact thousands of systems and the threat actors caught exploiting them appear to have been preparing for the release of patches. https://www.ivanti.com Cyber threat investigators warned on 10 January 2024 that it had seen threat actors likely connected to China tracked as UTA0178 exploiting two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN devices to gain access to internal networks, with the g