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The Gentlemen Ransomware: Why This RaaS Threat Is Scaling Fast

The Gentlemen ransomware has moved from affiliate activity into a fast-scaling RaaS operation. Learn why its double-extortion model, SystemBC use, and worm-like propagation risk demand faster containment and recovery planning.

2026-06-25T15:34:02-07:00June 25th, 2026|

When Will Attackers Reach Mythos-Level Capabilities

The Real Timeline for AI-Driven Cyber Risk One of the most common questions security leaders are asking right now is simple, “when will attackers have Mythos-level capabilities of their own?” The answer is likely not today. But it is [...]

2026-05-05T15:58:04-07:00May 9th, 2026|

What Happens When Mythos-Level Tools Are in the Wrong Hands

The Business and Economic Cost of AI-Driven Cyberattacks For years, cybersecurity leaders have measured risk by asking a familiar question, “what happens if we get breached?” That question is no longer big enough. The better question is this. “What [...]

2026-05-05T15:39:20-07:00May 7th, 2026|

Mythos and Today’s Threat Landscape

Mythos and Today’s Threat Landscape: Why This Is Bigger Than WormGPT For years, most cybersecurity teams have viewed AI in attacks through a fairly narrow lens. They understood that attackers would use it to write better phishing emails, improve [...]

2026-05-05T15:41:58-07:00May 5th, 2026|

Dual Ransomware Attacks and How to Protect Yourself

On September 27, 2023, the FBI issued an alert regarding a growing trend of dual ransomware attacks, primarily targeting US businesses. The FBI emphasized that these attacks were occurring in close succession, with some victims encountering two different ransomware variants [...]

2024-01-26T13:11:31-08:00November 20th, 2023|

When is the driverless car arriving for you?

All electric and self-driving car technology fascinates me. As a race car driver, I can see that we are not too far away from the time where the computers and software will lap the car faster and better [...]

2026-04-15T04:31:56-07:00August 4th, 2017|

CRN’s story on the CIA Wikileaks leak

Partners Say Alleged CIA Hacking Papers Prompt 'Constant Vigilance' In Mobile Security In its news release on the so-called "Vault 7" documents, WikiLeaks describes a specialty CIA unit that develops malware to "infest, control and exfiltrate data" from iPhones as [...]

2020-04-08T23:06:51-07:00March 8th, 2017|

DFARS 252.204-7012 is going to define new winners and losers in defense contracting

Kevin McDonald has just published his latest article of DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement) at SearchCompliance.TechTarget.com. If you fall into this category, a recently implemented rule from the Department of Defense called the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) [...]

2020-04-08T23:08:28-07:00January 21st, 2017|

Aligning IT and compliance procedures increasingly a business priority

Kevin McDonald writes for TechTarget SearchCompliance on Aligning IT and compliance procedures increasingly a business priority. He says, "When I've asked IT pros about HIPAA Security Rule compliance within their organization, they've typically responded with, "That is the compliance officer's realm" [...]

2020-04-08T23:10:49-07:00January 19th, 2017|