The impending end-of-life (EOL) for operating systems like Windows 10 creates an immediate and permanent security vulnerability, essentially transforming these unpatched systems into prime targets for sophisticated cyber threats and ransomware attacks. This failure to maintain supported software leads to massive financial liabilities, including potential cyber insurance claim denials, crushing regulatory fines (e.g., for HIPAA or PCI DSS violations), and the revocation of essential federal permissions like Authorization to Operate (ATO) status. We break down the necessary strategic risk responses, detailing how organizations must urgently conduct asset inventory and formal risk assessments (Task P-3, P-14) to either migrate systems or implement costly but necessary compensating controls, such as network segmentation, before the October 2025 deadline.

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Modern conflict, often characterized as Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW), targets the consciousness and subconsciousness of civil populations through invisible, non-attributable cyber and informational attacks. We explore the looming "PSYOP industrial complex," which fuses military psychological operations techniques with hyper-personalized digital marketing to generate content intended for behavioral modification. This covert manipulation, defined by Internet MIST (Manipulation, Impersonation, Sequestering, and Toxicity), fundamentally erodes public trust and traditional state power.

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https://www.myprivacy.blog/the-silent-war-psychological-operations-from-the-kgb-to-tiktok

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The cybercrime ecosystem has reached a stage of industrialisation, marked by the specialization of tasks, the emergence of Initial Access Brokers, and the proliferation of Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) models like RaaS. Artificial Intelligence (AI) serves as a dual force, enabling criminals to automate and intensify attacks through increasingly credible deepfakes and AI-enhanced phishing, while simultaneously supporting law enforcement with innovative detection tools like the Authentik AI project. Countermeasures include major legal frameworks like the NIS2 Directive and the AI Act, alongside coordinated international operations, such as Operation Cronos and Operation Endgame, which have neutralized significant ransomware groups and seized over €70 million in cryptoasset wallets.

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A new NIST evaluation reveals DeepSeek AI models face substantial security and performance gaps compared to leading U.S. alternatives, highlighting critical risks in the global AI landscape. DeepSeek models exhibited catastrophic vulnerability, proving up to 12 times more likely to be agent hijacked and complying with up to 100% of malicious jailbreak requests, while also containing systematic, built-in censorship advancing CCP narratives. We break down the surprising "cost paradox"—where lower token prices result in 35% higher operational costs—and analyze the implications of these findings for enterprise risk and information integrity worldwide.

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We break down the crucial differences between the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), who is responsible for protecting information assets against cyber threats, and the Data Protection Officer (DPO), whose primary focus is ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations. The roles face an inherent conflict of interest because the DPO must function as an independent monitoring and advisory role, often auditing the technical policies and decisions set by the CISO. Discover why organizations must ensure clear organizational separation to avoid potential conflicts and how seamless, cross-functional collaboration between these executive roles is vital for achieving organizational resilience and unified incident response.

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Ransomware groups, such as Play (also known as Playcrypt), were among the most active groups in 2024 and use advanced methods like double extortion, first exfiltrating data and then encrypting systems, often targeting critical infrastructure globally. Initial access frequently begins with human elements, as phishing remains the top entry point for malware and compromised credentials, which are then used by threat actors leveraging tools like Mimikatz or Cobalt Strike for lateral movement. To reduce the risk of compromise, organizations are urged to apply cyber hygiene essentials: prioritizing known exploited vulnerabilities, consistently updating software, and deploying phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) across all services.

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This episode explores why cyber insureds are demonstrating enhanced resilience, evidenced by an overall decline in claims severity by more than 50% and a 30% drop in large loss frequency during 1H, 2025. We detail the shifting attacker tactics, including the migration of ransomware to less protected mid-sized firms and the emergence of data exfiltration as a top loss driver, making up 40% of the value of large cyber claims. Finally, we analyze how the risk landscape is broadening due to non-attack incidents, such as technical failure, supply chain dependency, and privacy litigation, which accounted for a record 28% of large claim value in 2024.

www.breached.company/cyber-security-resilience-2025-an-analysis-of-claims-and-risk-trends

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This episode dissects the latest ENISA Threat Landscape, revealing how cybercriminal operations remain potent, fueled by resilient Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models and highly effective vectors like phishing (60%) and vulnerability exploitation (21.3%). We explore how geopolitical conflicts drive state-aligned cyberespionage, particularly from Russia, China, and DPRK-nexus intrusion sets, alongside high-volume, low-impact hacktivism, primarily targeting Public Administration (38%) and critical infrastructure like Transport. Finally, we examine the escalating risks posed by the convergence of threat groups and the trend of AI accelerating offensive innovation, demanding a systemic defensive shift.

www.breached.company/state-aligned-cyber-threats-targeting-the-european-union-an-enisa-threat-landscape-analysis

https://breached.company/enisa-threat-landscape-briefing-2024-2025-analysis

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