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State of Cybersecurity in Canada 2025: Key Insights for InfoSec Leaders

SecureWorld News

Key findings: the cyber threat landscape in 2025 1. Retail: Supply chain vulnerabilities contribute to $7.05 Invest in proactive defense measures Implement extended detection and response (XDR) and real-time threat intelligence to combat ransomware. Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC).

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Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack a Wake-Up Call for the Food Industry

SecureWorld News

Despite these setbacks, the company has stated that, with its cyber insurance coverage and ongoing remediation efforts, it doesn't expect a long-term material impact on its business fundamentals. The average breach in the retail sector costs $2.9 You also need a clear and well-practiced incident response plan in place.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. Our findings highlight that cyber threats can impact any organization, no matter its size, sector, or location.

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Cyber Insurance Premiums Decline as Businesses Boost Security Measures

SecureWorld News

Global cyber insurance premiums are declining despite an uptick in ransomware attacks, according to a recent report by insurance broker Howden. This trend reflects improved business security practices, evolving insurance industry dynamics, and changing attitudes toward cyber risk management.

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As market for cyber insurance booms, watchdog calls for better data

SC Magazine

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

SOAR, if you haven’t heard, is a hot new technology stack that takes well-understood data mining and business intelligence analytics methodologies — techniques that are deeply utilized in financial services, retailing and other business verticals – and applies them to cybersecurity. Sutton: Syncurity has several innovations.

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MY TAKE: SMBs can do much more to repel ransomware, dilute disinformation campaigns

The Last Watchdog

Weller observed that local governments are under pressure to more proactively detect and deter threat actors, which means they must figure out how to redirect a bigger chunk of limited resources toward mitigating cyber threats. For a drill down on my interview with Weller, give a listen to the accompanying podcast.