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LW ROUNDTABLE:  Predictive analytics, full-stack visualization to solidify cyber defenses in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Karl Holmqvist , CEO, Lastwall In 2025, the Steal-Now, Decrypt-Later threat will accelerate post-quantum cryptography (PQC) adoption. Quantum computing advances are making traditional encryption obsolete, and adversaries are stockpiling data for future decryption.

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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

The hackers rely heavily on social engineering tactics to distribute the malware. Education on verifying app downloads, MFA, advanced threat detection, encrypted communications, and tighter mobile device management controls can all contribute to protecting users.

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Cyber Criminals and Groceries?

SecureWorld News

In early May 2025, two of the United Kingdom's best-known grocers, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op, as well as luxury retailer Harrods, were struck by sophisticated social-engineering attacks that tricked IT teams into resetting critical passwords and deploying ransomware across their networks.

Retail 106
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Russia's COLDRIVER Targets Western Entities with 'LOSTKEYS' Malware

SecureWorld News

The method, known as "ClickFix," leverages social engineering to bypass traditional email-based defenses. and Chairman, Cedric Leighton Associates, LLC, always has great insights into international threats. Both efforts are extremely sophisticated and mean that regular cyber defenses are inadequate to these threats.

Malware 87
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DeepSeek and AI-Generated Malware Pose New Danger for Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Similarly, the AI-assisted ransomware provided a high-level approach to encrypting files but lacked complete execution. Instead, security teams should prioritize behavioral analysismonitoring for unusual patterns such as unexpected file encryption, unauthorized persistence mechanisms, or anomalous network traffic.

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

SecureWorld News

AI-driven threat detection Implementing AI-driven threat detection allows your organization to analyze enormous volumes of data in real-time. You must equip your staff with the knowledge to recognize phishing attempts, social engineering ploys, and other common cyber threats through regular, targeted training sessions.

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Secure Communications: Relevant or a Nice to Have?

Jane Frankland

Why Free Tools Don’t Cut It While consumer grade and free communication tools like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal offer end-to-end encryption, and can help in crises, they do fall short when it comes to enterprise level security and compliance. And when it comes to secure communications, AI plays a dual role.