Helen Laidlaw

A landmark report from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has cast a stark light on the ransomware epidemic, revealing that cybercriminals have successfully extorted at least $4.5 billion from victims since 2013. The data exposes an alarming acceleration in criminal

A sophisticated and deeply deceptive cyberattack methodology has emerged, weaponizing the very AI platforms that users have come to trust for reliable information, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok. This attack vector, known as the "ClickFix Style Attack," leverages a potent combination of

A critical, four-year-old vulnerability like Log4Shell was downloaded over 40 million times this year, a startling statistic that highlights a deeply rooted and persistent challenge within the global software supply chain. This phenomenon represents a "corrosive risk"—the insidious danger of known,

The High-Stakes Gamble on Your Financial Future The agency created to be the American consumer’s financial watchdog is facing a crisis of its own. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is in a race against the clock, pushing to finalize a landmark rule on open banking and data rights

While many enterprise leaders still view the dawn of quantum computing as a distant technological horizon, the unsettling reality is that its shadow already looms over today's digital infrastructure, creating profound and often invisible security vulnerabilities. The silent integration of

In an increasingly urgent battle against the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated fraudulent content, Resemble AI has successfully closed a US$13 million strategic investment round, bringing its total venture funding to a formidable US$25 million. This significant infusion of capital,

Today we’re speaking with Rupert Marais, our in-house Security Specialist, to dissect a new threat from a familiar adversary. The Iranian-backed group MuddyWater has deployed a new backdoor, UDPGangster, in a targeted campaign against entities in Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan. This interview will

For defense contractors, the competitive landscape is increasingly defined not just by technical capability or price, but by cybersecurity posture, and a single provision buried in a solicitation can be the difference between a winning proposal and an immediate disqualification. While many

Imagine a digital fortress, trusted by universities and corporate giants alike, suddenly crumbling under a sophisticated cyberattack. This is the harsh reality faced by over 100 organizations worldwide due to a massive breach in Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS). The fallout has exposed sensitive

What happens when a tool millions of developers trust becomes a weapon in the hands of cyber adversaries? In an era where web applications power everything from e-commerce to government portals, a devastating flaw in React, a cornerstone JavaScript library, has emerged as a global threat. Dubbed