Rise of AI-Driven Cyberattacks & AI-Powered Defense: What North Carolina Organizations Must Do Now Artificial intelligence is reshaping both sides of the cyber battlefield. Adversaries are using AI to scale phishing, automate reconnaissance and exploitation, and craft deepfakes that fool even seasoned staff. At the same time, defenders are deploying [...]
AI is Democratizing Cybercrime: What North Carolina Businesses Need to Know Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer confined to research labs, tech giants, or specialized enterprises. It is accessible, affordable, and, increasingly, weaponized. While businesses in North Carolina are exploring AI to drive innovation and efficiency, malicious actors are exploiting [...]
State-Linked Ransomware Campaigns and Global Threat Escalation What North Carolina leaders need to know—and do—now to stop ransomware Introduction: When ransomware becomes a geopolitical weapon Over the past decade, ransomware has evolved from a criminal nuisance into one of the most serious national security threats of our time. No longer [...]
AI-Generated Ransomware Is Here: What North Carolina Businesses Need to Know A New Era of Cyber Threats In 2025, cybersecurity entered uncharted territory. For decades, ransomware attacks have plagued businesses, encrypting critical files and demanding payment in exchange for their release. But until recently, crafting ransomware required advanced coding knowledge, [...]
AI-Driven Fake Retail Sites: A Worrying New Frontier for North Carolina Consumers A Threat That Feels All Too Real Imagine browsing for the season’s must-have gifts from the comfort of your home in Raleigh or Charlotte, only to realize you’ve just entered your credit card into a website that wasn’t [...]
Ransomware Activity Surges in Q1 2025: A Critical Wake-Up Call for North Carolina SMBs Why Q1 2025 Changed the Cybersecurity Landscape The first quarter of 2025 has marked a turning point in the global battle against ransomware. Across industries, geographies, and business sizes, ransomware activity surged at a pace that [...]
NASCAR Data Breach via Medusa Ransomware: A Wake-Up Call for North Carolina Businesses In the world of business, few things are as devastating as a loss of trust. Customers and clients trust you to protect their information, keep transactions secure, and ensure business continuity. But what happens when even iconic [...]
Marks & Spencer Restores Services After DragonForce Attack: A Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call for Global Retail For 15 long weeks, millions of Marks & Spencer customers found themselves locked out of one of Britain’s most trusted shopping lifelines. The culprit wasn’t a warehouse strike or supply chain disruption—it was a ruthless [...]
UK Bans Ransom Payments: A Story of Risk, Resilience, and Reinvention Imagine waking up one morning to find your city council’s entire IT system locked. Emergency services can’t access vital data. Hospitals face delays in treating patients. Schools are unable to retrieve student records. A ransom note flashes across every [...]
$19M Real Estate Phishing Scam in NYC: A Wake-Up Call for the Property Industry Imagine overseeing millions of dollars’ worth of luxury real estate in the heart of New York City. Deals close daily, payments move across digital wires, and trust is placed in every transaction. Then, with a single [...]
New SonicWall VPN Zero-Day Exploited: A Deep Dive Story by a Senior Technical Storyteller “Within minutes, the fortress evaporated, and everything we trusted vanished in a flash.” That’s how one security engineer described what unfolded this summer when a suspected zero-day in SonicWall VPNs exploded into a wave of ransomware [...]
New Cybersecurity Law Now in Effect in New York State Imagine a world where ransomware attacks happen—and governments know immediately. In New York, that world is now a reality. Governor Hochul’s bold and sweeping “new cybersecurity law” has officially taken effect, ushering in a new era of relentless preparedness and [...]