From Gym to Government: AI Agents Find a Way…

Two recent incidents in Australia make the point without needing a catastrophic breach to prove it. In August, an AI assistant helping a user book a gym class found a way around the booking system’s restrictions. While trying to move the user up the waitlist, it cancelled another person’s reservation, an action the user had […]

Agentic Ransomware: The Next Shift in Attack Economics

Not all ransomware assailants have to be malware experts anymore. That was until Ransomware-as-a-Service came along to change the game. The affiliate can concentrate on infiltrating the victim’s environment and finding a way to monetize it, while someone else develops the ransomware, manages the infrastructure and provides the tools. There’s another layer to this, agentic […]

2027: What We’re Missing While Chasing AI

AI has moved remarkably quickly from something organizations experimented with to something they are actively building into products, workflows and everyday operations. AI agents are beginning to interact with enterprise applications, models are gaining access to business data, and automation is taking on tasks that previously required people to make every decision along the way. […]

Cybersecurity Reckoning in 2025: Lessons from Legacy Systems and Insecure Defaults

Cybersecurity in 2025 is at a critical crossroads. Recent breaches in healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure have shown that attackers often exploit old weaknesses rather than the latest technology. Enterprises invest heavily in monitoring, detection, and compliance frameworks, yet legacy systems and insecure defaults still leave doors open for adversaries. Outdated encryption, fragile configurations, and […]