Half of the ransomware incidents surveyed in Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2026 report began with malicious email or phishing. Compromised credentials accounted for another 23%. The survey covered 2,158 IT and security leaders whose organizations had experienced ransomware in the previous 12 months. These are global findings, but they raise a relevant question for UAE […]
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USD 7.42 million. That was the average cost of a healthcare data breach in IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report—the highest across all industries studied. Healthcare organizations also took an average of 279 days to identify and contain a breach. That figure measures the breach lifecycle; it does not mean clinical systems were […]
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In Sophos’ State of Ransomware in Enterprise 2025 study, 40% of surveyed enterprise victims identified an unknown security gap as a contributing factor in their attack. Lack of people or capacity and lack of expertise were each cited by 39%. The findings draw on the experiences of 1,733 enterprises affected by ransomware. Respondents could identify […]
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Ransomware is no longer simply an IT security issue. It is a business continuity issue. One successful ransomware attack can bring operations to a standstill. Employees may lose access to critical systems, customers may be unable to access services, production can stop, and sensitive business data may be at risk. According to Verizon’s 2026 Data […]
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A cyberattack does not become a business crisis only when data is stolen. It becomes a crisis when your employees cannot work, customers cannot access your services, critical systems are unavailable, and nobody knows how long recovery will take. The numbers are difficult to ignore. As per IBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report, […]
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Cybersecurity has reached a tipping point. Organizations are investing more in cybersecurity than ever before, yet breaches continue to increase in both frequency and sophistication. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, the average cost of a data breach has climbed to USD 4.88 million, the highest ever recorded, a 10% increase […]
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Now a Patient Safety Priority In 2026, healthcare is no longer just a clinical ecosystem, it is a highly connected digital healthcare environment powered by cloud platforms, electronic health records (EHR systems), telemedicine, IoT-enabled medical devices, and AI-driven diagnostics. But as digital transformation accelerates, so does cyber risk. Today, healthcare cybersecurity is […]