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1 week ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
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1 week ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
The cost of cybercrime is predicted to hit approximately $10.5 trillion in 2025, according to research by Cybersecurity Ventures. Cyberattacks are hard enough for corporations or other well-funded organizations to defend against, but for state and local governments, the challenge may seem insurmountable due in part to an labor crunch.
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1 week ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
The part-scary, part-spellbinding documentary ‘Do You Trust This Computer?‘, directed by Chris Paine (“Who Killed the Electric Car?”), talks to a gaggle of experts about artificial intelligence (AI) and about what the future appears destined to bring, according to a review by The New York Times. Their warnings are so dire that you may start peering sideways at your cellphone, wondering what it’s thinking.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
In 2025, staying ahead in cybersecurity requires insights from the sharpest minds in the field. From ethical hackers to CISOs, journalists, and AI-driven marketers, cybersecurity influencers or IT security experts shape how we defend against threats. In an era where AI-powered cyberattacks surge by 85 percent annually and ransomware is expected to cost the world $265 billion by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, staying updated is non-negotiable.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
Agentic AI Empowers Lean Security Teams. PHOTO: Cybercrime Magazine.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime cost the world an estimated $9.5 trillion last year. Cybercriminals are no longer focused on big targets alone. They want reach. Everyone is in scope. Many of the most organized groups now operate like legitimate businesses, with payrolls, benefits, and development cycles. Some are backed by nation-states. That gives them resources most private organizations cannot match.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
Black Hat USA 2025 returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas with a 6-day program. The event will open with four days of specialized cybersecurity Trainings (Aug. 2-5), with courses for all skill levels. Also taking place during Black Hat USA is Summit Day on Tues., Aug. 5, followed by the two-day main conference on Aug. 6 and 7 featuring more than 100 selected Briefings, dozens of open-source tool demos in Arsenal, networking and social events, and much more.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
The most promising cybersecurity innovations are increasingly being developed by former incident responders, red teamers, SOC leads, and threat analysts, but there’s a lack of them, according to a HackerNoon blog post. Cybersecurity Ventures projects that the global cybersecurity talent gap will exceed 3.5 million unfilled roles in 2025. Some organizations are now explicitly funding innovation at the intersection of talent and technology.
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2 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
Ransomware has evolved into a deceptive, highly coordinated and dangerously sophisticated threat capable of crippling organizations of any size. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, by 2031, a new ransomware attack is expected every 2 seconds, with projected damages hitting an astronomical $275 billion annually. No organization is immune to ransomware, and building a strong recovery strategy is equally, if not even more, important than attempting to prevent all attacks in the first place.
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3 weeks ago | 
cybersecurityventures.com | Taylor Fox
Google recently invested $32 billion in Wiz, a Cloud Security Platform. This acquisition underscores the immense value of securing the cloud layer of the tech stack. Industry consolidation continues accelerating. For founders and investors, opportunities extend beyond addressing the cybersecurity talent gap, expected by Cybersecurity Ventures to reach 3.5 million unfilled positions in 2025.
