Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion

The tech giant's cloud profits more than doubled year over year as it invested more than $17 billion, primarily in servers and data centers.

By Matt Ashare • April 25, 2025

AI impact on data breach outcomes remains ‘limited’: Verizon

While AI-generated text in malicious emails has doubled, the rate of successful phishing breaches is stable, according to a Wednesday report.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 23, 2025

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Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.

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Banks gear up to boost cybersecurity, cloud and data spending

In the race to scale generative AI capabilities, executives plan to increase foundational technology investments, according to Broadridge.

By Matt Ashare • April 21, 2025

Microsoft strengthens in-house cyber governance, training

As part of its Secure Future Initiative, Microsoft overhauled security practices following a series of crippling cyberattacks.

By David Jones • April 21, 2025

Bipartisan bill seeks extension to cyber threat info-sharing

Two federal lawmakers proposed a renewal of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which is due to expire in September.

By Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Reporter • April 18, 2025

Aviation sector faces rising cyber risks due to vulnerable software, aging tech

A report published Thursday called on federal authorities to conduct comprehensive risk assessments and take steps to modernize the air traffic control system.

By David Jones • April 15, 2025

Remote access tools most frequently targeted as ransomware entry points

Supply chain risk via third-party vendors increased sharply in 2025, according to a report by At-Bay.

By David Jones • April 14, 2025

CIOs worry about cyber threats, tech talent

Tech executives grapple with a looming skills gap as they juggle cybersecurity with the speed of innovation, according to an Experis survey.

By Nicole Laskowski • April 11, 2025

AI agents emerge as potential targets for cyberattackers

Digital entities, including bots and agents, pose a growing cybersecurity risk for enterprises, researchers found.

By Alexei Alexis • April 8, 2025

Where enterprises go wrong with cloud networking

While most companies have figured out how to migrate data without incurring huge fees, getting it back can be costly, according to Forrester.

By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2025

Enterprises beef up cybersecurity plans to mitigate AI risks

More than 2 in 5 leaders say they’ve strengthened practices to curb increased threats, misuse and other vulnerabilities tied to using the technology.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 28, 2025

What’s keeping technology leaders up at night?

From skill gaps and governance hurdles to the rush of AI advancements, executives from Mondelēz, EY, Walmart and other enterprises share what worries them.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 26, 2025

Google acquisition of Wiz driven by enterprise embrace of multicloud

The combined security platform will expand Google’s reach across a range of major cloud environments.

By David Jones • March 19, 2025

Trump nominates Plankey to lead CISA

Sean Plankey previously held key roles at the Department of Energy and National Security Council during the first Trump administration.

By David Jones • March 11, 2025

Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses

Ransomware criminals are on the hunt for prime targets that can yield bigger payouts, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience.

By Alexei Alexis • March 6, 2025

SEC revamps cyber, crypto enforcement unit under Trump administration

Analysts expect cyber risk disclosure rules to remain in place, despite a push for hands-off regulation from the Trump administration.

By David Jones • Feb. 24, 2025

Security tool consolidation boosts efficiency, threat mitigation

The controversial shift to integrated security platforms can pay off for enterprises, according to an IBM and Palo Alto Networks study.

By David Jones • Feb. 11, 2025

CISO stature gains traction as global cyber risk escalates

Security leaders are making inroads with corporate boards and now have a seat at the table with CEOs, a Splunk report shows.

By David Jones • Feb. 4, 2025

Cyber disruptions remain top business risk concern in US, globally

Global disruption caused by CrowdStrike’s IT mishap added to longtime concerns about data breaches and ransomware, according to Allianz.

By David Jones • Jan. 21, 2025

What CIOs should know as DORA regulations kick in

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act requires banks and insurance companies to restore critical IT systems within two hours, starting Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025

CISA director reiterates call for stronger cyber risk ownership

Jen Easterly said boards need to consider cybersecurity threats as core risks and fully incorporate them into corporate business strategy.

By David Jones • Jan. 13, 2025

Cyberattacks, tech disruption ranked as top threats to business growth

Two in 5 executives view data breaches and leaks as the most financially burdensome man-made threats, a Chubb study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 10, 2025

SaaS sprawl weighs down developers

Maintaining and updating interconnected applications shrinks the bandwidth of IT teams, according to Onymos.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2024

More than half of leaders haven’t trained in AI, survey shows

A lack of training could negatively affect security, privacy and corporate competitiveness, General Assembly says.

By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 13, 2024

Executives see another CrowdStrike-level IT outage on the horizon

IT and business leaders admit to prioritizing security at the expense of service disruption readiness, a PagerDuty report found.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2024