Ransomware
Ransomware actors, tactics, defenses, and recovery playbooks.
Speed Shrinks the Window. Resilience Must Move Faster.
- CIO
Ransomware Takes Aim at Enterprise Resilience
This article argues that ransomware has evolved from a data-encryption problem into a broader business-disruption strategy. Effective resilience now depends on operational continuity, recovery capability, executive decision-making, and supplier coordination, not just technical containment.
- Cybersecurity Dive
Ransomware Disproportionately Targets Medium-Sized Firms, Straining Customer Relationships
This article examines the pressure ransomware places on mid-sized companies that operate within complex customer and supplier ecosystems. It highlights how weak security and resilience can damage commercial relationships and create cascading third-party and supply-chain risks.
AI Accelerates Risk. Resilience Must Operate Continuously.
- Dark Reading
Ransomware Is Accelerating, but It's Not Because of AI
The article argues that ransomware growth is being driven more by criminal ecosystem fragmentation and the expansion of attacker groups than by artificial intelligence. It redirects attention toward the structural forces supporting ransomware operations.
Machines Gain Access. Leaders Carry the Risk.
- Ars Technica
Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers
A former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for secretly collaborating with the BlackCat ransomware group. He helped extort organisations that had engaged him to negotiate on their behalf during ransomware incidents, betraying his clients for the attackers' benefit.
Cyber Risk Expands. Leadership Must Align.
- SecurityInfoWatch
Ransomware Attacks Rise Slightly in May as Education Sector Sees Sharp Increase
Ransomware activity increased slightly during May 2026, largely because of a significant rise in attacks targeting educational institutions. Other industries experienced comparatively lower attack volumes than earlier in the year.
Prevention Isn’t Enough. Recovery Preserves Trust.
- CPO Magazine
Cyber Attack by Nitrogen Ransomware Hits Foxconn, Disrupting North American Operations
The Nitrogen ransomware group claimed responsibility for an attack that disrupted Foxconn’s North American operations. The attackers also claimed to have stolen eight terabytes of data containing more than 11 million documents.