Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Lack of access to executives and the board is a red flag and a top reason why chief information security officers decide to leave their jobs,…
Category: Cyber Security Ventures
Ransomware Damage To Cost The World $74B In 2026
Cybersecurity Ventures publishes a chart at RansomwareCost.com containing our calculations of global ransomware damage cost predictions from 2015 to 2031. For this year, 2026, we predict that…
What is Autonomous Penetration Testing and How Does it Work?
Everything you always wanted to know about penetration testing but were afraid to ask can be found in a widely popular blog post from BreachLock, a leading vendor…
U.S. Secret Service Agents Recovered Nearly $1M For A 71-Year-Old Retiree
Cybercrime will cost the world more than $12 trillion annually by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, and most of that money will never be recovered.…
Orca Security Co-Founder & CEO Gil Geron: Cloud Security Pioneer
2026 is here, and the cloud security landscape is shifting rapidly. AI is reshaping how attackers operate, supply chains remain under siege, and the definition of…
Explore the Past, Present and Future of Cybercrime
The Mob Museum’s timely new exhibit “Digital Underworld” explores the rise of cybercrime as the newest frontier of organized crime, and it’s captured in a new…
RSAC 2026—Where The World Talks Security
For 35 years, RSAC has been a driving force behind the world’s cybersecurity community. The power of community is a key focus for the 2026…
Talking Points for Government CISOs and Cybersecuirty Leaders in 2026
Dan Lohrmann is calling all government CISOs (and yes, CTOs, CIOs, CFOs, COOs, and even a few corporate CEOs can listen in): In his latest Government…
Will The Cybercrime Economy Plateau In 2026?
Clearly, it’s important to cast a wide net when estimating the costs of cybercrime, notes a Barracuda blog post by Tony Burgess, a twenty-year veteran of the…
Top 10 Ransomware Attacks Over The Past Year
In 2025, ransomware moved beyond isolated IT incidents and became a systemic risk, capable of disrupting national supply chains, critical services, and entire industries. This…
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach On Cybersecurity at World Economic Forum
“Cybersecurity is the foundation for our digital world. It is at the heart of trust and will allow society to fully benefit from the transformations…
The Queen Of The Hackers Tracked Down By U.S. Secret Service
On Aug. 17, 1990, a federal judge sentenced a Chicago woman to 27 months in prison for masterminding a nationwide ring of computer hackers that stole more…