Intel 471 2025 Predictions: Predicting the 2025 Ransomware Landscape
The number of ransomware attacks have continued to trend upward and particularly surged in 2024 with the average extortion demand per attack over USD 5.2 million. Ransomware actors have demonstrated continuing ability to severely hamper critical medical systems in the U.S. by affecting 100 million people in one incident.
Cyber Threat Intelligence Review: Preparing for 2025
To stay on top of the latest trends in ransomware and other cybercriminal activities as we enter the new year, Infosecurity spoke to some leading counter-threat intelligence experts about their analysis of trends in 2024 and what organizations should be mindful of as we enter 2025.
Cybersecurity Review of the Year 2024 - Ep. 130
Join Rob Aragao in this unique edition of Reimagining Cyber, as he takes you on a retrospective journey through the most impactful podcast moments of 2024. This episode features highlights from discussions on major topics, including the advancements and challenges of AI in cybersecurity with Ashley Jess.
Maximizing the impact of cybercrime intelligence on business resilience
In this Help Net Security interview, Jason Passwaters, CEO of Intel 471, discusses how integrating cybercrime intelligence into an organization’s security strategy enables proactive threat management and how measuring intelligence efforts can help mitigate risks before they escalate.
Cybersecurity Christmas Wishes: Expert Insights for a Safer Future - Ep 129
Join Reimagining Cyber for a festive special filled with cybersecurity Christmas wishes from industry experts. Hear from Mike Echols on the importance of human error management andAshley Jess on combating sophisticated scams with AI.
What 2025 May Hold for Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is dynamic, ever changing and unpredictable. This past year contained significant surprises. Who would have thought the largest data breach incident of 2024 would involve no malware or vulnerability exploitation?
Attack Exposure: Unpatched Cleo Managed File-Transfer Software
More than 1,000 Cleo managed file-transfer hosts remain internet-exposed and unpatched, despite warnings of a mass attack targeting critical vulnerabilities in the software.
Clop is back to wreak havoc via vulnerable file-transfer software
In what we can assure you is a new cybersecurity incident despite sounding incredibly similar to incidents of past notoriety: threat actors tied to a notorious ransomware and extortion group have exploited file-transfer software to carry out attacks.
Ashley Jess: Cybersecurity Trailblazer (video)
Ashley Jess has cracked cybercriminal networks for the FBI and built intelligence strategies that outsmart hackers at Intel 471. Her ability to bridge government expertise with private-sector innovation has made her an important voice in cyber threat intelligence today.
U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia
The U.S. government indicted Matveev as a top ransomware purveyor a year later, offering $10 million for information leading to his arrest. Last week, the Russian government reportedly arrested Matveev and charged him with creating malware used to extort companies.
