Ransomware risk is top of mind for citizens and CISOs alike. From the board room to the room known as the ‘SOC’, everyone is feeling the pain of disruption. Being locked out of a system and forced back to pen and paper is shocking to our working lives. Too often, it is delaying a much-needed surgery or forcing manual intervention where a digital avenue was easy and efficient. But the effects of ransomware don’t appear to be going anywhere soon.

Summer is here, bringing thoughts of the beach, travel, and relaxation. However, summer isn’t without its chores; gardens need work, and summer houses require maintenance. Sometimes these chores can be enjoyable and even therapeutic, but most importantly, they keep our projects in good condition, allowing us to unwind and enjoy the summer months.

For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), staying abreast of cybersecurity developments is critical — not just to growth, but to the company’s bottom line. But security evolves quickly, and it can be hard to keep up. In the midst of this fast-evolving security environment, AI has made a bold entrance. So bold, in fact, that only 10% of SMEs aren’t using AI and don’t plan to, according to a recent JumpCloud research report.

Last year, Sysdig outlined our vision for an AI-driven cloud security assistant. Today, we are excited to announce Sysdig Sage for cloud detection and response (CDR), our new release that embodies our vision. Built upon the core principles we introduced, Sysdig Sage offers actionable insights for cloud environments, with a focus on CDR.

Ransomware attacks continue to pose a growing threat to organizations as it has emerged as the number one threat, affecting 66% of organizations in 2023 and pulling over $1 billion from the victims. These attacks have increased in frequency and sophistication, resulting in significant financial loss, operation disruption, theft of sensitive data, and reduced productivity rates. Also, it damages the organization's reputation and results in the loss of customer trust and compliance violations.

Each July, my family and I take a road trip from Kentucky back to my hometown in northwestern Pennsylvania to spend time on Lake Erie. As tradition dictates, we stop along I-71 for coffee at a branch of a certain coffee shop, which also happens to be my former employer as a teen. (Let’s call it Siren Coffee.) This year, we sat waiting in the drive-thru for a drip coffee for a full 10 minutes.