Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

To close out Trustwave’s, A LevelBlue Company, Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025 coverage, we will take a look at securing critical infrastructure, one of the focus areas for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). For our complete coverage, please see: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: The Value of MSSPs and Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: 4 Steps to Build a Cyber Strong America.

With digital transformation continuing unabated, the prevalence of legacy systems, and the rising interconnectedness of complex systems and services, organizations in the public sector face a plethora of challenges and cyber risks. In this article, which is part of a series of public sector blog series that tackle ransomware trends and dark web research pertaining to government entities, the Trustwave SpiderLabs team shines a spotlight on the various threats and risks affecting government organizations.

Artificial intelligence has only been available for a relatively short period. Still, already many cyber defenders are as frightened as if Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams had whipped her head around and set her dark, dangerous eyes on them. It’s not hard to see why. Machine learning, Gen AI, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) are a few of more than 20 new acronyms flooding our industry, with more being added almost every day.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is one of the fastest-growing areas in cybersecurity. The reason is simple: companies today simply cannot keep up with the overwhelming volume of cyber threats they face. In fact, Gartner estimates that 50 percent of organizations will be utilizing MDR services by 2025. So, what is driving this massive shift toward outsourcing core security functions?

It’s bad enough that organizations must worry about threat actors launching phishing attacks, injecting ransomware, or exploiting vulnerabilities; now, there is a new attack variant on the loose. Legal scammers. These are companies, which seem to be emerging particularly in Australia, are set up and registered as a legal cybersecurity firm, but in the end just take a company’s money without delivering any services.

In 2025, 36 years after the first ransomware attack was recorded, actors continue to zero in on the public sector, and there is no evidence they will slow down any time soon. In fact, our numbers suggest that ransomware attacks against government organizations are ramping up, causing crippling service outages, massive data loss, reputational damage, public distrust, and financial harm.

Organizations continue their digital transformation, with APIs now serving as the main communication links between applications, platforms, services, and partners. The widespread use of APIs introduces new security risks despite their common presence. The growing number of APIs significantly increases the cyber risks that security teams must address as they keep up with technological advances.

Penetration Testing and Managed Vulnerability Scanning (MVS) are often mentioned in the same breath, yet their true value emerges when they are combined. Each plays a distinct role in building a strong Offensive Security program, and together they form a powerful foundation for reducing risk and improving resilience. However, it is common for those not fully immersed in cybersecurity practices to either confuse or conflate these two practices.

Trustwave, A LevelBlue Company, is justifiably proud of its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution. Trustwave MDR is an analyst recognized vendor in the MDR space having just been named as a Leader in the Leader the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed Detection and Response Services 2025 and has a long list of MDR accolades and awards filling our award shelves. The reason Trustwave is so frequently called out from other MDR providers is our differentiating factors.

On August 9, F5 discovered that multiple systems were compromised by what it is calling a "highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor" who maintained "long-term, persistent access to certain F5 systems". These included the BIG-IP product development environment and engineering knowledge management platform. That access allowed for the exfiltration of portions of F5's BIG-IP source code as well as information about undisclosed BIG-IP vulnerabilities F5 was working on.

This blog is the latest in a series that delves into the deep research conducted daily by the Trustwave SpiderLabs Threat Operations team on major threat actor groups and malware currently operating globally.

The dark web serves as a refuge for threat actors to gather intel, trade illicit goods and tools, and network with other cybercriminals. Aside from allowing threat actors to connect and learn from other individuals who share the same interests, the dark web facilitates the procurement and peddling of stolen data to make cyberattacks even more effective and nefarious.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM) 2025 is well underway, and while the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) are pushing basic cyber hygiene tasks, there is another level organizations need to consider to remain secure and resilient. Certainly, patching, strong passwords, and email security training are important, but is the organization capable of teaching these lessons or ensuring security is up to date?

Picture your online shopping site overwhelmed with fake orders, your customer accounts being drained one after another, or your essential APIs flooded by an endless wave of automated attacks. This is the reality businesses face today—thanks to a fully automated army of cyber criminals determined to cause harm. In this digital bot invasion, businesses of all kinds are under urgent pressure to establish defenses that effectively fight this digital threat.

The digital landscape across Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APEJ) is characterized by rapid growth in the acceptance of Managed Detection and Response (MDR), and driven by a corresponding surge in cyber threats, according to IDC’s just released report IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Managed Detection and Response Services 2025 Vendor Assessment. IDC recognized Trustwave, A LevelBlue Company, as a Leader in the report.

Organizations today face a continuous struggle to secure their web applications against threats that constantly evolve in the fast-paced digital landscape. The Web Application Firewall (WAF) serves as a primary line of defense against these threats; however, its management challenges often outweigh its security benefits, resulting in organizations not realizing the full value of their security investment.

Trustwave, A LevelBlue Company, was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Managed Detection and Response Services 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc # AP52998725e, September 2025). The excerpt noted that Trustwave offers a comprehensive suite of security services that span MDR, MXDR, managed SIEM, co-managed SOC, threat hunting, DFIR, Security Colony, and threat intelligence services.

A vulnerability on a popular source-code editor has been recently released along with a proof-of-concept (POC) exploit, but the security community isn’t so sure that it’s a legitimate flaw. In this article, we look at CVE-2025-56383, discuss what developers are saying in the wild, and provide our experts’ take on the issue.

Comparing MDR and MXDR: Key Differences, Suitability, and Trustwave's Solutions As cyber threats grow in frequency and sophistication, organizations are increasingly turning to managed security services to help monitor, detect, and respond to attacks. Two prominent security solutions have emerged to these needs: Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR).

Deploying Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) systems is crucial for bolstering cybersecurity defenses. Akamai reported 108 billion API attacks over an 18-month period, underscoring the value of APIs to cybercriminals. Like any new security measure, the initial deployment brings various challenges during the "Day One" process. These Day One challenges should not compromise security effectiveness or disrupt business operations.