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Scattered Spider and DragonForce: A Case Study in Human-Centric Cyber Threats

In April 2025, Marks & Spencer, the Co-op Group, and Harrods were all targeted by cyber-attacks that caused disruption across their services. Although attribution is still being confirmed, indicators strongly link these attacks to Scattered Spider, a group known for aggressive, human-centric tactics and high-profile breaches. This post is not an incident breakdown for each retailer.

Top 4 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Businesses Today

Keeping your business data safe is more important than ever. As more companies use technology and remote work grows, the risk of cybersecurity threats increases. No matter the size or small business can be a target. To stay safe, businesses need strong cybersecurity plans and must know what threats to watch out for. In this post, we'll look at the top cyber threats businesses face today and how to guard against them. Let's get started and learn how to protect your business from these risks.

Firmware's Blind Spot:7Ways HardwareComponentShortages Open NewAttack Paths

When a nextgeneration firewall ships with a Secure Boot bypass baked into its firmware, it is easy to assume the culprit lies in sloppy software. Yet the root cause often hides deeper: a lastminute swap of an outofstock component that the firmware team never fully audited. In 2023 alone, Resilinc's EventWatch AI recorded 7 422 hightech supplychain disruption alerts-over half severe enough to trigger "WarRoom" responses (Resilinc, 2023). These shortages force engineers to scour greymarket brokers, accept pincompatible "dropins," or resurrect endoflife (EoL) parts just to keep production lines moving.

Pre-emptive Account Takeover Detection: 5 Steps to Expose Scammers Early

Modern security leaders know that account takeover detection (ATO) isn’t just about spotting a bad login. ATO attacks are part of a broader scam lifecycle – starting with phishing or impersonation, escalating into credential harvesting, and ending with unauthorized access. To stop ATOs effectively, security teams need visibility into this full progression, not just the login attempt. That’s why a true ATO prevention strategy starts long before a password is entered.

5 Proven Strategies to Stop Privilege Escalation Attacks

This blog covers five strategies that work to prevent privilege escalation and protect your organization’s critical assets. You’ll learn about ways to improve your security – from better authentication protocols to securing Active Directory. We’ll show you useful steps to lift your security stance against these ongoing threats using advanced monitoring tools like Fidelis Elevate XDR platform.

Weeding Out Cyber Threats: How to Detect and Stop Common Attacks

When necessary, you water it, monitor it, and weed out what doesn’t belong before it spreads. The same principle applies to cybersecurity. In today’s digital landscape, cyber threats evolve rapidly. From phishing and privilege escalation to rogue access and lateral movement, attacks often take root well before they’re discovered. That’s why detection and response are no longer optional ‒ essential for resilience.

Securing Websites Against XSS Attacks: Must-Know for Developers and Site Owners

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) is a very serious kind of security issue saying that they target websites as well as the users who are using them. To put it simply, XSS attacks means that a hacker was able to inject malicious scripts into a website. These scripts would then run in the user's browser, many a time without the user knowing about it. Most commonly, these attacks are aimed at stealing some sensitive information, impersonating the user, or just playing around with how the website looks or behaves.

Raising the Security Bar: Essential Measures to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

Cyber threats are evolving all the time, and the pace of advancement is increasing. From malware and ransomware attacks to increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques and zero-day exploits, threat actors are constantly working to find new ways to breach our defenses, so we need to take proactive steps to raise security standards and keep our organizations on the front foot in the fight against cybercrime. In this piece, we'll discuss some essential measures you can take to do this, highlighting best practices and security technologies that can enable you to build a more threat-resilient organization.