It’s becoming all too common these days: ransomware hitting another organization. However, most people don’t know exactly what happens when ransomware is found and what must be addressed. What makes it even more challenging for healthcare is that the data that can be stolen, like personal health information, is much more valuable than credit card numbers.

In a world where dozens of CVEs are released every day, there are vulnerabilities, and there are vulnerabilities. The latest Microsoft Windows LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) vulnerabilities, which were coined not once but twice (“LDAPBleed” and “LDAPNightmare”), clearly belong to the shortlist of new and dangerous CVEs.

Enterprises expanding their operations often face the challenge of also ensuring seamless and secure connectivity in China, a critical market with unique regulatory and network challenges. Businesses entering this vast market often face three primary obstacles: These challenges can hinder productivity, stall digital transformation, and overwhelm IT teams. The question is clear: how can enterprises achieve secure, seamless, and compliant connectivity in this complex digital environment?

The WAN landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by demands of cloud, mobility, and globalization. MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), a legacy transport technology, once the gold standard, now struggles to meet modern business requirements.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, IT leaders are under constant pressure to deliver outcomes that align directly with business value. Gone are the days when technology decisions were made in isolation. Today, every IT investment must contribute to operational efficiency, cost savings, security, and scalability—all while empowering the business to innovate and grow.

In today’s competitive job market, employees are increasingly seeking a sense of purpose and belonging in their work environments. As McKinsey reports, purpose has become a pivotal factor in employee retention. IT leaders who fail to connect their teams’ day-to-day tasks to a broader mission risk losing top talent to organizations that do.

Recently, Google made headlines with the announcement of its new quantum chip, Willow, marking another step forward in the fascinating world of quantum computing. The technology promises to solve problems that are currently intractable for classical computers, fueling excitement—and a fair bit of concern—about its implications for cryptography, particularly the widely used RSA encryption.

Modern ransomware attacks have evolved beyond simple encryption to deploy sophisticated double extortion tactics. Threat actors now systematically exfiltrate sensitive data before encrypting systems, ensuring leverage even when victims have robust data backups. Some ransomware gangs have even abandoned encryption altogether, recognizing that the threat of data exposure often proves more compelling for ransom payment.

When an enterprise looks for a network security provider, whether implementing a SASE solution or not, one of its pillar requirements is complete visibility of the assets it holds, which provides the ability to manage its devices. Identifying devices in a network, commonly known as device fingerprinting, provides an enterprise with the ability to control their inventory, which could be a challenging task for companies spread across multiple sites, countries, hybrid datacenters or continents.

Today, Cato Networks introduced Cato IoT/OT Security, the industry’s first SASE-native IoT/OT security solution. Cato IoT/OT Security extends SASE-based protection into IoT/OT environments, improving visibility and security while reducing complexity. Cato IoT/OT Security is a native feature in the Cato SASE Cloud Platform. It allows enterprises to instantly activate the new solution with a click of a button. No additional hardware or software needs to be installed or configured.