Over 1500% Increase in New, Unique Malware Highlights Growing Security Complexity, according to WatchGuard Biannual Threat Report
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1,500% Surge in New Malware: Why MSPs Must Act Now
The latest findings from WatchGuard Technologies reveal a stark reality for managed service providers: cyber threats are not only increasing—they’re evolving faster than traditional defenses can keep up. In its newest Internet Security Report, WatchGuard identified a 1,548% spike in new, unique malware from Q3 to Q4 2025. Nearly one in four threats bypassed signature-based detection, highlighting a critical gap in reactive security models still used across many customer environments.
Protecting Azure DevOps with Rubrik
Your code is one of your organization’s most critical assets, and protecting it should be as resilient as the applications it builds. In this video, we walk through how Rubrik delivers enterprise-grade protection for enterprise-critical code by securing Azure DevOps repositories against accidental deletion, malicious activity, and ransomware threats.
Acronis H2 2025 Cyberthreats Report: Cyberattacks Surge as Phishing, Ransomware, and AI-Driven Threats Escalate
Global organisations face AI-enhanced cybercrime, record ransomware incidents, and an uptick in phishing attacks, highlighting the need for strong cyber defences.
Ransomware in Financial Services: Traditional Backup Isn't Enough
Many financial services IT leaders believe they’re protected against ransomware because they have backups. According to Sophos’ State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2025, 64% of financial services organizations were hit by ransomware in the past year. Of those with backups, a significant percentage discovered their backup infrastructure had been compromised too. Modern ransomware operators don’t just encrypt production data.
The Real Risks of Agentic AI in the Enterprise with Camille Stewart-Gloster
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Camille Stewart-Gloster, CEO of CAS Strategies and former Deputy National Cyber Director, to unpack how AI is redefining cyber risk at every layer of the organization. Camille explains why identity-based attacks are so effective and how non-human identities (from APIs to AI agents) are quietly expanding the attack surface. She emphasized how critical MFA is for organizations to enable as they scale up AI operations, and why conditional access and governance must be foundational, not optional.
Why Hospitals Pay Ransom to Hackers
Targets in western countries are picked with care, since hospitals and critical services face lives at risk and heavy legal fallout after breaches. When attackers weigh up ransom against long court battles and recovery costs, payment becomes the path many victims choose, feeding the growth of cybercrime. ⸻ For more information about us or if you have any questions you would like us to discuss email podcast@razorthorn.com. We give our clients a personalised, integrated approach to information security, driven by our belief in quality and discretion..
How Hospitals Sustain Patient Care When Systems Go Dark
In this episode of Building Cyber Resilience: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide, host Josh Howell speaks with Drex DeFord, veteran healthcare CIO, strategist, and President of 229 Cyber & Risk at This Week Health. Drawing on decades of experience leading technology and transformation across organizations like the U.S. Air Force, Seattle Children’s, Scripps Health, and Steward Healthcare, Drex explores what it really takes to sustain patient care when cyberattacks force systems offline.
From Operations to Policy: Contributing to the Global Fight Against Ransomware
Today, the government of Canada issued a statement announcing that Arctic Wolf will continue to co-chair the Counter Ransomware Initiative Public-Private Sector Advisory Panel in 2026, alongside Public Safety Canada and BlackBerry. The panel will also include member organizations such as Ensign InfoSecurity, the Institute for Security and Technology, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and the Royal United Service Institute.
Why Your "Skill Scanner" Is Just False Security (and Maybe Malware)
Maybe you’re an AI builder, or maybe you’re a CISO. You've just authorized the use of AI agents for your dev team. You know the risks, including data exfiltration, prompt injection, and unvetted code execution. So when your lead engineer comes to you and says, "Don't worry, we're using Skill Defender from ClawHub to scan every new Skill," you breathe a sigh of relief. You checked the box. But have you checked this Skills scanner?