Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Preparing for risk is critical to ensuring organizational resilience, but what about the risks that can’t be planned for? Businesses frequently fall into the trap of strategizing only for known risks—those that are easily anticipated—while failing to recognize their blind spots in relation to unknown risk events.

According to our 2025 State of the Underground report—in which we take a look back at cybercrime on the deep and dark web from the past year—384 unique varieties of malware were sold in 2024, an increase from 349 in 2023. To determine this number, our research team examined malware and hacking tools for sale on the top three criminal forums, and as a result, we found that Remote Access Trojans (RATs) were the second most common form of malware in 2024, just behind stealer malware.

The industry analyst firm Gartner has named Trustwave a Representative Vendor in its latest publication, 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Third-Party Risk Management Technology Solutions. Trustwave believes the report is a guide for organizations considering third-party risk management (TPRM) technology solutions from vendors that will best suit their needs.

Application security has evolved far beyond traditional vulnerability management (VM). Today, security teams face massive scale, increasing complexity, and a constant flow of vulnerability findings that often vanish in hybrid and cloud-native environments. We’ve moved from managing a single virtual machine to dealing with an unlimited number of containers and ECS tasks, many of which only exist for about 15 minutes.

Today, the average employee juggles dozens of SaaS apps—each requesting access with a quick click. But how many employees check whether those permissions (granted in moments to boost productivity) might be unlocking sensitive company data? While businesses thrive on the agility and collaboration SaaS tools provide, this convenience can create a frequently overlooked web of user-granted permissions.

Businesses are at risk of cyberattacks every day. Without careful scrutiny, these threats result in data loss, financial loss, and reputational damage. A comprehensive risk assessment enables the identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities in advance. This guide leads you through the process of performing a risk assessment, defining pain points with workable solutions, and provides you with security tools to improve your overall security posture.