Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Pen Tests Find States Thwart Basic Attacks But Are Vulnerable to Sophisticated OnesPen testing of 10 Medicaid management and enrollment systems found that while the nine states and one territory implemented "generally effective" security controls to prevent limited cyberattacks, improvements are needed to protect against more sophisticated attacks, said a watchdog agency report.

Organizations across industries are experiencing significant escalations in cyberattacks, particularly targeting critical infrastructure providers and cloud-based enterprises. Verizon’s recently released 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report found an 18% YoY increase in confirmed breaches, with the exploitation of vulnerabilities as an initial access step growing by 34%.  As attacks rise

Endpoint devices like desktops, laptops, and mobile phones enable users to connect to enterprise networks and use their resources for their day-to-day work. However, they also expand the attack surface and make the organisation vulnerable to malicious cyberattacks and data breaches

Internal beauracy and barriers hold up roll out of defenses, report finds Ask 1,000 CIOs whether they believe their organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting their software supply chains and about 82 percent can be expected to say yes.…

Global Cyberattacks: Navigating New Frontiers: Trend Micro 2021 Annual Cybersecurity Report, and US Has 'Significant' Cyber Vulnerabilities, But A Sweeping Russian Cyberattack Is Unlikely