Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Threat Actor Silently Forwarded Sensitive Emails Matching Strategic TopicsGoogle says Chinese espionage group UNC6508 compromised REDCap environments at North American research institutions, deployed custom malware, stole credentials and covertly forwarded strategically relevant emails through abused compliance rules to support long-term intelligence collection.

Digital Extortionists Try Recruiting Insiders, Email BarragesCollective efforts to bolster cybersecurity defenses have been taking a big bite out of ransomware groups' earnings, leading groups to reach for new strategies, including social engineering, supply chain attacks, extortion services and bribing insiders, warn incident response experts.

Strategic Plan Includes Human Risk Management Platform Expansion, IPO PreparationBryan Palma outlines his vision to grow KnowBe4 beyond security awareness training by investing in agentic AI, expanding email and behavioral tools and positioning the company for IPO readiness. He highlights Vista Equity's support and platform depth as key assets.

Barracuda CEO Hatem Naguib Shares Strategies for Email Protection, Managed ServicesWith cyberthreats becoming more sophisticated, Barracuda CEO Hatem Naguib explains how managed XDR and AI-driven email protection help SMBs. From stopping phishing attacks to automating incident response, Naguib highlights solutions that streamline operations and address cloud adoption risks.

Former Bridgewater CTO Igor Tsyganskiy Named CISO in Wake of Chinese Email HackMicrosoft has demoted its CISO after 14 years on the job, reassigned its deputy CISO and named Igor Tsyganskiy - a former CTO at Bridgewater Associates who just joined Microsoft four months ago as chief strategy officer - as its new chief information security officer.