Britain’s beloved Harrods department store revealed on Sunday that 430,000 customers have been compromised in yet another cyberattack impacting the retailer in 2025 – this time, via one of its third-party vendors. Now, those same ransomware attackers have been reportedly contacting Harrods customers, ever since the retailer publicly declared it would not negotiate. Key takeaways:…
When three prominent vendors, Palo Alto Networks, ZScaler, and Cloudflare, announced on Tuesday that they were hit by a cyber attack, it was a stark reminder that today’s interconnected enterprise environment means that one vendor’s security hole can hurt users globally. Palo Alto said, “this supply chain attack impacted hundreds of organizations, including Palo Alto Networks”…
The 2025 EY Global Third-Party Risk Management Survey reveals new approaches to managing risks from third parties in a more volatile environment. Risk leaders are using AI and centralization to fundamentally transform their third-party risk management functions for the future. Business uncertainty and cost pressures are driving efficiency imperatives for third-party risk management A confluence of…
Cyber threat actors are growing more sophisticated, especially with the recent introduction of AI. Technological innovation and changing businesses needs have introduced new environments, devices, and software that add up to an expanding cyber attack surface. Generative AI Creates Security Opportunities and Pronounces Threats Generative AI and machine learning are increasing the frequency and complexity…
