The Final Saturday Security Story of 2025: Gratitude, Vigilance, and Looking Ahead

 

It’s the last Saturday of 2025, and honestly—I’m ready to let this year go. Normally, Saturday Security Story is filled with ransomware stats, breach headlines, and hard truths. But today is different. Today is about gratitude. Thank you for spending part of your weekends with me—whether you joined just for these Saturday stories or stuck around during the week as well. I truly appreciate it. As we close out the year, the message stays simple: * Stay vigilant. * Watch for card skimmers at ATMs and point-of-sale devices. * Lock down your credit—it’s easy and it works. No scare tactics today. Just awareness, appreciation, and a reminder that security is personal. Happy end of year. I’m Peter — like, share, and I’ll see you in 2026.

Saturday Security: Cybersecurity 2025 - Why Attackers Are Winning

 

Cybersecurity in 2025 is no longer about breaking through firewalls — it’s about exploiting trust. Here are some of the realities shaping the 2025–2026 cybersecurity landscape: * How attackers are innovating faster than defenders * How identity, insider risk, and supply chains became the primary attack paths * Why nearly all breaches involve human behavior, not zero-days * How AI is accelerating both attacks and defenses * The dangerous disconnect between frontline security teams and executive leadership With global cybercrime projected to exceed $14 trillion by 2028, organizations must rethink what “security” actually means. The strongest perimeter won’t save you if identity controls, reporting culture, and human awareness are weak. This is your Saturday Security Story — focused on what really matters. https://www.vikingcloud.com/blog/cybersecurity-statistics 👍 Like 🔔 Subscribe 📤 Share

Saturday Security: They’re Not Hacking You Anymore — They’re Buying Access

 

Breaches aren’t about breaking in anymore — they’re about buying in. In this Saturday Security Story, we look at the return of Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, their new Telegram activity, and an alleged SaaS supply-chain breach tied to Gainsight and Salesforce integrations impacting hundreds of organizations. But the most disturbing change? They’re openly recruiting insiders. For as little as $25,000, this group is offering to buy access to: * Okta * Microsoft SSO * VPNs * GitHub * Internal dashboards and screenshots No zero-days - No malware - Just people. This isn’t hypothetical — a CrowdStrike employee was recently fired for feeding this exact group. Top patterns: Stolen tokens. Trusted apps. Social engineering. Identity abuse. Your biggest security risk isn’t the perimeter anymore. It’s identity, access, and who you trust inside your environment. If you’re responsible for security, IT, or risk — this is a shift you can’t ignore. Like, subscribe, and share to keep this conversation going. https://socradar.io/blog/scattered-lapsus-hunters-gainsight-breach/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7404905350488932352/

Saturday Security: Manufacturing Under Attack - Why 2025 Is the Worst Year Yet for Ransomware

 

Manufacturers are deep in their 2025 Golden Quarter — but it’s not just production that’s surging. Cyberattacks on the manufacturing sector have hit an all-time high. More than half of all compromised manufacturers paid ransomware demands this year, with average payouts topping $1 million and recovery costs adding another $1.3 million. For the first time in years, exploited vulnerabilities beat phishing and stolen credentials as the top attack vector. And experts agree the biggest gaps are clear: limited cybersecurity expertise, unseen vulnerabilities, and slow adoption of essential protections. From Jaguar Land Rover shutting down production for nearly a month to major beverage operations grinding to a halt, the impact is massive. And with AI and automation expanding across factory floors, the attack surface is only growing. This is your Saturday Security Story. I’m Peter — like, sub, and share to stay ahead of what’s happening in cybersecurity. https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/threat-landscape-increasingly-dangerous-manufacturers https://industrialcyber.co/reports/half-of-2025-ransomware-attacks-hit-critical-sectors-as-manufacturing-healthcare-and-energy-top-global-targets/