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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Sundaresan Bindu Sundaresan , Cybersecurity Director, LevelBlue In 2025, cybercriminals will exploit supply chain vulnerabilities, ransomware, IoT botnets, and AI-driven phishing. Ransomware targeting critical services highlights the need for secure software lifecycles and vendor verification.

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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

Spooky fact : The infamous Mirai botnet attack in 2016 turned more than 600,000 IoT devices into cyber zombies, leading to one of the most significant DDoS attacks in history. Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Understanding the threat landscape The oil and gas sector is heavily vulnerable to cyberattacks and physical threats, driven by: Criticality of operations: Disruptions in oil and gas supply chains have catastrophic consequences, including fuel shortages, price hikes, and geopolitical instability.

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Surge in Malicious IoT Botnet Activity Raises Cybersecurity Concerns

SecureWorld News

In a digital landscape increasingly dependent on interconnected devices, the rise in malicious Internet of Things (IoT) botnet activity is becoming a significant cause for concern. However, this threat has since expanded globally, affecting various parts of the world.

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State of Cybersecurity in Canada 2025: Key Insights for InfoSec Leaders

SecureWorld News

Nation-state actors from China, Russia, and Iran are leveraging Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) for espionage and infrastructure sabotage. Supply chain and cloud misconfigurations are weak links 82% of breaches stem from IoT and cloud misconfigurations, exposing businesses to cascading failures.

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Top Microsegmentation Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Improved threat detection and response times. Microsegmentation should address servers and laptops, IoT, mobile, and legacy devices. DxOdyssey (DxO) is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, and clouds.

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Nokia starts a Cybersecurity Testing Lab for 5G Networks

CyberSecurity Insiders

The new Dallas, Texas-based Advanced Security Testing and Research (ASTaR) Lab will be fully based on a 5G network and will be useful in putting IoT products based on 5G to test against known and unknown cybersecurity threats. Now, it has focused on offering security to 5G networks.