Global ransomware activity increased 23% in the third quarter of 2026, with organizations in North America and Europe accounting for the largest share of attacks, according to cybersecurity firm NCC Group.
Sign-in problems account for up to 53% of help desk tickets at individual enterprises, but network issues can take significantly longer to resolve, according to a recent study from ControlUp.
Cisco has introduced Privileged Infrastructure Access, an approach to infrastructure administration that gives people and AI agents temporary, task-specific permissions instead of leaving standing privileges available after their work is done.
CrowdStrike's latest Threat Hunting Report traces a multiyear shift from conventional intrusions toward attacks that exploit trusted identities, cloud services, AI systems, and software dependencies.