Albert Heijn, Etos, and Gall & Gall have been dealing with a cybersecurity incident since Sunday afternoon, October 11. According to Albert Heijn, immediate measures were taken to protect the IT environment. Part of these measures included the preventive temporary shutdown of several systems. According to the company, recovery efforts are focused on the careful […]
Research into 461 ransomware incidents and 237 negotiations shows that technical resilience is more important than negotiation tactics. Victims with fully recoverable backups negotiate and pay significantly less often. Payment was made in only 18.3% of incidents without communication, compared to 66.7% when victims actually engaged in negotiations. An offered discount increases the probability of […]
Many organizations are experimenting extensively with AI, but see little structural value yet. According to McKinsey, the problem lies not with the technology, but with the way organizations are structured. The greatest gain is not in automating tasks, but in accelerating and improving decision-making. AI removes cognitive bottlenecks and enables faster, smarter choices. Therefore, AI […]