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When Cyber Risk Stalls Business: Lessons from Jaguar Land Rover’s Shutdown

A Jaguar Land Rover assembly line in Solihull, UK. In September 2025, a cyber attack forced the automaker to halt production, illustrating how cyber risks can bring even the largest enterprises
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Beyond the Buzz (Budget Edition): A CISO’s Playbook for Cutting Through Hype—with Real Defense-in-Depth & Board-Ready Budgeting
Cut the hype, fund defense-in-depth, and turn security from cost center to business enabler—this budget season.
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This Week in Cybersecurity #23
Welcome to your weekend cybersecurity digest! Here's everything you need to know from this week's CyberHub shows, organized by category for easy…
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Zero-Days, Honeypots, and the Ransomware Syndicate: When Threat Actors Form Alliances
From High-Profile Legal Breaches to Russian Water Plant Attacks: The Thursday Morning Breakdown of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, AI-Assisted Threats…
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Avnet Confirms Breach Says Stolen Data Unreadable, Salesforce Refuses to Pay Ransom Over Data Theft Attacks, North Korean Hackers Stole Over…
Avnet Breach Data “Unreadable,” Salesforce Refuses to Pay Ransom, and North Korea’s $2B Crypto Heist
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Discord Says User Information Stolen in Third-Party Breach, Red Hat Data Breach Escalates as ShinyHunters Joins Campaign, Asahi Says Data…
From Third-Party Breaches to Beer Production: Navigating October's Critical Security Incidents and Recovery Lessons
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Death by a Thousand Cuts: Oracle Extortion, ParkMobile's $1 Settlement Joke, and the Dev Infrastructure Wake-Up Call
Oracle Extortion Scam, ParkMobile’s $32.8M Settlement, Red Hat Hack, Scattered Spider Salesforce Extortion, and EU OT Attack Warnings
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This Week in Cybersecurity #22
From boardrooms to baggage belts—this week proved resilience and trust are the new battlefields
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Government Shutdown Hits CISA, Taliban Blacks Out Afghanistan, and Chinese Zero-Days Exploited for a Year
US government shutdown furloughs 65% of CISA workforce while VMware zero-days were exploited by China for 12 months before disclosure, plus Taliban cuts…
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Beer Production Halts, BBC Insider Threats, and the First Malicious MCP Server in the Wild
Asahi breweries shut down, ransomware gangs recruit journalists as insider threats, and supply chain attacks reach AI-powered email systems
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James Azar
CISO Talk by James Azar
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The latest news and topics from a cybersecurity practitioners discussing Cybersecurity, Privacy, Technology & Geo-Politics. I am a two times Founder and Chief Information Security Officer. All opinions are my own
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