5 ways to strengthen your firewall and endpoint’s defenses against ransomware

Michael Martin reports:  Cherry Health says it is dealing with ongoing technology issues, but days into the disruption, officials have not explained what’s causing them. In a notice posted to their website Monday, the health system said it is “experiencing technology issues across Cherry Health, including our phone system.” Their clinics remain open for scheduled……

Cyber threats are no longer coming from just malware or exploits. They’re showing up inside the tools, platforms, and ecosystems organizations use every day. As companies connect AI, cloud apps, developer tools, and communication systems, attackers are following those same paths. A clear pattern this week: attackers are abusing trust. Trusted updates, trusted marketplaces, trusted…

Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching new tools to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users from potential scams. To that end, the company said it’s introducing new warnings on WhatsApp when users attempt to share their screen with an unknown contact during a video call so as to prevent them from giving away sensitive information like…

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a spear-phishing campaign to obtain sensitive information from the space agency, as well as from government entities, universities, and private companies, in violation of export control…

Threat actors with suspected ties to China have turned a legitimate open-source monitoring tool called Nezha into an attack weapon, using it to deliver a known malware called Gh0st RAT to targets. The activity, observed by cybersecurity company Huntress in August 2025, is characterized by the use of an unusual technique called log poisoning (aka…

Use this short checklist as a launchpad: adopt the basics consistently, strengthen the controls that matter most, and build routines that keep those protections current and effective.