Ransomware payments saw a 35% decline in 2024—what's driving the drop? Sophos finalizes its $859 million acquisition of SecureWorks, signaling more M&A activity in cybersecurity for 2025. Plus, DeepSeek AI is gaining traction in healthcare, but its data policies raise serious concerns.
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team in person at VIVE. Booth:percent in:I hope that's you. I'm definitely hearing more of those resilience stories from CXOs as I crisscross the country. For those of you putting your shoulder against that business continuity and disaster recovery effort. Keep pushing. Sophos has completed an 859 million acquisition of SecureWorks. The company plans to continue operating both brands in the near term.
rity deals I expect to see in:I did a two minute drill on some of my concerns about the tool last week. Not the least of which is DeepSeek's Terms of Service, which clearly state that all the queries and all the data submitted to the service is stored on servers in China. All that to say, if you've not yet had a conversation with your leadership team and staff about DeepSeek, it's time.
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