IBM’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024” reveals that engaging law enforcement after a ransomware attack can reduce costs by an average of $1 million. Businesses cooperating with authorities investigate and resolve breaches faster and are less likely to pay a ransom. Data breaches are becoming more expensive, hitting a record average of $4.9 million, up 10% year-on-year, largely due to business disruption and post-breach expenses.

Mandiant warns of attacks on newly-disclosed Ivanti remote takeover threat
Google’s Mandiant team has issued an alert about a remote code execution flaw in the Ivanti Connect Secure VPN platform. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-22457, is