Downtime stories
Almost half of ransomware victims discovered breaches only after data theft, underscoring how attackers are evading detection for weeks.
Blind spots in monitoring are pushing outage bills higher, with Splunk estimating average downtime now costs USD $15,000 a minute.
Industrial operators are turning to tighter network controls to curb cyberattacks, with OT now featuring in 26% of Zero Networks deals.
AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.
Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.
Experts say AI is accelerating ransomware attacks, shrinking the patching window and forcing organisations to overhaul defences and recovery plans.
Enterprises using Kyndryl Bridge have seen fewer outages and lower maintenance costs as AI flags IT risks before systems fail.
It aims to cut outage investigation time for engineers by combining live telemetry with incident history, changes and service context.
Routine delays in NHS trusts are costing more than GBP £1 billion a year and leaving millions of appointments missed, a report says.
Longer outages at developer tools now threaten release schedules and productivity, with GitProtect estimating more than USD $740,000 in losses.
Shared fibre routes can leave supposedly redundant links exposed to the same outage, a risk growing as AI workloads demand uninterrupted connectivity.
Greater spare-parts cover should cut downtime for customers after the Reading-based IT support group lifted stock by almost a third.
Cooling and power systems in data centres could be exposed to remote takeover, threatening uptime as AI workloads drive reliance on critical infrastructure.
Better visibility over outages and latency should help PointsBet protect live-betting customers as it unifies telemetry across its platform.
A shortage of specialist support is leaving ageing bulk-handling machines at Australian mines and ports at risk of costly export delays.
Confidence in defence remains patchy as 68 per cent of UK business leaders plan higher cyber spending and 46 per cent fear new tools widen threats.
Thailand has joined the ransomware top 10 as fewer groups now drive most attacks, raising the cost of each breach for businesses.
Yet only 15 per cent have deployed OT-specific visibility tools, even as cyber incidents have already disrupted critical systems for most respondents.
Predictable income is emerging as MSPs bundle hosting with support, backups and security to reduce churn and lift margins.
Poor service is driving customers away, with 45% of Australians saying one bad retail interaction would make them avoid a retailer.
