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Melih AbdulhayogluJuly 27, 2025

🛑 $380 million.That’s the size of the lawsuit Clorox just filed against IT services provider Cognizant. The allegation?Negligence.Hackers reportedly exploited a manipulated password reset process inside Cognizant—one that bypassed Clorox’s own security protocols. The result?🚨 Corporate systems down🚨 Product shipments stalled🚨 Business continuity in shambles And now:A global brand is taking its MSP to court […]

Melih AbdulhayogluJuly 26, 2025

Every few months, a new security tool promises to reduce complexity, boost visibility, or finally “unify” your cybersecurity stack. And yet, the average security team today is buried under dozens—sometimes hundreds—of tools, dashboards, and policies. We’ve consolidated, integrated, and automated. So why does it still feel like we’re drowning? The answer lies in a blind […]

Melih AbdulhayogluJuly 13, 2025

Detection Alone Is Not a Defense: Ignorance Is No Longer an Excuse For too long, cybersecurity leaders have hidden behind one flawed assumption:“If we detect it fast enough, we can stop it.” This mindset is not just outdated—it’s dangerous. In a world of evolving ransomware, zero-day threats, and AI-generated malware, relying solely on detection-based security […]

Melih AbdulhayogluJanuary 24, 2025

In a U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security hearing entitled “Unconstrained Actors: Assessing Global Cyber Threats to the Homeland,” Adam Meyers, revealed a staggering statistic: “Over the past year, China-nexus intrusions increased 150 percent across all sectors on average compared to 2023. These increases were most significant in the financial services, media, manufacturing, and industrials […]

Melih AbdulhayogluJanuary 18, 2025

In the new Trump Era, Cybersecurity Vendors Are Held Accountable Like Never Before

Melih AbdulhayogluDecember 25, 2024

Why Ignorance Is Fueling Ransomware Gangs—and How to Stop It!

Melih AbdulhayogluNovember 29, 2024

Cybersecurity’s Fatal Flaw: Ignoring Payload Protection In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, businesses and individuals alike are locked in a perpetual battle against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. For years, conventional defense strategies have concentrated on vulnerabilities—attempting to block the delivery of malicious payloads at various stages of the attack cycle. Yet, despite these efforts, […]

Melih AbdulhayogluNovember 17, 2024

The manufacturing sector, often considered the backbone of any economy, is in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. With the rise of Industry 4.0, manufacturing organizations are becoming increasingly digitized, relying on interconnected systems, IoT devices, and cloud-based workloads. While this evolution unlocks incredible efficiency and productivity, it also opens up vulnerabilities that can cripple operations, compromise […]

Melih AbdulhayogluAugust 5, 2024

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Melih AbdulhayogluAugust 4, 2024

Touting AI as our superhero against cyber threats? Really? Newsflash: The bad guys have AI too! Sure, AI would be a magic wand if it was only accessible by cybersecurity vendors. But this is not the case! So, let’s get real. AI isn’t the magic wand in cybersecurity. It’s about combining it with real strategies […]