In 2024, ransomware attacks disrupted hospital systems across 46 U.S. states. Some providers lost more than $100 million per day due to billing freezes, while others were forced to revert to handwritten charts and manual medication logs, which led to near-misses…
What happens when the very agency tasked with protecting America’s digital infrastructure is gutted from within? In 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is facing an unprecedented crisis. Proposed CISA budget cuts could eliminate nearly 1,300 positions—almost 40% of…
The U.S. just dismantled a foundational element of its cybersecurity coordination strategy—and hardly anyone noticed. In February 2025, Executive Order 14217 was signed into law, ordering the elimination of multiple federal advisory bodies as part of a broad restructuring of government…
Imagine this: It’s a regular Monday morning. Students log into their Chromebooks for class—only to find a flashing red screen. Files encrypted. Systems locked. A message demanding ransom in Bitcoin. The school goes dark. No internet. No email. No attendance system….
