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Threat intelligence research from Brandefense: threat actors, malware, vulnerabilities and campaigns, with analysis you can use to prioritize defenses.
Threat Intelligence Researches Threat intelligence priorities for 2027: agency outlooks What the NCSC and ENISA say defenders should watch toward 2027: exploitation timing, AI-assisted vulnerability research and AI attack surface, as checks. 
Threat Intelligence Researches Hacktivism and DDoS in 2025: ENISA’s top groups ENISA's 2026 threat report, covering 1 January to 31 December 2025, names a small set of hacktivist groups behind most claimed ideology-driven activity in the EU.… 
Threat Intelligence Researches NIST CSF 2.0: the six functions explained NIST CSF 2.0 has six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover. Each one's NIST definition and categories, as listed in CSWP 29. 
Threat Intelligence Researches Exploited vulnerabilities in 2025: what ENISA reports This is a short list of what ENISA reports about exploited vulnerabilities in 2025. It draws on chapter 7 and the overview of the ENISA Threat… 
Threat Intelligence Researches CVSS, EPSS and CISA KEV: what each signal tells you Which of CVSS, EPSS and the CISA KEV catalogue tells you what? Who runs each signal, what it measures, what it leaves out, and a question… 
Threat Intelligence Researches AI cyber threats in 2026: what the FBI and ENISA report The FBI IC3 and ENISA both report AI use in fraud, deepfakes and intrusions. Here are six themes, plus ENISA's 'highly likely' and 'likely' outlook. 
Threat Intelligence Researches ENISA 2026: ClickFix, Smishing and Phishing Kit Trends This list covers the phishing and social engineering trends in the ENISA Threat Landscape 2026, published in September 2026. The report analyses incidents recorded from 1… 
Threat Intelligence Researches Initial access techniques: all 11 in MITRE ATT&CK MITRE ATT&CK lists 11 initial access techniques under TA0001. See every ID, name and MITRE description in one full list, which is not a ranking. 
Threat Intelligence Researches 2025 CWE Top 25: Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses MITRE's 2025 CWE Top 25 ranks cross-site scripting first. See the top 10 weaknesses with scores, KEV counts, rank changes and what the KEV data adds. 
Threat Intelligence Researches Salt Typhoon: what telecom customers should do Salt Typhoon breached telecom networks through known flaws. What customers and CISOs should ask carriers and check on their own routers and edge devices. 
Threat Intelligence Researches Bybit theft: what it teaches about supplier access Bybit says a Safe developer's credentials were compromised. What the $1.5 billion theft teaches a CISO about supplier access and approval tools. 
Reports Ransomware Trends Report | Q3 2026 The Brandefense Ransomware Trends Report Q3 2026 analyzes 2,898 confirmed ransomware incidents across 109 active threat groups, covering top operators, sector and country targeting, MITRE ATT&CK… All 14 pages
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Last updated June 9, 2026-
Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.
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