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Cyber Campfire delivers data-driven insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this episode, we discuss cyber threat trends, statistics, and emerging threat actors from January 2026. Tune in for an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and actionable insights for global organizations and security partners.

Cyber Campfire delivers data-driven insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this episode, we discuss cyber threat trends, statistics, and emerging threat actors from December 2025. Tune in for an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and actionable insights for global organizations and security partners.

In this episode of Bytes of Insight, guest host Lynn Peachey, Regional Sales Vice President of Insurance at Arete, sits down with Kamran Salour, Co-Chair of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity of Lewis Brisbois, and Jenna Rooney, Director of Client Services of Arete, to unpack the real-world challenges of data mining, from regulatory compliance to AI-driven efficiencies. Tune in to hear how early collaboration can reduce costs, improve defensibility, and strengthen cyber response.

Step into the hidden world of the dark web in the latest episode of Arete’s Bytes of Insight podcast. Host Vinny Sakore and Arete’s Lead Threat Intelligence Consultant Trenton Howard discuss the inner workings of the dark web ecosystem and why monitoring these forums is critical for modern protection.

Cyber Campfire delivers the latest monthly insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this month's episode, our TI team reviews July's cyber threat statistics, highlights key trends, and discusses emerging threat actors. Join the TI team as they provide an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and its implications for the cybersecurity community. Tune in every month for informative updates and expert commentary on the latest developments.

Cyber Campfire delivers the latest monthly insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this month's episode, our TI team reviews May's cyber threat statistics, highlights key trends, and discusses emerging threat actors. Join the TI team as they provide an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and its implications for the cybersecurity community. Tune in every month for informative updates and expert commentary on the latest developments.Shownotes:Operation EndGame: https://www.operation-endgame.com/Arete's Q1 2025 Crimeware Report: https://events.areteir.com/q1-2025-crimeware-report

In this episode of Bytes of Insight, our host, Vinny Sakore welcomes Hart Brown, CEO of Future Point of View, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and its growing impact on cybersecurity, insurance, and digital risk. Tune in for expert insights on the AI evolution, regulatory challenges, and what it means to stay competitive in an increasingly automated world. Sources Hart S. Brown - https://fpov.com/hart-brown/Book Future Forecasting: Mitigating Risk and Increasing Profit in a Chaotic World Link: https://www.amazon.com/Future-Forecasting-Mitigating-Increasing-Chaotic/dp/B0CNLX4FJ5

Cyber threats are always evolving, and effectively defending against and responding to cybercriminals requires deep intelligence and ongoing analysis. In this episode of Bytes of Insight, host Vinny Sakore sits down with Kellyn Wagner Ramsdell, Associate Director of Threat Intelligence at Arete, to discuss how her team tracks and identifies ransomware and extortion groups.

Cyber Campfire delivers the latest monthly insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this month's episode, our TI team reviews January's cyber threat statistics, highlights key trends, and discusses emerging threat actors. Join the TI team as they provide an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and its implications for the cybersecurity community. Tune in every month for informative updates and expert commentary on the latest developments.

In this episode of Arete’s Bytes of Insight, Vinny Sakore and Evgueni Erchov welcome John Farley, Cyber Leader at Arthur J. Gallagher. Together, they discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on cybersecurity and key concerns facing the insurance industry. Tune in for expert insights on the latest trends in AI and cyber risk. Sources John Farley - https://www.ajg.com/us/team/john-farley/ Articles Key considerations in building your AI risk assessment https://www.ajg.com/us/news-and-insights/2023/sep/artificial-intelligence-risk-management/ The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer: Leading AI Innovation and Risk Management https://www.ajg.com/us/news-and-insights/2024/oct/the-chief-artificial-intelligence-officer/ Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html

Cyber Campfire delivers the latest monthly insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this month's episode, our TI team reviews October's cyber threat statistics, highlights key trends, and discusses emerging threat actors. Join the TI team as they provide an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and its implications for the cybersecurity community. Tune in every month for informative updates and expert commentary on the latest developments.

In this episode of Bytes of Insight, hosts Vinny Sakore and Evgueni Erchov explore recent law enforcement actions against cybercriminals, the evolution of methods used to pressure cybercriminals, and the value of collaboration with cybersecurity organizations. The discussion highlights key trends Arete has observed across the threat landscape, with insights drawn from our H1 2024 Crimeware Report.Arete's H1 2024 Crimeware Report: https://events.areteir.com/h1-2024-crimeware-reportOperation Endgame Website: https://operation-endgame.com/Resource: Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency by Andy GreenbergSandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy GreenbergQuestions? Contact [email protected]

Cyber Campfire delivers the latest monthly insights from Arete’s Threat Intelligence Team. In this month's episode, our TI team reviews August's cyber threat statistics, highlights key trends, and discusses emerging threat actors. Join the TI team as they provide an in-depth look at the evolving threat landscape and its implications for the cybersecurity community. Tune in every month for informative updates and expert commentary on the latest developments.To download our H1 2024 Crimeware Report : Click here

Welcome to another episode of Bytes of Insight by Arete. Today, we're joined by Harold Rodriguez, who leads the Arete's Threat Research Team. In this episode, we'll take a deep dive into the education sector, focusing on the FOG ransomware. Harold will guide us through the intricate process of how the TRT team reverse engineers malware and the innovative countermeasures they've developed to defend against ransomware attacks.Read and download the report Malware Spotlight: Fog RansomwarePrevious episode: Unmasking Fog: Ransomware Threats in K-12 Education

In today's episode, we dive into the education sector, focusing on K-12 schools. Our hosts share insights on a new threat actor group targeting school districts, explore the factors contributing to its success, and discuss why these institutions may be at risk. Finally, we'll provide actionable steps to help schools increase cyber resilience and defend against these attacks.

In the latest episode of Security Superpowers, Stephen Ramey invites Mullen Coughlin Partner Greg Bautista onto the podcast. They discuss his background in data privacy and cyber security law, the evolution of business email compromises, and the importance of data mining.

Steve invites back Arete Managing Director Marc Bleicher in the season finale of Security Superpowers. They discuss how the state of cybersecurity has changed since they spoke on the first episode of the season, the latest news, including the Kaseya attacks, the power of the cloud, and the future of cryptocurrency.

Stephen Ramey invites Arete Director of Data Breach Analysis Will Hartz onto the podcast to discuss what happens beyond the breach and how Arete helps clients identify and report on sensitive data.

In the latest episode of Security Superpowers, Stephen Ramey invites Arete Director of Digital Forensics Brian Rydstrom onto the podcast for a discussion on his time working at a big four consulting firm, leading a team of incident responders, how to leverage threat intelligence to build a world-class security program and the importance of information sharing in the industry.

Steve Ramey talks with a Head of CSIRT for a Fortune Global 500 company about incident response management, transitioning from the public to the private sector, and building a robust cybersecurity team.

In the latest episode of SecuritySuperpowers, Stephen Ramey interviews Arete Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response Jaycee Roth and Arete Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence Evgueni Erchov.In this episode, they discuss how Arete interlaces threat intelligence with our forensic investigations and incident response services. Jaycee and Evgueni share frontline stories about what are seeing during their investigations and, quite frankly, have also experienced themselves.

In this episode host, Stephen Ramey interviews the Co-chair of Marsh & McLennan Agency Cyber Center of Excellence, Marc Shein. Arete and Marc have both recently been nominated for an Advisen Cyber Risk award. In this episode, Steve and Marc discuss how cyber insurance can strengthen your business, the Cyber Center of Excellence, risk prevention, and cyber resilience.

In this season’s first episode, Steve Ramey talks with Arete’s Managing Director of Incident Response, Marc Bleicher. Steve and Marc discuss the current state of cybersecurity, industry trends, and building a cybersecurity workforce to meet the industry's current demand.

We are excited to conclude season one of Security Superpowers with Jared Phipps, SVP Worldwide Sales Engineering, to discuss SentinelOne, threat hunting data, risk mitigation, and the maturing endpoint protection market.

For this episode of Security Superpowers, Tamara Ashjian from Tokio Marine and Michael Kar from Wilson Elser, LLP discuss cybersecurity claims and risk and how the industry is shifting to cope with the growing wave of ransomware attacks.

In this episode, Kevin Smith interviews Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Partner, Richard Sheinis, about the future of data transfer from the EU to the US. We discuss the implications of data localization and the increased tendency of countries to close their borders to free-flowing information and what that means for legislators and businesses here in the US.

In this episode, Kevin Smith speaks with president and co-founder of Arete, Jim Jaeger about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Elections, the risks we face, both internally and externally, and answers the biggest question of all: Just how safe and accurate is this election going to be?

During this episode of Security Superpowers, Kevin invites Mike Lotas, global incident response leader in SOC at Arete, to discuss what it takes to start a career in cyber security, the evolution and future of cybercrime, and a dive into Mike's history and career path.

Kevin, Marc, and Steve discuss the details of an incident response. They dive into the many facets of an incident response to give you insight into the characteristics of a typical IR victim, IR planning, the importance of strong passwords, the key to successful forensics, and more!

In this episode, Kevin Smith and Stephen Ramey talk to Arete's chief cyber strategist, Jim Jaeger, about nation-state threats, ways to keep your business safe from ransomware, and more!

In this episode, hosts Kevin Smith and Marc Belicher invite Evgueni Erchov and Stephen Ramey to continue discussing Threat Intelligence. They dive into techniques, emerging threats, and Arete's commitment to partner with law enforcement agencies to help gain a better understanding of the diverse threat actor environment.

In this episode, Kevin Smith and Marc Bleicher interview Arete Director, IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence Evgueni Erchov about the most critical weapons used in cyber defense, which attackers are targeting organizations, and how to thwart these attacks.

In this week's episode, Kevin and Marc interview Arete director of incident response Stephen Ramey about the increase in cyber risk due to remote working, Stephen’s observations from the front lines, and his recommendations for preventing an attack!

The pilot episode introduces Marc Bleicher, Managing Director of the Arete IR Team.Kevin and Marc discuss the inconvenient timing of threat actors, some unique experiences in Marc’s career and, the importance of the insurance carriers who shoulder the financial burden of an ill-prepared IT sector to protect critical data.