CISA 2015 Needs Renewal to Keep Cyber Defenses Intact

✍🏻 From the Editor’s Desk

AI is now ranked as a bigger cybersecurity threat than ransomware. But are enterprise defense strategies adapting quickly enough? The shift signals a need for broader risk modeling and internal education—not just upgraded tooling.

🔎 Deep Brief

AI Overtakes Ransomware as Top Cybersecurity Concern

New research shows that artificial intelligence has now surpassed ransomware as the top concern for cybersecurity professionals. According to figures cited by ITWeb, 56% of respondents listed AI threats as their biggest worry in 2024, up from just 35% last year. This includes deepfakes, AI-generated phishing, and autonomous attacks that bypass traditional detection systems. Meanwhile, concern over ransomware has dropped to 39%.

🧠 Strategy in Action

How Organizations Are Tackling the July 2025 Patch Tuesday

On July 8, 2025, Microsoft released fixes for over 130 vulnerabilities - 14 critical, and one publicly-disclosed zero-day (CVE‑2025‑49719), and numerous privilege elevation and remote execution flaws. In response, proactive security teams used CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management to zoom in on the riskiest gaps. This AI‑driven tool automatically flagged key threats—like the SQL Server info‑disclosure zero‑day and a critical Windows SPNEGO RCE—and highlighted asset exposure to these vulnerabilities.

Teams then prioritized patch deployment based on real‑world risk models and asset criticality, not just CVSS scores. As a result, high‑value systems were patched first, drastically reducing exposure windows and risk to sensitive data. Automated alerts and built‑in playbooks helped streamline coordination between IT and security teams, ensuring faster remediation.

👉 Takeaway: Pairing real‑time vulnerability feeds with context‑aware risk tools and coordinated workflows is essential to reduce patch‑to‑exposure time and to defend against modern threats effectively.

⚖️ Regulation Radar

CISA 2015 Needs Renewal to Keep Cyber Defenses Intact

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), signed into law in 2015, is set to expire unless Congress takes action. This legislation allows companies to share cyber threat indicators with federal agencies while receiving limited liability protection.

Without renewal, many organizations may hesitate to report threats, leading to gaps in national cybersecurity awareness. The Center for Cybersecurity Policy warns that failure to extend CISA could reverse hard-won progress in collaboration between private and public sectors.

What IT leaders should know.

• Review how your organization participates in information-sharing programs.

• Monitor renewal developments closely.

• Re-evaluate internal risk reporting and data-sharing policies

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🗣️ Community Signal

Well-funded foreign intelligence agencies do not have to rely on phishing messages and malicious attachments to infect unsuspecting victims with spyware. Cyber mercenary companies sell their government customers advanced ‘zero-click’ capabilities to deliver spyware that do not require any action by the victim.. - Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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