The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is

This article highlights a common cybersecurity pitfall: organizations can become overly confident in their security posture due to a period of stability, leading to complacency and a failure to adequately assess current threats. The piece emphasizes that the absence of a visible incident doesn't necessarily indicate a secure environment, and that organizations often rely on incomplete information, leading to a misinterpretation of risk. The article uses the ‘WYSIATI’ principle to illustrate how a lack of awareness can create a dangerous blind spot, exemplified by the Change Healthcare and Jaguar Land Rover ransomware incidents, demonstrating the significant financial and operational consequences of this oversight.