Lynn Penick explores how small, disciplined steps can significantly improve cybersecurity maturity and prevent catastrophic breaches. Using the Louvre Museum heist as an example, it emphasizes that security failures often stem from simple oversights — like weak passwords — rather than sophisticated attacks.

The blog highlights the severe challenges facing U.S. cybersecurity due to a government shutdown and the expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. With CISA operating at only 35% capacity, federal support for CISOs is minimal, leaving organizations vulnerable to escalating nation-state cyberattacks. The lapse of liability protections discourages companies from sharing threat data, weakening collective defense efforts.

Discover details on CVE-2025-55182, the React2Shell remote code execution vulnerability. Learn about exploitation trends, detection challenges, and key actions for security teams to mitigate risk and identify compromise indicators.