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

The piece warns that organizational complacency and reliance on baseline controls create blind spots that criminals exploit—ransomware and data breaches often follow earlier credential leaks or infostealer postings. Citing Verizon’s 2025 DBIR and high-impact incidents (Change Healthcare, Jaguar Land Rover), it emphasizes the need for behavioral detection, richer threat intelligence, and continuous vigilance to reduce exposure and downstream business impact.