Bitdefender recently rolled out new functionality in Bitdefender GravityZone, a comprehensive cybersecurity platform that provides prevention, protection, detection, and response capabilities for organizations of all sizes. These features, consistent with our multi-layered security strategy, are intended to ease the workload of security analysts, administrators, and users.  

Why Security Culture is a Leadership Discipline, Not a Training Module  Over the past 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of acting as an augmented or virtual CISO, partnering with organizations across industries, and sitting in more conversations with CISOs than I can count. One thing I’ve consistently observed: an extremely common aspect behind the biggest breaches is not just a failed firewall or an alert that got buried — it’s cultural failure. 

Remember when the Internet of Things (IoT) was primarily about devices like smart speakers, thermostats, and connected lightbulbs? Today, IoT extends far beyond our homes — into our factories, hospitals, energy grids, and even the defense sector. Securing these devices is now a matter of national security.

Are there cybersecurity perception gaps at your organization? The results of the Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment indicate the answer is likely “yes” and you may not even know it.

Bitdefender GravityZone customers are gaining a more unified, scalable, and complete cybersecurity stack—from endpoints to inboxes—thanks to Bitdefender’s recent acquisition of Mesh email security.

The cybersecurity industry has long debated whether prevention or detection is more important. The AV-Comparatives EPR Comparative Report 2025 settles the debate. By measuring both, it reveals that prevention-first is the winning strategy—stronger, simpler, and more cost-effective. Bitdefender GravityZone didn’t just participate in the evaluation; it led across the board. Bitdefender achieved the highest detection rate among all participating vendors and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), underscoring a commitment to both security efficacy and operational efficiency. The evaluation also proves that modern security means blocking threats before they disrupt business.  

Bitdefender recently introduced new functionality in Bitdefender GravityZone, a comprehensive cybersecurity platform that provides prevention, protection, detection, and response capabilities for organizations of all sizes. These new features, consistent with our multi-layered security strategy, are intended to ease the workload of security analysts, administrators, and users.  

I'd like to thank my coauthors, Victor Vrabie, Adrian Schipor, and Martin Zugec, for their invaluable contributions to this research. TL;DR A Chinese APT group compromised a Philippine military company using a new, fileless malware framework called EggStreme. This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads. The core component, EggStremeAgent, is a full-featured backdoor that enables extensive system reconnaissance, lateral movement, and data theft via an injected keylogger. 

If you've spent any time around IT, you must own that dusty box of legacy cables – a tangle of odd connectors, just in case you ever need one again. Before a common standard like USB came along, things were a messy puzzle of dozens of different plugs and ports. USB(-C) changed that by giving us one simple, reversible connector that handles everything – power, data, and video – making it easy for devices to work together. 

Ransomware groups continue to evolve their tactics, but few have made as sharp an impact in 2025 as SafePay. Once a lesser-known player, the group has surged into prominence by quietly amassing hundreds of victims across the globe. In June, SafePay topped Bitdefender’s Threat Debrief rankings after claiming 73 victim organizations in a single month, and the group followed up with 42 more victims in July—its second-highest monthly tally to date.

One of the greatest challenges in cybersecurity is the constant evolution of threats. While the threat landscape changes frequently, a significant amount of publicly available information is a cumulative summary of threats from the last decade. This makes it difficult for security professionals to prioritize and focus on the attacks that are happening right now, and not the ones from past years. 

Bitdefender rolled out new functionality in Bitdefender GravityZone, a comprehensive cybersecurity platform that provides prevention, protection, detection, and response capabilities for organizations of all sizes. These features, updated in August 2025, align with our multi-layered security strategy and ease the workload of security analysts, administrators, and users.  

New technologies offer many exciting opportunities, but striking a balance between innovation and ensuring sensitive information remains protected and IT infrastructure stays secure remains a significant challenge. Many organizations lack the expertise to effectively navigate the full spectrum of cybersecurity risks. 

Threat actors are pushing boundaries—and we’re pushing back.

Cybersecurity threats don’t wait for your business to catch up—and neither should your strategy. As companies grow, embrace digital transformation, or pursue new markets, they often face a painful truth: their internal security teams aren’t keeping pace. Whether it’s compliance demands, evolving threats, or complex risk landscapes, many organizations find themselves reacting instead of leading. 

With the help of Bitdefender and more than a dozen law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations seized the extortion site belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware group. The group, including previous versions of its operations, has claimed hundreds of victims worldwide with ransom demands totaling more than $500 million in the last few years. 

In cybersecurity, timing is everything. How an organization responds to a breach, especially in the first critical hours, can be the difference between a contained incident and a full-blown crisis. However, according to new findings from the 2025 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment Report, many organizations are prioritizing not only speed but also silence. And that choice can carry a cost.

Bitdefender analysis confirmed active, widespread exploitation of a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-53770, affecting on-premises deployments of Microsoft SharePoint Server. This deserialization flaw, with a CVSSv3.1 score of 9.8, enables unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code across affected networks, leading to full system compromise. Bitdefender's combined MDR (Managed Detection and Response) investigations and Bitdefender Labs' telemetry research have confirmed the active exploitation of this vulnerability in the wild, with detections observed from numerous countries, including the US, Canada, Austria, Jordan, Mexico, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.  

Bitdefender Recognized for a Third Consecutive Year for Its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision  Bitdefender is proud to announce that we have been named the only Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP). This marks Bitdefender’s third consecutive placement in the Visionary Quadrant—a distinction we believe reflects our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centric security, and consistent execution in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. 

In early July 2025, Bitdefender introduced new functionality in v 6.64 of Bitdefender GravityZone, a comprehensive cybersecurity platform that offers prevention, protection, detection, and response capabilities for organizations of all sizes. These features, consistent with our multi-layered security strategy, are intended to ease the workload of security analysts, administrators, and users.