• PJ Bradley
    Contributing Writer Security Buzz

    PJ Bradley is a writer from southeast Michigan with a Bachelor's degree in history from Oakland University. She has a background in school-age care and experience tutoring college history students.

    Currently, PJ is focused on building a career in higher education while freelancing as a writer. A lover of literature and art, she dedicates much of her free time to creative writing and reading.

Articles by PJ Bradley
ransomware credentials data exfiltration
Why Credential Theft and Data Exfiltration Are Outpacing Ransomware
August 29, 2025
Due to the constant evolution of the threat landscape, the common reputation of ransomware is no longer representative of reality. While many think of ransomware solely as hackers compromising and encrypting sensitive files in order…
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Russia breach federal court system
Russia Suspected in Years-Long Breach of Federal Court System
August 25, 2025
Companies and government institutions alike have long been on the alert for cyber incidents motivated by foreign interests. In an environment like the geopolitical landscape of the past several years, especially, major cyberattacks from overseas…
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GPT-5 ChatGPT jailbreak
Researchers Expose GPT-5 Jailbreak Flaws, Outperformed by Hardened GPT-4o
August 19, 2025
In the massive AI explosion of the past several years, AI companies and developers are constantly attempting to improve the performance and capabilities of their products. OpenAI recently announced the release of its newest LLM,…
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BeyondTrust non-human identities identity security
BeyondTrust Shines a Light on Secrets and Non-Human Identity Risks
August 18, 2025
With constant technological advances, changing privacy standards and regulatory enforcement, and efforts to meet consumer demand for streamlined experiences, the identity landscape is quite different from what it once was, and still evolving. The growth…
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CISO budgets
Cybersecurity Under Constraint: CISOs’ Budget Growth Hits Five-Year Low
August 13, 2025
IANS Research and Artico Search recently published the 2025 Security Budget Benchmark Report, based on data collected between April and August of this year. The report aims to help security leaders by providing expert insights…
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cloaking-as-a-service CaaS
How AI Is Helping Cybercriminals Evade Detection—and What Defenders Can Do About It
August 11, 2025
In recent years, the industry of cybercrime-as-a-service has been growing in popularity as threat actors continue to find ways to lower the level of investment—of time, labor, and skill—required to get their attacks up and…
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Allianz data breach
Allianz Life Breach Exposes PII of 1.4 Million Customers in Social Engineering Attack
August 05, 2025
Allianz Life Insurance has experienced a catastrophic data breach affecting the personally identifiable information (PII) of 1.4 million customers, professionals, and employees of the company. The breach occurred via a social engineering attack that compromised…
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Flashpoint global threat intelligence index
Why Identity, Infrastructure, and Intelligence Now Define Security
August 01, 2025
Security platform and services provider Flashpoint recently published the Flashpoint Global Threat Intelligence Index: 2025 Midyear Edition, a companion and update to the earlier 2025 Global Threat Intelligence Report. The threat landscape has always experienced…
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Zimperium mobile security
Unsecured Wi-Fi and Mobile Lapses Are Putting Businesses at Risk
July 30, 2025
The summer brings with it a surge in employee travel around the globe. Much of this travel is related to work, such as meeting with clients, attending conferences, and visiting sites. Even among the employees…
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macOS ZuRu malware
ZuRu Returns to Target macOS with Trojanized Business Apps
July 28, 2025
A backdoor vulnerability known as macOS.ZuRu, first spotted in July 2021, has undergone several subsequent variations since then, the most recent of which contains technical evolutions from previous versions. The threat was initially delivered via…
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phishing-as-a-service identity security
Identity Under Siege: How Phishing-as-a-Service and Browser Threats Are Fueling a New Cybercrime Wave
July 23, 2025
The past several years have seen a dramatic rise in identity-based attacks, a concerning trend in the threat landscape that puts many individuals and organizations in danger. Identity-based attacks have emerged as one of the…
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deepfake AI Marco Rubio
Deepfake Diplomacy: AI Impostor Exposes Critical Flaws in Cybersecurity
July 18, 2025
The AI explosion in recent years has caused shifts in the way individuals and organizations approach communications and tasks in many areas. Unfortunately, this includes the increasing use of AI-enhanced technologies by cybercriminals to make…
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Outlook crash VDI reliability
Outlook Crash Sparks Debate Over VDI Reliability and Hidden Security Risks
July 14, 2025
A recent issue with Microsoft’s Outlook email platform has caused the client to crash when users are composing or opening emails. The issue can impact users across all Microsoft 365 Office channels, with users who…
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Rubrik Predibase
Rubrik’s Bet on Agentic AI Could Redefine Enterprise AI Deployment
July 11, 2025
While AI has been on the rise for several years, increasingly adopted for personal and business uses alike, the truth is that most enterprise AI projects fall short of reaching production. There are many reasons…
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Check Point MetTel
MetTel and Check Point Join Forces to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Mobile Threat Defense
July 10, 2025
Leading managed network services and cloud solutions provider MetTel has announced a strategic partnership with cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies. The partnership, coming about in an era of increased consolidation and collaboration in…
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memory-safe languages MSLs
Why Memory-Safe Languages Are Now a National Security Priority
July 07, 2025
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a joint guide, “The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps: Why Both C-Suite Executives and Technical Experts Need to Take…
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LevelBlue Trustwave acquisition
LevelBlue Acquires Trustwave to Become Largest Pure-Play Managed Security Services Provider
July 01, 2025
Leading provider of cloud-based managed security services LevelBlue has committed to the acquisition of managed detection and response (MDR) provider Trustwave from The Chertoff Group’s MC2 Security Fund. This step comes in the wake of…
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Chrome extensions vulnerabilities
Popular Chrome Extensions Expose Users to Cyber Threats
June 30, 2025
It is tempting to believe that widely used browser extensions are required to follow strict security practices to protect users of popular browsers like Google Chrome, but this is not always the case. The ecosystem…
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