These days, 49% of companies that fall victim to ransomware pay ransom to their attackers. This is just one of many interesting findings revealed in the study “The State of Ransomware 2025”, for which an independent market research institute surveyed 3400 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries.

Proofpoint has announced its intention to acquire Hornetsecurity (as always in such cases, this still needs to be approved by the antitrust authorities). Our founder and CEO Martin Hager has a very strong opinion on this matter.

In the past week, Verizon released its 2025 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), curated using data obtained from numerous partners. Already the 18th annual edition, the latest report once again underscores that highly effective technical safeguards against phishing, pretexting and business email compromise (BEC) have long been essential for organizations.

For decades, the Radicati Group has been the leading analyst firm for all things email. In their brand-new 2025 Secure Email Market Quadrant, the experts have classified Retarus as a “Top Player”.