This week on CTRL + Care, we’re joined by our very first guest - Cyber Sam, our brilliant colleague and in-house ethical hacker.

We talk digital risks, how hackers think, and what care providers really need to know about cyber security (hint: it’s not as scary as it sounds).

If you’ve ever felt unsure about your digital setup or wondered what an ethical hacker actually does, this one’s for you.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

02:37 Introducing Cyber Sam - Ethical Hacker

03:21 Ransomware Threats and Small Businesses

04:06 The organisational structure of ransomware gangs is unravelling

06:54 Windows 10 is ending

07:18 Password Security and Best Practices

08:59 Don't pay ransomware fines

09:19 Ransomware Payment Dilemmas

10:41 Huge skills gap in cyber (even for the criminals)

12:39 Criminal gangs are being taken down more often

17:02 Crowd Strike 2025 report

18:02 A moment to celebrate social care

20:33 Cyber Squirrels Segment

20:53 Cyber Squirrels - GrumpyGran1948

Links

• • The Organisational Structure of Ransomware Threat Actor Groups is Evolving Before Our Eyes
  • Ransomware Trends 2025
  • CrowdStrike 2025 Global Threat Report
  • Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company - BBC News
  • GrumpyGran1948
  • Kawasaki and Foxconn build robot nursing assistant