Welcome to the Threat Room, where small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders, managers, and IT and cyber professionals can find useful information, resources, and tools for helping manage their organizational cyber defense. Resources provided here are free or low-cost and come from trusted, reliable sources. Visit often to keep apprised of threats targeting businesses, critical best practices for protecting your business and customer data, and a supportive community of educators and professionals dedicated to making Florida the most cyber secure state!

Threat advisories

Threat advisories are researched and produced by the talented students in Cyber Florida’s Security Operations Center Apprenticeship Program (SOCAP).

  • DragonForce Ransomware Abuses Microsoft Teams for Covert C2 Operations

    06.30.26

  • ShinyHunters Canvas Extortion Campaign

    06.04.26

  • RDP Exploitation and AI-Enhanced Token Theft

    05.29.26

  • GitHub Internals Breach via Poisoned VS Code Extension

    05.29.26

GUIDES

  • AI-Powered Cyber Threats: From Emerging Risks to Practical Defenses

    04.16.26

    An informational report on AI-powered cyber threats.

  • Florida CI: 2025 Cybersecurity Intelligence Assessment

    02.04.26

    An intelligence-driven analysis of the most urgent cyber threats facing Florida’s critical infrastructure

  • Readiness + Resilience: Cyber Florida’s CMMC Level 1 Guide

    11.19.25

    A breakdown of CMMC Level 1 for small businesses

  • McCrary Institute: Code Red

    10.29.25

    The coordinated “typhoon” campaigns, led by actors like Volt Typhoon, reflect a new phase of state-sponsored cyber warfare that demands a comprehensive U.S. and allied response integrating cybersecurity, intelligence, diplomacy, and legal reform.

Security Threats and Scam Alerts