Introduction

This Patch Cadence, Asset Visibility, and OT Governance August 2025 Cyber Briefing consolidates multiple security items from mid August 2025 into a single analysis focused on patching, vulnerabilities, asset inventory, governance, OT and IT exposure, ransomware driven data exfiltration, threat intelligence, enforcement trends, ghost tapping retail fraud, Zeppelin enforcement activity, ERMAC evolution, and the madeYouReset HTTP 2 weakness. The briefing presents core facts and a detailed analysis to support informed risk assessment and strategic planning.