it's Wednesday, February 25. I'm Artie Fisher, and this is your CXO Daily cybersecurity intelligence briefing.

Today, the signals of elevated risk cover ransomware weaponization against healthcare, critical infrastructure exposure from newly cataloged vulnerabilities, supply chain and third-party risk in financial services, and the operational velocity of attacker compromise. These are not isolated technical issues. They're enterprise risk signals that demand executive attention.

We begin with a DataBreachToday analysis: Data Center Capacity Crisis Puts 2026 Road Maps at Risk. As hyperscale and enterprise operators ramp toward AI-dependent infrastructure, capacity shortfalls are intensifying.