Pranam In an age where cybercrime is becoming more sophisticated and frequent, no business—regardless of size or legacy—is immune. A recent, devastating example of this is The Knights of Old (KNP) , a 158-year-old UK-based logistics and transport company that became the latest casualty in a growing wave of cyberattacks. The Fall of a Logistics Giant Earlier this year, KNP suffered a severe cyber incident that forced the company to cease trading and shut down operations permanently. The attack was traced back to the Akira ransomware gang , who managed to infiltrate the system by guessing a weak employee password . Once inside, they encrypted critical data and locked down company systems. Despite KNP paying the ransom, the data was not recovered. The result? Nearly 700 employees lost their jobs , and a once-thriving century-old enterprise was reduced to a cautionary tale. KNP’s fate isn't a rare anomaly. Cyberattacks are now a daily threat , growing not only in volume but in c...