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Why your cybersecurity firm's Google rankings are a security risk in disguise
Ransomware

Why your cybersecurity firm's Google rankings are a security risk in disguise

Enterprise buyers may never reach the sales call if a security firm is absent from search results, because digital authority now shapes trust and deal flow.

By Dominic Vivarini • 6 min read • Last week

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Boomi & Red Hat team up for agentic AI stack
Data Protection

Boomi & Red Hat team up for agentic AI stack

The tie-up aims to help large companies run AI agents securely at scale, while keeping data, governance and spending under tighter control.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Silent Push appoints Thomas Bain as Chief Marketing Officer
Security Operations Centres

Silent Push appoints Thomas Bain as Chief Marketing Officer

As cyber security vendors battle for buyers, Silent Push has tapped an experienced marketer to sharpen its global brand and go-to-market push.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
Tech Mahindra & Cisco launch cyber resilience fabric
Data Analytics

Tech Mahindra & Cisco launch cyber resilience fabric

Enterprises facing rising cyber risk will gain a single view of alerts and business impact as the firms combine security data and AI analytics.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
European CISOs still see employees as top security risk
Phishing

European CISOs still see employees as top security risk

European CISOs urge behaviour-based cyber risk management as 68% still say employees pose the biggest threat, MetaCompliance survey finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI drives ransomware surge, experts urge faster defence
Malware

AI drives ransomware surge, experts urge faster defence

Experts say AI is accelerating ransomware attacks, shrinking the patching window and forcing organisations to overhaul defences and recovery plans.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • 2 days ago
Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance
Data Protection

Alation launches AI governance tool for compliance

Boards and regulators are pushing firms to prove AI oversight as fast-changing rules leave many compliance teams scrambling for evidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Netskope launches AgentSkope AI agents for security teams
Digital Transformation

Netskope launches AgentSkope AI agents for security teams

It aims to reduce alert fatigue for security teams, with one beta customer processing 14 million daily alerts in minutes instead of hours.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Elite appoints Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer
Data Analytics

Elite appoints Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer

The legal technology provider is betting on stronger sales execution to win cautious law firm buyers and convert demand for finance software into growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Cloudera launches zero-copy connector for ServiceNow
Data Protection

Cloudera launches zero-copy connector for ServiceNow

Enterprises in regulated sectors can now query sensitive data in place, as Cloudera says the new ServiceNow link cuts duplication and compliance risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Anomali launches ThreatStream Next-Gen with AI triage
Security Information and Event Management

Anomali launches ThreatStream Next-Gen with AI triage

Security teams could cut investigation times as the new platform triages alerts and embeds threat intelligence into existing workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
AI cyber confidence outpaces testing readiness, study finds
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

AI cyber confidence outpaces testing readiness, study finds

Many security teams are deploying AI before proving it works, with readiness scores as low as 30% despite 78% confidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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WorkNest launches Secure division with Pentest People
Data Protection

WorkNest launches Secure division with Pentest People

Customers get a single cyber and compliance service as WorkNest folds Pentest People and Bulletproof into a new security division.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Canada second globally for ransomware, Fortinet says
Malware

Canada second globally for ransomware, Fortinet says

Ransomware pressure on Canadian firms is intensifying as AI speeds attacks, with 374 organisations extorted and losses mounting.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Employers urged to treat mental health as workplace issue
Human Capital Management

Employers urged to treat mental health as workplace issue

Business leaders say burnout is a hard financial risk, urging employers to build mental health into job design, leadership and daily operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 3 days ago
KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats
Data Protection

KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats

Rising email fraud is driving KnowBe4's regional expansion, as security chiefs warn that AI-made attacks are targeting Asia's businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Kyndryl warns AI is shrinking exploit windows to hours
Digital Transformation

Kyndryl warns AI is shrinking exploit windows to hours

Security teams are being forced into faster triage as AI shortens the gap between flaw disclosure and attack to hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week