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Anthropic's Mythos sparks governance fears over cyber risk
Digital Transformation

Anthropic's Mythos sparks governance fears over cyber risk

Businesses could face faster cyber attacks as experts warn Anthropic's leaked Mythos model may outpace remediation and widen governance gaps.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners
Cloud Security

CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners

Boards face mounting pressure to fix AI-found code flaws faster, as CrowdStrike and partners launch a service to rank exploit risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans
Data Protection

Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

Despite widespread confidence, only 32% of firms test AI disaster recovery plans monthly, leaving identity and SaaS access exposed to outages.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability
Virtualisation

Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability

Analysts can now triage threats and trace outages from inside AI tools, as Elastic’s public preview cuts dashboard switching.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Tenable launches OT asset discovery engine for security
Hyperscale

Tenable launches OT asset discovery engine for security

Customers can now spot hidden operational technology and IoT devices without extra hardware, helping close risky blind spots across mixed networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
DataCentre infrastructure

Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management

Customers can now spot hidden factory-floor and building systems in Tenable's platform without extra hardware, agents or software.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view
Firewalls

Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view

Security teams gain a single view of shadow AI as Cloudflare and Wiz connect traffic inspection with cloud asset mapping to spot exposed data.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cyber security chiefs split on quantum threat urgency
Firewalls

Cyber security chiefs split on quantum threat urgency

Many firms still lack a full encryption inventory, leaving them exposed as experts debate whether quantum is an urgent or distant cyber risk.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Last month
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
Firewalls

Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection

Growing fears over harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks are driving demand for quantum-safe controls as data moves to edge systems and cloud services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security
Data Protection

VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security

Mid-market clients across Australia and New Zealand gain broader cyber protection as the combined business reaches about 45 specialists.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan
Data Protection

Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan

The appointment bolsters Upwind’s pitch to corporate buyers as cloud and AI security demand real-time visibility across fast-changing environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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What cyber resilience means in 2026
Firewalls

What cyber resilience means in 2026

UK boards will be judged on recovery speed and judgement, as attacks slip past prevention and overwhelm overstretched SOC teams.

By Jason Simper • 5 min read • Last month
Mythos model sparks warnings over AI cyber threats
Data Protection

Mythos model sparks warnings over AI cyber threats

Enterprises face faster phishing, deepfakes and automated exploits as security leaders say existing controls lag behind frontier AI models.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Last month
Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans
Data Protection

Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

Only 30% of New Zealand organisations have a cyber recovery plan, leaving customers and operations exposed if attacks cause prolonged outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Cynomi launches AI agents for MSP cybersecurity work
Software-as-a-Service

Cynomi launches AI agents for MSP cybersecurity work

MSPs could cut reliance on scarce security experts as Cynomi embeds AI to draft reports, policies and remediation plans.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
AI at scale outpaces data trust, warns MIND study
Data Protection

AI at scale outpaces data trust, warns MIND study

Most AI projects are missing their targets as 65% of Chief Information Security Officers lack confidence in data security controls, a study shows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
Ransomware

Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief

The appointment signals Halcyon’s push to bolster customer defences as ransomware drives operational disruption, extortion and revenue losses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month