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Factor launches supply chain detection & response platform
Supply Chain

Factor launches supply chain detection & response platform

Growing supplier cyber risk is pushing businesses towards continuous monitoring, as Factor joins a crowded market focused on better response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Financial ransomware & supplier risks rise, report warns
Ransomware

Financial ransomware & supplier risks rise, report warns

Banks and investment firms face mounting exposure as ransomware incidents jump and more than half of vendors carry high-severity flaws.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Insight launches managed defence for AI-driven flaws
Data Protection

Insight launches managed defence for AI-driven flaws

Mid-sized firms facing faster exploits can now outsource patching, exposure scanning and threat monitoring under one contract.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Upwind joins Cisco Cloud Control Studio as launch partner
Hybrid Cloud

Upwind joins Cisco Cloud Control Studio as launch partner

Cisco Cloud Control users will gain live cloud and AI risk data as the partnership aims to cut time spent switching between security tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
UK firms hit by cyber incidents at record 77% rate
Disaster Recovery

UK firms hit by cyber incidents at record 77% rate

British businesses are recovering slowly from attacks, with fewer than half back to normal within 10 days despite rapid detection.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Konvu wins Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Award
Security Operations Centres

Konvu wins Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Award

The win gives the AI-native startup a credibility boost as enterprises race to fix vulnerabilities faster amid rising cyber pressure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 3 days ago
ASPEED and Cupola360 unveil data centre systems portfolio
Surveillance

ASPEED and Cupola360 unveil data centre systems portfolio

ASPEED and Cupola360 present server control, security silicon and AI-driven remote management systems for data centres and enterprise sites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Infoblox launches AI tool & protocol server for DDI
Hybrid Cloud

Infoblox launches AI tool & protocol server for DDI

It aims to cut alert fatigue and speed investigations by using network data to prioritise issues and automate routine remediation for IT teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Sophos & Rubrik launch Microsoft 365 backup service
Data Protection

Sophos & Rubrik launch Microsoft 365 backup service

Sophos customers can now restore Microsoft 365 data after ransomware or account compromise without leaving the Sophos Central console.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Visibility can shield you against $15k/min downtime
Disaster Recovery

Visibility can shield you against $15k/min downtime

Blind spots in monitoring are pushing outage bills higher, with Splunk estimating average downtime now costs USD $15,000 a minute.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Sonatype flags 176 npm packages in dependency attack
Malware

Sonatype flags 176 npm packages in dependency attack

Developers using npm could have secrets exposed as 176 malicious packages were set up to hijack dependency resolution and run postinstall malware.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
MokN raises USD $15 million to fight credential theft
Ransomware

MokN raises USD $15 million to fight credential theft

The funding will help the London-based cybersecurity start-up expand in the UK and US as phishing-driven credential theft keeps rising.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

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Asia boards rank cyber attacks as top liability risk
Data Protection

Asia boards rank cyber attacks as top liability risk

Cyber resilience now sits at the centre of Asian boardroom risk planning, with 76% of directors citing data loss and attacks as key concerns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Portal26 launches free Claude governance for firms
Software-as-a-Service

Portal26 launches free Claude governance for firms

Firms using Anthropic's Claude can now track usage and costs more closely as Portal26 rolls out a free governance tier.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Tanium launches AI tools & expands FedRAMP services
Malware

Tanium launches AI tools & expands FedRAMP services

US government agencies and security teams will get broader compliance and threat-hunting tools as Tanium adds AI features and FedRAMP services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Cisco launches Cloud Control for AI-led IT operations
DevOps

Cisco launches Cloud Control for AI-led IT operations

Controlled US availability means customers can now unify network, security and AI operations in one place, with external tools included.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Factor launches supply chain detection & response platform
Ransomware

Factor launches supply chain detection & response platform

Attackers targeting weaker suppliers are pushing enterprises to move from periodic reviews to continuous monitoring and response across vendor networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
UK firms lag on AI cyber defences, Wavestone warns
Ransomware

UK firms lag on AI cyber defences, Wavestone warns

Despite rising cyber maturity, most large organisations still lack basic protections against AI-specific attacks such as prompt injection, Wavestone says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 4 days ago