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Financial services faces most cyberattacks per device
Malware

Financial services faces most cyberattacks per device

Legacy systems and slow patching are leaving banks exposed, with financial services hit by more than double the average cyberattacks per device.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Most AI cloud vulnerabilities remain unpatched, Orca says
Data Protection

Most AI cloud vulnerabilities remain unpatched, Orca says

Most fixable flaws in live AI cloud systems are still exposed, with Orca finding 99.9% remain unpatched across major platforms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Tanium named leader in IDC digital employee experience
Software-as-a-Service

Tanium named leader in IDC digital employee experience

Downtime from slow devices and failed apps is prompting larger firms to unify endpoint, security and experience tools, IDC says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents
Application Security

NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents

Weak default safeguards and uneven sandboxing could leave developers exposed to command execution before workspace trust is granted.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
IBM & Red Hat launch Lightwell for open source fixes
Cloud Security

IBM & Red Hat launch Lightwell for open source fixes

Enterprises can now patch older open source software without disruptive upgrades, as IBM and Red Hat target stubborn vulnerability backlogs.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
China-aligned spies target university Roundcube servers
Malware

China-aligned spies target university Roundcube servers

Sensitive physics and engineering research at US and Canadian universities may have been exposed after hackers used Roundcube flaws to enter mail servers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Why faster AI is exposing slower security thinking
Digital Transformation

Why faster AI is exposing slower security thinking

The real risk is growing backlogs and patching delays, as AI speeds up exploit development faster than security teams can respond.

By Gareth Cox • 5 min read • Last week
Check Point report: vulnerabilities drive cyber risk rise
Digital Transformation

Check Point report: vulnerabilities drive cyber risk rise

Security teams are being pushed to prioritise more than ever, as vulnerabilities now make up 42.6% of critical exposures, Check Point says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Anthropic widens Fable 5 safeguards & rates jailbreaks
Malware

Anthropic widens Fable 5 safeguards & rates jailbreaks

New safeguards will let Fable 5 block more harmful cyber prompts, as Anthropic also seeks a common scale for jailbreak risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Critical vulnerability exposures double, Check Point finds
Phishing

Critical vulnerability exposures double, Check Point finds

Only a small share of alerts proved urgent, but critical vulnerability exposures more than doubled as phishing also surged in the report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Virtual desktops modernised, not retired, survey finds
IT Automation

Virtual desktops modernised, not retired, survey finds

Most users are still relying on virtual desktops, but patching confidence and rising management costs are pushing IT teams to rethink operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Cloud Security

Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps

Security teams are being pushed to react faster as AI-assisted attacks widen the gap between exploit discovery, patching and live defence.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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UK cyber agency plans AI shield for critical networks
Network Security

UK cyber agency plans AI shield for critical networks

The plan could speed defences across government and vital sectors, but experts warn weak basics and policy gaps may blunt its impact.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Picus launches AI platform to validate real exploits
Firewalls

Picus launches AI platform to validate real exploits

Security teams may be able to cut false alarms as Picus says its new platform proves whether a vulnerability can actually be exploited.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Logiq launches DISX Isolate for above OFFICIAL use
Data Protection

Logiq launches DISX Isolate for above OFFICIAL use

It targets defence and government teams needing to handle sensitive data in disconnected environments without direct internet access.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Alberta uses Claude to scan 466 million lines of code
Data Protection

Alberta uses Claude to scan 466 million lines of code

The province found hidden security flaws in public sector systems in hours, a task officials say could have taken a manual review 6.5 years.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Citrix launches XenServer 9 under existing licences
Virtualisation

Citrix launches XenServer 9 under existing licences

Existing Citrix customers can avoid extra virtualisation fees as XenServer 9 is folded into current licences for deployments of up to 10,000 sockets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month