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Bitdefender partners Digimune to sell consumer security
Malware

Bitdefender partners Digimune to sell consumer security

Australian households gain local access to Bitdefender's antivirus, VPN and identity tools as scams, ransomware and mobile malware persist.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

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Prem launches CyberScan for Bitcoin security audits
Data Protection

Prem launches CyberScan for Bitcoin security audits

The new tool aims to catch Bitcoin software flaws between formal audits after a regression led to more than USD $116 million stolen.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Endor Labs adds buildless C support to AI SAST tool
Application Security

Endor Labs adds buildless C support to AI SAST tool

Developers can now scan C code earlier in the process, as Endor Labs says its buildless AI SAST found 96 of 102 known bugs in tests.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Vercel launches public bounty to test sandbox escape
Virtualisation

Vercel launches public bounty to test sandbox escape

Researchers can claim up to USD $1 million for breaking Vercel Sandbox's isolation, as the cloud provider opens its boundary to public scrutiny.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud unveils AI harness that finds flaws fast
Cloud Security

Google Cloud unveils AI harness that finds flaws fast

In two days, the system uncovered more than 100 critical bugs in stolen code repositories, outpacing manual review and aiding incident response.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Datavault AI agrees USD $94.5m CyberCatch takeover
Data Protection

Datavault AI agrees USD $94.5m CyberCatch takeover

CyberCatch's continuous compliance tools will be folded into Datavault AI's data platforms if the all-cash deal wins approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools
Data Protection

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools

Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Ceva cyber attack spreads across supply chain firms
Digital Transformation

Ceva cyber attack spreads across supply chain firms

Disruption has spread beyond Ceva as retailers and brands report delayed shipments and possible exposure of customers' personal data.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Security Information and Event Management

When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide

Realistic-looking security evidence can be fabricated when memory, simulation and model hallucinations blur provenance in AI workflows.

By Arjun • 5 min read • This month
OpenAI expands Daybreak with specialist cyber model
Risk & Compliance

OpenAI expands Daybreak with specialist cyber model

Approved defenders will gain broader access to cyber tools as the new tiered Daybreak programme adds GPT-5.6-Cyber for advanced security work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status
Data Protection

Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status

Customers in Australia and New Zealand may now see Liverton Security as a lower-risk supplier after the Wellington firm won CREST ANZ membership.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold
Encryption

OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold

Tighter safeguards and pauses on internal work follow early tests that left OpenAI unable to rule out critical cyber capabilities in Astra.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS

Defenders will test prompt-injection tactics against AI agents as CrowdStrike and AWS offer USD $100,000 in prizes for a virtual red-team contest.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents
Network Security

Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents

Customers can now run their own AI agents against Elisity's platform to continuously verify Zero Trust policies and spot drift faster.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules
Robotics

Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules

A proposed framework could help firms share AI security failures confidentially, as concern grows over agentic systems that act across corporate tools.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month

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Why penetration testing must move at the speed of attackers
Data Protection

Why penetration testing must move at the speed of attackers

Stolen credentials can become an operational foothold within hours, leaving annual assessments too slow to catch the real attack paths.

By Patrick Dannacher • 6 min read • Last week
Cytix launches risk platform after GBP £5.2m funding
DevOps

Cytix launches risk platform after GBP £5.2m funding

UK security leaders are warning that AI-generated code is outpacing controls, with a quarter already seeing incidents from flaws it introduced.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month