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Five Eyes warns AI heightens cyber risk & sovereignty
Software-as-a-Service

Five Eyes warns AI heightens cyber risk & sovereignty

Boards are being urged to overhaul defences as AI speeds attacks and exposes firms to foreign vendors' access risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2026
Tanium makes Atlas AI operating system generally available
Endpoint Protection

Tanium makes Atlas AI operating system generally available

More than 1,300 organisations have adopted the platform in six weeks, as Tanium bets AI can cut endpoint security and IT workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Anthropic suspends Fable 5 & Mythos 5 after US order
AI Security

Anthropic suspends Fable 5 & Mythos 5 after US order

Customers have lost access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a US export control order, while other Anthropic models remain available.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits
AI Security

Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits

Many harmless prompts will now be diverted to Claude Opus 4.8 as Anthropic tightens safeguards around its newest general-use model.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 150 organisations
Application Security

Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 150 organisations

The wider rollout targets critical infrastructure and software maintainers after early users found more than 10,000 serious flaws.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Lastwall lands USD $11.5 million to expand cybersecurity
Hybrid Cloud

Lastwall lands USD $11.5 million to expand cybersecurity

Fresh capital will help the Fredericton firm scale identity and authentication tools for sensitive government and infrastructure networks across North America.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
Riverbed wins FedRAMP Class D for US government platform
Software-as-a-Service

Riverbed wins FedRAMP Class D for US government platform

The high-level clearance could ease uptake of Riverbed's cloud tools by US agencies and bolster its credentials in regulated commercial markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026
Qualys data shows vulnerability backlog widening sharply
Security Operations Centres

Qualys data shows vulnerability backlog widening sharply

Patch teams are falling behind as exploited flaws pile up, with 47 million instances still open after a year, Qualys data shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Qualys wins FedRAMP High for TotalCloud cloud security
Data Protection

Qualys wins FedRAMP High for TotalCloud cloud security

FedRAMP High approval lets federal agencies and suppliers use TotalCloud to secure sensitive cloud workloads with stricter controls.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026

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AWS launches Secret-West cloud for defence contractors
Robotics

AWS launches Secret-West cloud for defence contractors

Cleared suppliers can now build and test sensitive software closer to government systems, as AWS opens a Secret-level region for defence work.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2026
Palantir & NVIDIA launch air-gapped AI for agencies
Hybrid Cloud

Palantir & NVIDIA launch air-gapped AI for agencies

U.S. agencies can now train and keep control of AI models on isolated systems, with Palantir and NVIDIA targeting sensitive government work.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2026
Federal cybersecurity report flags supply chain gaps
Data Protection

Federal cybersecurity report flags supply chain gaps

Many defence suppliers still lack visibility into software risks, as more than a quarter reported a supply chain compromise last year.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
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 • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
ROC tops NIST fingerprint test in Class B accuracy
Biometrics

ROC tops NIST fingerprint test in Class B accuracy

Its latest NIST ranking may bolster bids for government identity contracts, after ROC topped Class B slap fingerprint accuracy and cut error rates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
CodeHunter appoints Anurag Jain as Engineering Chief
Endpoint Protection

CodeHunter appoints Anurag Jain as Engineering Chief

The hire signals CodeHunter's push to scale pre-execution software security as threats mount across supply chains and development environments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026
BlackBerry AtHoc wins FedRAMP High re-certification
Data Protection

BlackBerry AtHoc wins FedRAMP High re-certification

The approval helps preserve access for US agencies relying on secure emergency alerts, crisis coordination and incident response tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2026
QuSecure named finalist for MIT Sloan CIO showcase
Digital Transformation

QuSecure named finalist for MIT Sloan CIO showcase

Enterprise buyers will see QuSecure's post-quantum platform at MIT Sloan, as concern grows over encryption resilience ahead of quantum threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026