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One in four UK & US firms hit by AI data poisoning attacks
Phishing

One in four UK & US firms hit by AI data poisoning attacks

One in four UK and US firms suffered AI data poisoning attacks last year, risking system integrity and highlighting urgent security challenges.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Commvault solutions cut cyber recovery times by 99 percent
Data Protection

Commvault solutions cut cyber recovery times by 99 percent

Commvault's Cleanroom Recovery and Cloud Rewind slash cyber recovery times by 99%, enabling organisations to rapidly restore operations after attacks.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
Exclusive: Garland Technology on safeguarding critical infrastructure
Firewalls

Exclusive: Garland Technology on safeguarding critical infrastructure

Critical infrastructure in Asia-Pacific faces rising cyber threats as organisations tackle complex IT-OT divides and adopt AI for enhanced security visibility.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
IGEL unveils rapid endpoint recovery tool to cut $4.44m breach costs
Malware

IGEL unveils rapid endpoint recovery tool to cut $4.44m breach costs

IGEL launches Dual Boot feature enabling organisations to restore secure device access within minutes during cyberattacks, slashing breach costs averaging $4.44m.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces

Ransomware attacks held steady at 328 in August, with cyber gangs collaborating to boost impact, says NCC Group report highlighting persistent global risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Cohesity & Semperis launch identity resilience for AD security
Data Protection

Cohesity & Semperis launch identity resilience for AD security

Cohesity and Semperis launch Identity Resilience, a new solution to protect enterprises' Microsoft Active Directory from cyberattacks and enable rapid recovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Cohesity & Semperis launch platform to defend Active Directory
Ransomware

Cohesity & Semperis launch platform to defend Active Directory

Cohesity and Semperis launch Cohesity Identity Resilience to protect enterprise Active Directory from cyberattacks, combining data security with rapid recovery and forensics.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2025
CSC & CrowdStrike integrate to boost domain threat defence
Endpoint Protection

CSC & CrowdStrike integrate to boost domain threat defence

CSC Digital Brand Services and CrowdStrike integrate domain security with Falcon platform to swiftly detect and enforce against malicious online threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
CrowdStrike & Meta unveil open benchmarks for AI in cyber defence
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

CrowdStrike & Meta unveil open benchmarks for AI in cyber defence

CrowdStrike and Meta have launched CyberSOCEval, new open benchmarks to assess AI performance in real-world cyber defence operations centres.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2025
Exclusive: Exabeam's Steve Wilson on AI agents and the future of cybersecurity
Cloud Security

Exclusive: Exabeam's Steve Wilson on AI agents and the future of cybersecurity

Enterprise adoption of AI agents is revolutionising cybersecurity, boosting efficiency but raising fresh insider risks as attackers also harness AI advances.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2025
Cyber attackers use images & built-in tools to bypass defences
Malware

Cyber attackers use images & built-in tools to bypass defences

HP Wolf Security reveals cyber attackers increasingly use images and legitimate system tools to hide malware, making threats harder to detect and block.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Sep 2025
How vulnerability management has become a boardroom issue
Security Information and Event Management

How vulnerability management has become a boardroom issue

Vulnerability management is now a critical boardroom priority as Australian firms face tighter cyber regulations and rising digital threats requiring automated, proactive defence.

By Matthew Lowe • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Sep 2025
Siemens joins CHERI Alliance to boost cybersecurity in EDA sector
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Siemens joins CHERI Alliance to boost cybersecurity in EDA sector

Siemens has joined the CHERI Alliance to advance cybersecurity in Electronic Design Automation by promoting hardware-enforced memory safety technology.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025
Cybersecurity education expands as universities target workforce gap
EduTech

Cybersecurity education expands as universities target workforce gap

Universities worldwide are expanding cybersecurity courses to tackle a growing workforce shortage amid rising cyberattacks on educational institutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2025

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Cyber attacks stories

A third of UK firms unable to fully recover data from backups
Data Protection

A third of UK firms unable to fully recover data from backups

Nearly a third of UK firms cannot fully recover data from backups, raising concerns over the effectiveness of current data recovery strategies.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Australia's critical infrastructure faces new wave of cyber threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Australia's critical infrastructure faces new wave of cyber threats

Australia faces rising state-sponsored cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, prompting stricter government measures and a human-focused defence approach.

By Adrian Covich • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Human factor key as UK retailers face sharp rise in cyber attacks
Ransomware

Human factor key as UK retailers face sharp rise in cyber attacks

UK retailers report a sharp rise in cyber attacks, with helpdesk scams and human error now key targets necessitating increased security training.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Singapore IT sector faces burnout, skills gap & talent drain
Cloud Security

Singapore IT sector faces burnout, skills gap & talent drain

Singapore's IT sector faces severe burnout and a widening skills gap, with 64% of cybersecurity professionals experiencing stress amid rising talent drain.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2025