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Acumen Cyber & AttackIQ team up on defence validation
Security Operations Centres

Acumen Cyber & AttackIQ team up on defence validation

UK organisations will gain continuous testing of cyber controls as Acumen Cyber adds AttackIQ's platform to spot exploitable attack paths.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

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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 • This month
OpenClaw adds NVIDIA SkillSpector to ClawHub checks
Malware

OpenClaw adds NVIDIA SkillSpector to ClawHub checks

The registry is tightening checks after malicious uploads exposed a gap between declared skill purpose and actual behaviour.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Snowflake adds Horizon Catalog tools for enterprise AI
Data Protection

Snowflake adds Horizon Catalog tools for enterprise AI

Enterprises get a single control layer for AI agents and data as Snowflake adds security and governance tools to curb errors and misuse.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
Diligent launches cyber risk tool for board oversight
Digital Transformation

Diligent launches cyber risk tool for board oversight

Boards will get clearer visibility of cyber threats as the new software ties vulnerability data to strategic priorities and business impact.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Gallagher Security OneLink wins cloud security award
Virtual Private Networks

Gallagher Security OneLink wins cloud security award

Gallagher Security has won the Cloud Security category at the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards for its cloud-based platform OneLink.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
HackerOne launches AI platform to close security gap
Cloud Security

HackerOne launches AI platform to close security gap

Rising vulnerability volumes are outpacing fix times, prompting HackerOne to roll out an AI system that feeds confirmed threats into developer tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Salt Code enforces security policies in AI coding tools
Application Security

Salt Code enforces security policies in AI coding tools

Security teams can now apply the same rules to AI-generated code across development and deployment, as Salt broadens its platform to curb flaws earlier.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • This month
HENNGE launches password manager with Passpack in Japan
Software-as-a-Service

HENNGE launches password manager with Passpack in Japan

It gives Japanese businesses a controlled way to manage accounts outside single sign-on, where staff often still store passwords informally.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Cybanetix launches managed AI service for business risk
Cloud Security

Cybanetix launches managed AI service for business risk

Businesses adopting AI now face a single service aimed at filling gaps in governance, monitoring and incident response across workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Cyber chiefs trust controls, but few have tested them
Network Security

Cyber chiefs trust controls, but few have tested them

Only 12% of chief information security officers have recently validated controls they expect to stop intruders moving sideways through networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
NVIDIA adds security features to Vera BlueField-4 STX
Data Protection

NVIDIA adds security features to Vera BlueField-4 STX

New silicon-level controls aim to curb unauthorised agent access and data exposure in enterprise AI storage, while keeping traffic fast.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Commvault urges four-step resilience against AI threats
Data Protection

Commvault urges four-step resilience against AI threats

AI-driven vulnerability discovery is leaving companies less time to patch, prompting new focus on clean recovery, air-gapped backups and testing.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
BeyondTrust expands identity risk assessment for AI
Hybrid Cloud

BeyondTrust expands identity risk assessment for AI

Organisations are being pushed to spot hidden privilege paths in AI and machine accounts as BeyondTrust widens its identity risk assessment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
Application Security

Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond

AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • This month
Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click
Application Security

Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click

Microsoft patched a CVE-2025-59199 flaw in October after researchers showed a single click could let low-integrity code escape Windows 11's sandbox.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
DevOps

XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms

Excessive access rights across hybrid estates can now be trimmed more safely, as XM Cyber adds usage data to pinpoint permissions that are no longer needed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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