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Cyber centre Scotland delivers £3 million support boost
Data Protection

Cyber centre Scotland delivers £3 million support boost

Charities, small firms and fraud victims across Scotland got more than GBP £3 million in cyber support as the centre reinvested profits.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Hubtel & Konsileo launch cyber insurance package
Disaster Recovery

Hubtel & Konsileo launch cyber insurance package

UK firms face tighter cyber rules, and a new bundled offer from Hubtel IT and Konsileo aims to cut compliance gaps and claims risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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amazee.ai launches private AI gateway for sensitive data
Data Protection

amazee.ai launches private AI gateway for sensitive data

Regulated sectors can now route AI prompts through regional controls and zero-retention storage, reducing data-leakage risk for sensitive workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Mindgard launches GuardBuster to test AI guardrails
Application Security

Mindgard launches GuardBuster to test AI guardrails

Enterprises using AI tools may now face a tougher check on their defences as benchmark scores give way to real-world attack testing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Ransomware attacks fall in April as The Gentlemen rise
Malware

Ransomware attacks fall in April as The Gentlemen rise

Industrials remained the main target as the monthly ransomware total eased 7%, even as The Gentlemen surged to second place among active gangs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Black Kite expands EMEA footprint with new UK operations hub
Partner Programmes

Black Kite expands EMEA footprint with new UK operations hub

The move gives the cyber risk provider closer access to EMEA customers as demand rises for better oversight of supplier vulnerabilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
AEWIN unveils AI platforms for cybersecurity & edge
Hybrid Cloud

AEWIN unveils AI platforms for cybersecurity & edge

Demand for secure AI infrastructure is pushing enterprises towards systems that combine computing, networking and storage in one stack.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
DevOps platform vulnerabilities rise in 2025 report
Disaster Recovery

DevOps platform vulnerabilities rise in 2025 report

More than half of patched flaws in major DevOps tools were high or critical in 2025, putting software supply chains at greater risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Sinch named Gartner leader in CPaaS for fourth year
Digital Transformation

Sinch named Gartner leader in CPaaS for fourth year

Enterprises are putting greater weight on fraud controls and identity checks as AI-driven customer messaging becomes central to CPaaS buying decisions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
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 • This month
GuidePoint launches supply chain detection & response
Data Protection

GuidePoint launches supply chain detection & response

Security teams can now fold supplier risk alerts into incident response as GuidePoint's new service targets breaches from third-party tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cybermindz study links resilience training to lower burnout
Security Operations Centres

Cybermindz study links resilience training to lower burnout

A short remote programme cut burnout and attrition risk among cybersecurity staff, while also improving sleep and stress scores.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Climb signs Fortra distribution deal for UK & Ireland
Data Protection

Climb signs Fortra distribution deal for UK & Ireland

Broader security platforms are gaining favour as UK and Irish customers seek simpler compliance and AI governance tools.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Data Protection

Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack

Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month
Climb expands Fortra distribution deal across UK & Ireland
Data Protection

Climb expands Fortra distribution deal across UK & Ireland

The wider tie-up will give resellers and managed service providers a broader security portfolio as AI and compliance demands intensify.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Webworm targets European governments with Discord malware
Cloud Security

Webworm targets European governments with Discord malware

European ministries face a stealthier cyber-espionage campaign as Webworm shifts to Discord and Microsoft cloud tools to steal data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
KnowBe4 launches Teams security tool against phishing
Cloud Security

KnowBe4 launches Teams security tool against phishing

Organisations using Microsoft Teams will gain new defences against phishing and impersonation as attackers shift beyond email to trusted chat tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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