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Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push
Software-as-a-Service

Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push

Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Check Point unveils AI-ready continuous exposure management
Firewalls

Check Point unveils AI-ready continuous exposure management

Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management to plug remediation gaps, unifying threat intelligence, prioritisation and automated fixes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 24th Jan 2026
SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence
Malware

SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence

SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.

By Amelia Foss • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Phishing campaign exploits RMM tools for stealthy access
Firewalls

Phishing campaign exploits RMM tools for stealthy access

Phishing campaign uses stolen logins and trusted RMM tools like GoTo Resolve and LogMeIn to quietly maintain access to corporate systems.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Cohesity boosts identity resilience for hybrid AD, Entra
Data Protection

Cohesity boosts identity resilience for hybrid AD, Entra

Cohesity has expanded its Identity Resilience tools to detect, block and rapidly undo attacks on hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AppOmni study pegs average SaaS breach at USD $1.365m
Software-as-a-Service

AppOmni study pegs average SaaS breach at USD $1.365m

AppOmni study finds average SaaS breach costs USD $1.365m, as customers report big time savings, fewer audit issues and faster detection.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Data Privacy Day spotlight on control, resilience, design
Data Protection

Data Privacy Day spotlight on control, resilience, design

Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Software-as-a-Service

AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.

By Vincent Hwang • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand
Security Information and Event Management

WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand

US cyber security firm WitFoo shifts its global base to New Zealand, making the country the launch pad for its “Cyber Grid” defence model.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks
Firewalls

Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
KYND: big firms leave critical cyber flaws unpatched
Malware

KYND: big firms leave critical cyber flaws unpatched

Major firms are leaving known, actively exploited cyber flaws unpatched for six months or more, sharply heightening breach risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
LOTUSLITE backdoor targets US policy bodies with lures
Phishing

LOTUSLITE backdoor targets US policy bodies with lures

Politically themed LOTUSLITE phishing campaign hits US policy bodies, using DLL sideloading and espionage-focused backdoor tactics.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams
Malware

Bitdefender warns of surge in fake job recruitment scams

Bitdefender warns of a global surge in fake job emails posing as Amazon, Carrefour and the NHS, stealing data, money and account logins.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
CrowdStrike study touts 273% ROI on modern endpoint security
Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike study touts 273% ROI on modern endpoint security

CrowdStrike cites a Forrester study claiming 273% ROI and USD $5m in three-year benefits from consolidating legacy endpoint security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Rapid7 unveils MDR service built for Microsoft users
Security Information and Event Management

Rapid7 unveils MDR service built for Microsoft users

Rapid7 has launched a Microsoft-focused MDR service that fuses Defender telemetry with its SIEM and global SOC for unified threat response.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Check Point unveils AI-ready Exposure Management suite
Firewalls

Check Point unveils AI-ready Exposure Management suite

Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management suite to close remediation gaps as organisations leave half of known vulnerabilities unpatched.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Gartner: half of firms adopt zero-trust data by 2028
Data Analytics

Gartner: half of firms adopt zero-trust data by 2028

Gartner predicts half of organisations will adopt zero-trust data governance by 2028 as synthetic AI content undermines traditional data trust.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026

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