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LMNTRIX appoints Kevin Wright to lead UK growth
Network Security

LMNTRIX appoints Kevin Wright to lead UK growth

Growing demand for managed detection and response is driving the company's UK expansion as boards face tougher resilience expectations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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Infosec stories

Mathspace Breach Exposes 1 Million Students, Parents, and Teachers
Data Protection

Mathspace Breach Exposes 1 Million Students, Parents, and Teachers

Personal details for more than 1 million students and families in Australia and New Zealand were exposed after attackers exploited a flaw in an internal tool.

By Takanori Nishiyama • 2 min read • Last month
OpenSSL funds six Australian students for Prague conference
Open source

OpenSSL funds six Australian students for Prague conference

Six university students will gain rare access to global cryptography work as travel, hotel and registration costs are covered for Prague.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Secure.com warns AI security tools can falter in production
Security Operations Centres

Secure.com warns AI security tools can falter in production

Live testing may show AI security tools missing threats or flooding analysts with false alerts, Secure.com says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Apricorn gains FIPS 140-3 validation for ASK3 drive
Data Protection

Apricorn gains FIPS 140-3 validation for ASK3 drive

US federal buyers and regulated sectors gain a new option as Apricorn's ASK3 gets FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation for encrypted storage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Genetec urges buyers to test vendors for CRA readiness
Data Protection

Genetec urges buyers to test vendors for CRA readiness

Buyers of connected security kit face tougher supplier checks as the EU Cyber Resilience Act pushes lifecycle support and disclosure higher on the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Barracuda spots blob URL phishing in Microsoft browser
Multi-factor authentication

Barracuda spots blob URL phishing in Microsoft browser

Security teams may miss the attack because it leaves no persistent phishing site, instead building fake Microsoft login pages inside the browser.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Check Point warns of rising cyber attacks & AI risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising cyber attacks & AI risk

Organisations faced 2,422 cyber attacks a week in August as ransomware and phishing intensified, while AI use created fresh data exposure risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Commvault cuts Active Directory recovery to minutes
Data Protection

Commvault cuts Active Directory recovery to minutes

A clean standby copy aims to keep authentication and access running after cyberattacks, helping firms restore Active Directory in minutes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
CISO-CFO alignment key as cyber insurance market shifts
Disaster Recovery

CISO-CFO alignment key as cyber insurance market shifts

With premiums flat for now, buyers who tie cover to outage costs can avoid nasty surprises when cyber insurers start tightening terms.

By Richard Seiersen • 5 min read • Last month
RavenDB launches Quill for AI agents on SQL databases
Software-as-a-Service

RavenDB launches Quill for AI agents on SQL databases

It could cut the cost and delay of bringing AI agents to regulated data by letting firms use live SQL systems without migration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk

Rising phishing, ransomware and AI misuse are leaving organisations exposed, with weekly attacks up 22% from a year earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Infosec stories

QBE: Mooted critical infrastructure penalties hint at cyber regulatory future
Data Protection

QBE: Mooted critical infrastructure penalties hint at cyber regulatory future

Proposed fines of up to $5 million pushes more New Zealand firms to consider cyber cover as regulatory certainty emerges.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last month
Manifold Security appoints Joe Sullivan to its board
Digital Transformation

Manifold Security appoints Joe Sullivan to its board

The move bolsters Manifold's push to help enterprises police AI agents, as concern grows over how autonomous software behaves at work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Netcraft wins five more top US banks as takedowns rise
Phishing

Netcraft wins five more top US banks as takedowns rise

Banking groups are increasingly paying for rapid removal of phishing and impersonation scams as AI-driven attacks spread across multiple channels.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Littlefish & ContraForce boost AI-led threat response
Digital Transformation

Littlefish & ContraForce boost AI-led threat response

AI tools will cut incident triage from hours to seconds for Littlefish clients, helping analysts prioritise real threats as alert volumes rise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Protectt.ai launches MCP security solution for BFSI
Data Protection

Protectt.ai launches MCP security solution for BFSI

Banks face new exposure from AI agents linking to internal systems, as the platform aims to block data leaks and unauthorised actions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month