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NCSC warns AI prompt injection could drive huge UK data breaches
DevOps

NCSC warns AI prompt injection could drive huge UK data breaches

UK cyber agency warns that misunderstanding AI prompt injection risks could trigger data breaches surpassing past SQL attacks in scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
New UK cyber security bill to raise standards for all suppliers
Data Protection

New UK cyber security bill to raise standards for all suppliers

The UK Government's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill raises standards for over 900 suppliers, enhancing cyber defence across critical national infrastructure and supply chains.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025

Global Stories

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DeepKeep launches PII guardrail to secure enterprise AI
Data Protection

DeepKeep launches PII guardrail to secure enterprise AI

DeepKeep unveils a PII guardrail inside its AI Firewall to redact and block personal data in enterprise AI prompts, outputs and workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 31st Dec 2025
SimSpace expands cyber range to train for AI-led attacks
DevOps

SimSpace expands cyber range to train for AI-led attacks

SimSpace launches expanded cyber range to drill whole teams and AI models against adaptive, production-like cyber attacks at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sat, 20th Dec 2025
MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools
Firewalls

MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools

MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
CrowdStrike unveils Falcon AIDR to secure AI prompts
Data Protection

CrowdStrike unveils Falcon AIDR to secure AI prompts

CrowdStrike launches Falcon AIDR to police AI prompts and agents, tackling injection, jailbreaks and sensitive data leaks in real time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Agentic AI surge in 2026 sparks fresh cyber security risks
Firewalls

Agentic AI surge in 2026 sparks fresh cyber security risks

Security experts warn agentic and generative AI will rapidly widen global cyber attack surfaces in 2026, outpacing current safeguards.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
TXP warns on low code, AI overload & supplier risk in 2026
DevOps

TXP warns on low code, AI overload & supplier risk in 2026

TXP warns 2026 will bring a low-code legacy crunch, AI-fuelled cognitive overload and tougher scrutiny of cybersecurity in supply chains.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
AI-native attacks drive shift to continuous cyber tests
DevOps

AI-native attacks drive shift to continuous cyber tests

AI-native cyber attacks and synthetic IDs are forcing firms to shift from periodic checks to continuous, AI-driven security testing by 2026.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
CrowdStrike hits 100% in latest MITRE ATT&CK tests
Firewalls

CrowdStrike hits 100% in latest MITRE ATT&CK tests

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform scores 100% detection and protection with zero false positives in MITRE ATT&CK's toughest cloud-era tests.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026
Data Protection

AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026

AI supply chains will consolidate by 2026, with tight human oversight, integrated infrastructure and trust becoming key differentiators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025
Hack The Box launches AI cyber range & unveils red team certification
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Hack The Box launches AI cyber range & unveils red team certification

Hack The Box launches HTB AI Range, the world's first controlled AI cyber range for testing autonomous security agents in live scenarios.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025
Most organisations neglect key security in rapid AI adoption
Data Protection

Most organisations neglect key security in rapid AI adoption

Despite 89% piloting AI, 78% neglect core data security, leading to breaches largely from known vulnerabilities, warns new Tenable research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Open-source b3 framework to benchmark AI agent security unveiled
DevOps

Open-source b3 framework to benchmark AI agent security unveiled

Check Point, Lakera and the UK AI Security Institute launch b3, an open-source benchmark to test security of large language models in AI agents.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025
New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security
DevOps

New benchmark tool aims to strengthen AI agent security

Check Point and Lakera launch the open-source b3 benchmark to boost AI agents' LLM security against real-world cyber threats with threat snapshots.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Security methods, safety goals: Rethinking AI red teaming
DevOps

Security methods, safety goals: Rethinking AI red teaming

AI red teaming blends security tactics with safety goals to prevent exploits in chatbots, defending users from harm beyond classic cyber threats.

By Milton Leal • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Australian firms urged to adopt proactive cybersecurity strategies
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Australian firms urged to adopt proactive cybersecurity strategies

Australian firms are urged to adopt proactive cybersecurity strategies, using the PEST framework to anticipate threats and enhance resilience in a complex landscape.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025