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UK bill accelerates shift to offensive cyber security

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New UK cyber bill pushes critical sectors towards continuous offensive security testing as state-backed and criminal threats intensify.
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Check Point unveils AI-ready continuous exposure management

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Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management to plug remediation gaps, unifying threat intelligence, prioritisation and automated fixes.
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SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence

2 days ago
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SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.
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Cohesity boosts identity resilience for hybrid AD, Entra

2 days ago
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Cohesity has expanded its Identity Resilience tools to detect, block and rapidly undo attacks on hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID.
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AppOmni study pegs average SaaS breach at USD $1.365m

3 days ago
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AppOmni study finds average SaaS breach costs USD $1.365m, as customers report big time savings, fewer audit issues and faster detection.
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AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

3 days ago
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New global survey warns a widening ‘complexity gap’ leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations’ security defences.
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Legacy PKI blamed for outages & rising security risk

3 days ago
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Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.
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Rapid7 unveils MDR service built for Microsoft users

4 days ago
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Rapid7 has launched a Microsoft-focused MDR service that fuses Defender telemetry with its SIEM and global SOC for unified threat response.
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Check Point unveils AI-ready Exposure Management suite

4 days ago
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Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management suite to close remediation gaps as organisations leave half of known vulnerabilities unpatched.
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Legacy PKI leaves APAC exposed to outages, breaches

4 days ago
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Legacy PKI and manual certificate management leave APAC firms exposed to outages, cyber risks and compliance failures, CyberArk warns.
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Cloud security skills gap widens as AI adoption surges

4 days ago
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AI-fuelled cloud adoption is outpacing security teams, with Fortinet warning a widening ‘complexity gap’ leaves hybrid estates exposed.
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AI arms race to reshape Australia’s cyber defences by 2026

4 days ago
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AI-powered attacks and defences, quantum threats and smart city risks are set to transform Australia’s cyber security landscape by 2026.
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Why Australia must aim higher on the Essential Eight

4 days ago
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Australia’s Essential Eight has become the cyber benchmark, but clinging to basic compliance leaves organisations exposed to identity-led threats.
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Attackers target AI agents with prompt & tool hacks

4 days ago
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Attackers are already exploiting AI agents, extracting hidden prompts, bypassing safety checks and abusing tools tied to data and systems.
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Cobalt launches two-way Microsoft Teams pentesting tool

5 days ago
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Cobalt debuts a two-way penetration testing integration for Microsoft Teams, promising faster remediation and real-time security collaboration.
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Betsson turns to Group-IB to tackle online fraud surge

5 days ago
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Betsson adopts Group-IB’s real-time fraud tech to counter rising account takeovers, bonus abuse and payment scams across its platforms.
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SMEs warned over hidden IT fragility as risks rise

6 days ago
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Australian SMEs face rising IT fragility as cloud-era misconfigurations, weak oversight and reactive support quietly erode resilience.
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MSSPs key to securing India’s fast-growing SMB sector

6 days ago
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India’s booming SMBs face rising cyber threats, driving rapid adoption of managed IT and security services to safeguard growth.
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Cloudflare: outdated apps stifle APAC AI investment gains

6 days ago
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Cloudflare warns outdated apps across APAC are choking AI gains, as modernised firms see triple the returns on their AI investments.
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Rubrik unveils sovereign cloud to keep sensitive data local

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Rubrik launches Security Cloud Sovereign to keep sensitive data, control and threat detection inside customer-defined national borders.