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Why diversity in cybersecurity leadership is vital

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Homogeneous cybersecurity leadership is a critical, overlooked point of failure; true defence in depth demands diversity as a core control.
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Forensic IT names Chris Hatfield as Executive General Manager

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Forensic IT has named Chris Hatfield executive general manager to lead digital forensics amid rising cyber incidents and governance scrutiny.
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Milestone Systems names Mike Metcalfe South Pacific lead

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Milestone Systems has rehired Mike Metcalfe to lead key South Pacific accounts, driving video intelligence growth in New Zealand and Australia.
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Ataccama adds AI data observability to ONE platform

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Ataccama adds AI-driven data observability to its ONE platform, unifying pipeline monitoring, alerting and governance for regulated users.
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Phishing gangs weaponise .arpa DNS to evade defences

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Phishing gangs abuse .arpa DNS and IPv6 tunnels to hide brand-impersonation scams in core internet plumbing that most defences ignore.
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Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.
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N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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N-able adds real-time anomaly alerts to Cove Data Protection, flagging risky backup policy changes linked to identity-driven attacks.
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NCC warns ransomware risk persists despite January dip

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Ransomware cases dipped 17% in January, but NCC warns the threat remains high as Qilin targets critical sectors and tactics evolve.
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AI tops data security worries as identity risks surge

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI has become firms' top data security fear as identity and deepfake threats surge, exposing gaps in visibility, encryption and governance.
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AI-first firms face slower cyber recovery & higher costs

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI-first firms take months longer to recover from cyber attacks and face sharply higher breach and scraping costs, Fastly research warns.
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Ransomware attacks dip but NCC warns threat evolving

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Global ransomware attacks fell 17% in January, but NCC warns evolving tactics, AI and messaging apps mean risk is not receding.
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ShinyHunters pivots to subdomain phishing & vishing

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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ShinyHunters shifts to subdomain-brand phishing and vishing on mobiles, bypassing domain checks to hijack SSO logins and SaaS sessions.
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Sinch & Lovable ally to embed comms in AI software

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Sinch partners with Lovable to embed global messaging, email and voice into its AI build platform, starting with Mailgun-powered email.
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Saviynt adds Amazon Q AI tools to boost identity risk

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Saviynt taps Amazon Q to add conversational AI and deeper cross-app risk context, helping identity teams automate investigations and fixes.
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Phishing campaigns exploit .arpa DNS to evade filters

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Phishing gangs exploit obscure .arpa DNS space and IPv6 tunnels to sneak past reputation-based web filters and lure users to fake sites.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks now steal data in 72 minutes

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI-driven hackers can now steal data in just 72 minutes, as faster, multi-surface attacks overwhelm complex, over-trusting enterprises.
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Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Anthropic upgrades Claude Cowork with private plugin marketplaces, richer admin controls and Office-linked workflows for enterprise teams.
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Splashtop links endpoint management with CrowdStrike

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Splashtop has integrated its Autonomous Endpoint Management with CrowdStrike Falcon, unifying Windows endpoint status for IT and security teams.
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No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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IT leaders are racing to redesign AI operations so sovereignty, data residency and reliability can coexist under tightening global rules.
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AI-driven cyber attacks now breach networks in minutes

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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AI-fuelled hackers can now spread across corporate networks in as little as four minutes, outpacing human defenders by hours.