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Cloud identity compromise now drives most cyber attacks

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Cloud identity compromise now drives over 80% of cyber incidents, as attackers increasingly abuse trusted accounts and workplace tools.
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CyberCX becomes official cyber partner to AFL, AFLW

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CyberCX signs two-year tie-up as Official Cyber Security Partner of the AFL and AFLW, covering league, clubs and Marvel Stadium's ARC system.
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Terra Security gains first AWS nod for AI threat tests

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Terra Security becomes first AWS partner validated for Autonomous Security Validation, as AI-driven continuous threat testing gains pace.
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Survey shows pentesters favour PTaaS over bug bounties

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New research from Cobalt finds 98% of surveyed pentesters prefer PTaaS to bug bounties and show almost no faith in AI-only security scanning.
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Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

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Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.
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LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners

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LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.
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LevelBlue unveils flexible funds-based cyber IR retainer

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LevelBlue launches Resilience Retainer, a flexible funds-based cyber incident response service with rapid SLAs and rollover security spend.
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Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security to scan codebases

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security, an AI tool that scans codebases for complex bugs, verifies risks and suggests patches for developers.
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CompTIA launches SecAI+ to tackle AI security skills

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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CompTIA unveils SecAI+ certification to equip cybersecurity professionals with AI security, risk management and governance skills.
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Bitget, BlockSec unveil new security standard for UEX

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Bitget and BlockSec launch a UEX Security Standard, urging provable, system-wide safeguards for unified multi-asset trading platforms.
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SpecterOps unveils BloodHound Scentry identity risk service

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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SpecterOps has launched BloodHound Scentry, a managed identity risk service to find and remediate attack paths across complex environments.
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Netpoleon, Hack The Box boost ANZ cyber skills training

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Netpoleon partners with Hack The Box to deliver hands-on cyber skills training and readiness tools to address ANZ's growing security gap.
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AI security drives demand for faster pentesting models

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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AI security fears and rapid release cycles are pushing firms to demand faster, deeper pentesting - and many are ready to ditch existing vendors.
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HackerOne unveils AI‑driven continuous pentesting service

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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HackerOne launches Agentic PTaaS, blending AI agents with human experts to deliver continuous, always-on penetration testing for enterprises.
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AI reshapes data privacy as firms shift to real-time defence

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI-driven cloud adoption is forcing firms to swap static privacy checklists for continuous, real-time defence of sensitive data flows.
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LevelBlue buys Alert Logic MDR unit in Fortra pact

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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LevelBlue is buying Fortra's Alert Logic MDR business in a strategic pact, expanding its global managed security and technology partnership.
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UK bill accelerates shift to offensive cyber security

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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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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Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Agentic AI promises rapid software gains, but a recent Claude Code cyberattack shows how “double agents” can outpace unprepared developers.
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Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Astra launches a continuous cloud scanner for AWS, Azure and GCP, promising fewer false alerts by validating which risks are truly exploitable.