Offensive Security stories - Page 2
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AI reshapes data privacy as firms shift to real-time defence
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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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.
LevelBlue buys Alert Logic MDR unit in Fortra pact
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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cloud security
LevelBlue is buying Fortra's Alert Logic MDR business in a strategic pact, expanding its global managed security and technology partnership.
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.
Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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cloud security
Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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.
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.