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Check Point warns of rising cyber attacks & AI risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising cyber attacks & AI risk

Organisations faced 2,422 cyber attacks a week in August as ransomware and phishing intensified, while AI use created fresh data exposure risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk

Rising phishing, ransomware and AI misuse are leaving organisations exposed, with weekly attacks up 22% from a year earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops
Malware

Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops

Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Concentric AI names Olson & Saso to top sales roles
Software-as-a-Service

Concentric AI names Olson & Saso to top sales roles

The hires are aimed at strengthening sales as demand rises for tools that help firms govern and protect sensitive data in AI systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
eSentire teams up with CMS Distribution on MDR push
Ransomware

eSentire teams up with CMS Distribution on MDR push

UK and Ireland resellers gain access to 24/7 threat hunting and incident response as eSentire widens its channel reach through CMS Distribution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Zscaler launches Agentic SOC to fight AI-driven attacks
Digital Transformation

Zscaler launches Agentic SOC to fight AI-driven attacks

Security teams under pressure from faster intrusions can now use Zscaler's new platform to spot and contain AI-driven attacks at machine speed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Zscaler launches Agentic SOC to fight AI-driven attacks
Network Security

Zscaler launches Agentic SOC to fight AI-driven attacks

Security teams are under pressure from faster AI-driven attacks, prompting Zscaler to add automated remediation and third-party integrations globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI
Malware

Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI

Attackers are compressing intrusions into hours, leaving defenders less time to spot and stop credential-harvesting campaigns.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Checkmarx joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing on defence
Application Security

Checkmarx joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing on defence

The collaboration could help security teams spot flaws before attackers exploit them, as exploitations increasingly happen on or before disclosure.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago
MrBeast tops impersonation scams, Malwarebytes says
Gaming

MrBeast tops impersonation scams, Malwarebytes says

Fraudsters are timing texts for lunch and Fridays, as MrBeast led impersonation scams in Malwarebytes' three-month global study.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

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Littlefish & ContraForce boost AI-led threat response
Digital Transformation

Littlefish & ContraForce boost AI-led threat response

AI tools will cut incident triage from hours to seconds for Littlefish clients, helping analysts prioritise real threats as alert volumes rise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
LMNTRIX appoints Kevin Wright to lead UK growth
Network Security

LMNTRIX appoints Kevin Wright to lead UK growth

Growing demand for managed detection and response is driving the company's UK expansion as boards face tougher resilience expectations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Red Sift brings OnDMARC to Microsoft Sentinel Marketplace
Security Information and Event Management

Red Sift brings OnDMARC to Microsoft Sentinel Marketplace

Microsoft security teams can now ingest email authentication signals in one place, helping spot phishing and spoofing sooner during investigations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams
Data Protection

XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams

Broader fraud detection could help agencies and brands spot scams sooner as telecom and internet signals are linked across services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Reliance Cyber launches RADAR on Google Cloud platform
Security Information and Event Management

Reliance Cyber launches RADAR on Google Cloud platform

Enterprise security teams could cut alert noise and speed response after the UK managed detection and response provider put RADAR into production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Proofpoint finds Southeast Asia firms lag on DMARC
Data Protection

Proofpoint finds Southeast Asia firms lag on DMARC

Most of Southeast Asia's biggest firms still leave customers exposed to spoofed emails, with only 17% enforcing the strictest DMARC setting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Proofpoint launches AI SOC Analyst Agent with OpenAI
Data Protection

Proofpoint launches AI SOC Analyst Agent with OpenAI

Security teams are under pressure to triage alert floods faster, as the new agent links Proofpoint data with OpenAI reasoning.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
CrowdStrike launches SafeMind agentic cybersecurity system
Robotics

CrowdStrike launches SafeMind agentic cybersecurity system

AI-enabled attacks are accelerating, with CrowdStrike and NVIDIA aiming to help security teams counter them in seconds.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week