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Industry leaders mark International Women in Cyber Day with optimism
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Industry leaders mark International Women in Cyber Day with optimism

Industry leaders mark International Women in Cyber Day with optimism, urging greater diversity and celebrating women's growing impact in cybersecurity roles worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Aug 2025
Acronis & Intel partner to deliver AI threat detection on PCs
Software-as-a-Service

Acronis & Intel partner to deliver AI threat detection on PCs

Acronis partners with Intel to offer AI-powered, real-time threat detection on PCs with Intel Core Ultra processors, boosting security and performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Salesforce data theft campaign exposes SaaS integration risks
Multi-factor authentication

Salesforce data theft campaign exposes SaaS integration risks

State-sponsored hackers have stolen OAuth2 tokens from Salesforce integrations, compromising hundreds of organisations and exposing risks in SaaS connectivity.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Check Point named a leader in 2025 Gartner firewall analysis
Firewalls

Check Point named a leader in 2025 Gartner firewall analysis

Check Point has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewalls, recognised for AI-driven threat prevention and unified security management.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
AppOmni unveils Zero Trust Bridge to counter SaaS cyberattacks
Software-as-a-Service

AppOmni unveils Zero Trust Bridge to counter SaaS cyberattacks

AppOmni launches Zero Trust Bridge to help firms counter SaaS attacks by ShinyHunters and UNC6040, enhancing real-time security policy enforcement.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
AMSYS adopts Conifers platform to scale security services growth
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

AMSYS adopts Conifers platform to scale security services growth

AMSYS Innovative Solutions adopts Conifers CognitiveSOC platform to scale managed security services and boost efficiency without increasing staff numbers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Check Point named Leader in Gartner's 2025 hybrid firewall report
Firewalls

Check Point named Leader in Gartner's 2025 hybrid firewall report

Check Point has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewalls, recognised for innovation and robust multi-environment security.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
AI now powers cybersecurity for 73% of firms amid rising threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

AI now powers cybersecurity for 73% of firms amid rising threats

Nearly 73% of global firms now use AI in cybersecurity, tackling rising threats as nearly all plan AI-driven security investments this year.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Commvault unveils new HyperScale Edge & Flex for cyber resilience
Storage

Commvault unveils new HyperScale Edge & Flex for cyber resilience

Commvault launches HyperScale Edge and Flex to boost cyber resilience for diverse enterprise workloads amid rising edge device cyberattacks.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
CrowdStrike to acquire Onum for Falcon SIEM AI data integration
Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike to acquire Onum for Falcon SIEM AI data integration

CrowdStrike will acquire Onum to integrate its real-time data pipeline tech with Falcon SIEM, boosting speed, cutting costs, and enhancing autonomous threat detection.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Ransomware attacks stable in July but threat remains high, warns report
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Ransomware attacks stable in July but threat remains high, warns report

Ransomware attacks held steady in July with 376 incidents globally; Industrials hardest hit, while North America faces over half of all cases, warns NCC Group.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Rapid7 named Leader in IDC report for exposure management
Cloud Security

Rapid7 named Leader in IDC report for exposure management

Rapid7 is named a Leader in IDC's 2025 report for its Exposure Command platform, unifying attack surface visibility with AI-powered risk prioritisation and remediation.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
CrowdStrike to acquire Onum, boosting Falcon SIEM with real-time AI
Security Information and Event Management

CrowdStrike to acquire Onum, boosting Falcon SIEM with real-time AI

CrowdStrike will acquire Onum to enhance its Falcon SIEM with real-time AI, boosting data processing speed and autonomous cybersecurity.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Cyber Threat stories

Nevada government hit by cyberattack, disrupting key services
Ransomware

Nevada government hit by cyberattack, disrupting key services

A cyberattack forced Nevada to shut government offices and took websites and phone lines offline, disrupting key public services and staff work.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Red Helix acquires Risk Crew to boost UK cyber security services
DevOps

Red Helix acquires Risk Crew to boost UK cyber security services

Red Helix has acquired Risk Crew to enhance its UK cyber security services, adding risk management, compliance, and penetration testing to its offerings.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
What the UK's updated cyber security and resilience bill means for SMEs in 2025
Software-as-a-Service

What the UK's updated cyber security and resilience bill means for SMEs in 2025

The UK's updated Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will extend compliance to many SMEs, urging them to bolster defences and improve cyber resilience by 2025.

By Jamie Akhtar • 6 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
IGEL & Carahsoft partner to expand public sector zero-trust access
Data Protection

IGEL & Carahsoft partner to expand public sector zero-trust access

IGEL partners with Carahsoft to boost North American public sector access to its secure IGEL OS endpoint platform, supporting zero-trust security and modernisation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2025