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Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.
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Bitsight unveils dark web tool to secure supply chains

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Bitsight launches an AI-driven dark web monitoring tool to give organisations earlier warning of cyber threats targeting key suppliers.
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Cyber firms face 'verification crisis' on real risk

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Cyber firms warned over 'verification crisis' as tools flag floods of flaws but only 0.47% prove exploitable, leaving real risk unresolved.
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Arts Centre Melbourne deploys MDR services to contain phishing incident

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Arts Centre Melbourne tightens cyber defences after a foiled phishing attack exposed gaps filled by Arctic Wolf's round-the-clock monitoring.
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Australians urged to tighten online habits on & off duty

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Australians are being warned to sharpen digital habits as AI‑driven phishing and social engineering outpace traditional cyber defences.
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Cloudera brings AI inference & analytics on premises

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Cloudera brings AI inference, analytics and visualisation into customer data centres, promising tighter control over sensitive enterprise data.
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Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
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Record rise in digital squatting fuels phishing wave

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Record digital squatting surge sees 6,200 disputes in 2025, as lookalike domains drive costly phishing, malware and payment fraud.
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Cowbell & Zurich launch cyber cover for Australian SMEs

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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Cowbell and Zurich roll out Prime One cyber cover for Australian SMEs, targeting firms up to AUD $100 million turnover with rapid broker access.
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Guardsquare buys Verimatrix XTD to boost mobile security

Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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Guardsquare snaps up Verimatrix's XTD tech, adding real-time mobile threat detection and response to its end-to-end app security platform.
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Exclusive: Yuvraj Pradhan warns legacy VPNs are now a security risk

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Legacy VPNs are emerging as a prime security liability as hybrid work, identity‑based attacks and cloud apps expose their design flaws.
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Tenable reveals 'LookOut' flaws that endanger Google Looker

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Tenable warns 'LookOut' flaws in Google Looker could hand attackers server control, expose secrets and enable cross-tenant cloud access.
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Moltbook 'vibe-coded' flaw exposed AI chats & keys

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Moltbook left a Supabase key exposed, leaking AI chats, 30,000 emails and 1.5 million API keys in a cautionary tale of vibe coding risk.
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Tenable finds critical flaws in Google Looker platform

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Tenable warns critical Google Looker flaws could enable server takeover and data theft, leaving unpatched self-hosted deployments exposed.
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Tenable reveals Looker flaws risking cross-tenant attacks

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Tenable warns unpatched self-hosted Google Looker systems face remote takeover, data theft and cross-tenant cloud attack risks.
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YubiKeys promise 265% ROI & 99.99% cut in breach risk

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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YubiKey rollout boosts ROI by 265% and slashes breach exposure 99.99%, Forrester study finds, delivering multi-million USD $ gains.
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Infostealers increasingly target enterprise SSO access

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Infostealer attacks are increasingly compromising enterprise SSO, with Flare warning 16% of late-2025 infections exposed identity access.
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Data Privacy Day highlights shift to accountable AI data use

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.
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AI agents expose risks in insecure default databases

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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A security lapse at AI agent service Moltbook exposes risky default database settings, raising fresh alarms over agentic system safeguards.
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YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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YubiKey deployment delivers 265% ROI, USD $5.3 million NPV and 99.99% lower breach risk in Forrester model of a 5,000-staff enterprise.