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Virtana launches AI agent war room for IT incidents
Digital Transformation

Virtana launches AI agent war room for IT incidents

As enterprises add more AI agents, the new platform aims to stop outages being handled in silos and speed recovery across systems.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
How businesses can verify suspicious email requests
Phishing

How businesses can verify suspicious email requests

Businesses can cut the risk of invoice fraud if staff have a clear, trusted route to verify new payment details before money leaves the company.

By Dave Wreski • 4 min read • Today
Honeywell unveils AI tools to cut false fire alarms
Artificial Intelligence

Honeywell unveils AI tools to cut false fire alarms

The new system is designed to help building operators cut nuisance alarms and manage more complex sites with fewer skilled staff.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Honeywell Technologies adds AI tools for building operations & safety
Artificial Intelligence

Honeywell Technologies adds AI tools for building operations & safety

Building operators could gain conversational AI tools and alarm support as Honeywell expands software across fire, security and energy systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Daylight raises USD $80 million to scale AI security
Cloud Security

Daylight raises USD $80 million to scale AI security

Rising demand from large enterprises has helped the New York-based cyber security group attract fresh capital to expand across the US, EMEA and APAC.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
Cloud Security

Six questions to ask your MDR provider

As cloud, AI and machine identities proliferate, many firms may not know whether their MDR provider can spot risks across the whole environment.

By Grant Hutchons • 4 min read • Today
New Relic launches Kubernetes agent in public preview
Application Performance Monitoring

New Relic launches Kubernetes agent in public preview

Operations teams facing Kubernetes outages may now get AI-generated fix code, as New Relic opens its incident-response agent to public preview.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Huntress launches global cyber recovery partner programme
Cloud Security

Huntress launches global cyber recovery partner programme

Businesses hit by breaches may get 60 days of free protection as Huntress tries to close the gap between incident response and recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Rubrik expands AWS cyber recovery tools for cloud apps
Malware

Rubrik expands AWS cyber recovery tools for cloud apps

The update is aimed at cutting recovery times after cloud attacks by helping security teams spot deletions, assess blast radius and restore AWS apps.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Rubrik adds cyber recovery tools for GitHub & Azure
Disaster Recovery

Rubrik adds cyber recovery tools for GitHub & Azure

Security teams can now spot suspicious repository activity and restore only malicious changes in GitHub and Azure DevOps after identity-based attacks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 2 days ago
WitFoo says filtering data cuts AI security costs 79%
Data centers

WitFoo says filtering data cuts AI security costs 79%

Filtering security logs before they reach AI models could save organisations 79% on annual costs, according to WitFoo's paper.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Australian MSPs face rising demand for AI security advice
Security Operations Centres

Australian MSPs face rising demand for AI security advice

Nearly six in 10 prospective customers are worried about AI-related threats, pushing Australian MSPs to explain cyber risk in plain language.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 4 days ago

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SYTECH promotes Miguelle James to Executive Director
Human Capital Management

SYTECH promotes Miguelle James to Executive Director

The move strengthens SYTECH's succession plan and adds senior leadership focus on organisational performance, accountability and sustainable growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
Half of Canadian office workers lack AI safety training
Email Security

Half of Canadian office workers lack AI safety training

Nearly half of office staff are using AI at work without employer training, leaving companies exposed to data leaks and scams.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Barrier Networks appoints Jordan Craig as consultant
Security Operations Centres

Barrier Networks appoints Jordan Craig as consultant

The hire underscores how cyber security firms are racing to adapt services as AI reshapes both attacks and defences for customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
New Zealand cyber agency warns firms to patch PHP flaws
Malware

New Zealand cyber agency warns firms to patch PHP flaws

Businesses using WordPress and other PHP-based services face outages or defacement if they fail to install the latest security updates.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Manifold launches ledger of AI agent security incidents
Large Language Models

Manifold launches ledger of AI agent security incidents

The public record shows disclosure lags of weeks or months, with 59 cases logged since July and most involving unauthorised access or sandbox escapes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week