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Banks hit by costly outages as AI drives observability

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.
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Betsson turns to Group-IB to tackle online fraud surge

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Betsson adopts Group-IB's real-time fraud tech to counter rising account takeovers, bonus abuse and payment scams across its platforms.
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Rubrik launches CXO Visionaries for cyber & AI leaders

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Rubrik launches CXO Visionaries, an invitation-only network for cyber and AI leaders as identity-driven attacks and recovery fears intensify.
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SMEs warned over hidden IT fragility as risks rise

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Australian SMEs face rising IT fragility as cloud-era misconfigurations, weak oversight and reactive support quietly erode resilience.
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Dropzone AI hires leaders to drive EMEA & APAC push

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Dropzone AI taps Brett Candon and Dan Bridges to spearhead EMEA and APAC growth after 11x ARR surge and a USD $37 million Series B.
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CyberCX extends Australian Open cyber security deal

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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CyberCX will stay on as the Australian Open's cyber security partner through 2026, as tennis ramps up defences against digital threats.
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Visionplatform.ai adds AI agents to Milestone XProtect

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Visionplatform.ai adds on-premise AI agents to Milestone XProtect, turning security control rooms into decision-support environments.
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Phishing services drive 389% surge in account breaches

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Phishing-as-a-Service fuels 389% jump in account breaches as attackers target Microsoft 365 and Business Email Compromise scams.
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Fortinet to spotlight cybercrime incentives at Davos

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Fortinet will use Davos to push cross-sector incentives for cyber intel sharing, accountability and deterrence in a booming crime ecosystem.
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Nozomi unveils Vantage IQ for OT & IoT cyber defence

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Nozomi launches Vantage IQ, a private, company-trained AI assistant to help OT and IoT security teams tackle soaring critical infrastructure threats.
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Student data breaches expose cyber flaws in schools

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Data breaches at Victorian schools and Sydney University expose deep cyber flaws, leaving Australian students vulnerable to long-term threats.
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WatchGuard launches Open MDR to unify MSP security

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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WatchGuard unveils Open MDR, offering MSPs unified 24/7 threat detection and response across mixed security estates without tool rip-and-replace.
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Index Engines expands CyberSense reach & OEM alliances

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Index Engines' CyberSense spreads to 82 countries as ransomware fears fuel demand and a new US patent and OEM deals extend its reach.
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Team Cymru & Filigran integrate Pure Signal with OpenCTI

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Team Cymru and Filigran link Pure Signal and Scout with OpenCTI to enrich threat investigations, automate hunts and deepen global context.
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ReliaQuest warns of BaoLoader surge & trust attacks

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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ReliaQuest warns BaoLoader and trust-based lures are surging, as attackers ditch zero-days for social engineering and valid certificates.
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One Identity adds AI threat response to Manager 10.0

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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One Identity's Manager 10.0 adds AI-driven threat response, risk-based governance and a new browser interface to tackle identity attacks.
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Infoblox to buy Axur to bolster AI-powered threat defence

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Infoblox agrees to buy AI-driven threat hunter Axur, aiming to curb phishing and brand abuse beyond the traditional network perimeter.
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Rapid7, ARMO unite to bolster cloud runtime security

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Rapid7 partners with ARMO to embed cloud runtime detection into its Command Platform, unifying exposure management and live threat response.
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Instagram denies breach after 17m user records leak

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Instagram denies a data breach after a dataset on 17m users appears on hacking forums, blaming old leak scraps and a fixed reset bug.
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Black Hat to debut cyber war room documentary in Vegas

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Black Hat will premiere Semperis documentary Midnight in the War Room in Las Vegas, spotlighting the human cost of cyber conflict.