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Semperis expands Purple Knight for government clouds

Disaster Recovery

Semperis expands Purple Knight for government clouds

Semperis broadens Purple Knight scanning to help public sector and defence teams assess hybrid identity risks in high-assurance US government clouds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design

Privileged Access Management

Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design

Qualys report says cloud breaches are increasingly driven by identity design, delegated trust and slow remediation as AI widens exposure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Cequence launches agent controls for enterprise AI

Data Protection

Cequence launches agent controls for enterprise AI

Cequence Security adds AI Gateway controls to curb autonomous agents' access to enterprise apps and data with persona-based permissions.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk

Data Protection

API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk

Akamai survey finds APIs are now cybercriminals' main target, with AI-linked interfaces under attack and incidents costing organisations more than USD $700,000.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Netskope expands Google Cloud AI Guardrails partnership

Data Protection

Netskope expands Google Cloud AI Guardrails partnership

Netskope deepens Google Cloud tie-up to bring AI Guardrails to generative and agentic systems with real-time safety checks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde

Digital Transformation

Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde

Inde helps international real estate company roll out Authsignal MFA across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in just two months.

By Lisa Pfahlert • 3 min read • Last week

AI flaws & supply-chain risks top new pentesting report

Data Protection

AI flaws & supply-chain risks top new pentesting report

Cobalt's annual pentesting study says AI and supplier tools are exposing fresh weaknesses, with security teams struggling to keep pace with rapid deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners

CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners

CrowdStrike unveils AI security coalition with Accenture, EY, IBM Cybersecurity Services, Kroll and OpenAI to spot and fix code flaws faster.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Coro promotes Benjamin Morrell to security strategy role

Coro promotes Benjamin Morrell to security strategy role

Coro elevates Benjamin Morrell to Vice President of Security Strategy as it ties product design more closely to internal operations and AI-led protection.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Saviynt names Tim Wedande APJ Field Chief Technology Officer

Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt names Tim Wedande APJ Field Chief Technology Officer

Saviynt appoints Tim Wedande as Field Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan, with Melbourne base, to bolster identity security strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Island names Hugh Darvall APAC Channel Lead amid push

Software-as-a-Service

Island names Hugh Darvall APAC Channel Lead amid push

Island taps Hugh Darvall to drive APAC partner growth as demand rises for safer AI-enabled workspaces and a move away from legacy security tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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Singapore firms face AI security incidents despite controls

Data Protection

Singapore firms face AI security incidents despite controls

Singapore firms report AI security incidents despite controls, as Proofpoint warns deployment of assistants and agents is outpacing monitoring.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Inspira launches two Microsoft Security Copilot agents

Inspira launches two Microsoft Security Copilot agents

Inspira Enterprise has added two Microsoft Security Copilot agents to the Security Store, aiming to sharpen ATT&CK coverage and incident triage.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last week

Cloudhouse launches Cyber Essentials readiness check

Cloudhouse launches Cyber Essentials readiness check

Cloudhouse warns updated Cyber Essentials rules could trigger more automatic failures, as it unveils a free readiness check for organisations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

SafeBreach launches AI-driven CTEM platform with Helm

Security Information and Event Management

SafeBreach launches AI-driven CTEM platform with Helm

SafeBreach unveils AI-led CTEM platform with Helm to unify exposure validation, prioritisation and remediation across enterprise security tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Akto widens AI agent security with new integrations

Digital Transformation

Akto widens AI agent security with new integrations

Akto partners with LangChain, Portkey, TrueFoundry, Arcade and LiteLLM to embed runtime safeguards across the AI agent stack.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Canadian cyberattacks surge 80% as cloud risks grow

Digital Transformation

Canadian cyberattacks surge 80% as cloud risks grow

Canada's enterprise cyber defences are under strain as breaches climb, cloud failures deepen and AI adds fresh security demands.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Renaissance partners with CyberSmart to widen Ireland reach

Mobile Device Management

Renaissance partners with CyberSmart to widen Ireland reach

Renaissance and CyberSmart team up to give Irish resellers a single platform for threat monitoring, compliance checks and staff training.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Singapore firms urged to loosen AI identity controls

Singapore firms urged to loosen AI identity controls

Singapore firms warn of AI identity gaps as most security teams are pressed to relax controls, with machine accounts and agents posing risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month