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ServiceNow completes USD $7.75 billion Armis acquisition
Firewalls

ServiceNow completes USD $7.75 billion Armis acquisition

ServiceNow bolsters cyber security push with Armis buyout, adding real-time asset visibility and deepening its platform after Veza.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Last month
CIS launches AI security guides for models & agents
Digital Transformation

CIS launches AI security guides for models & agents

CIS, Astrix and Cequence publish AI security guides for large language models, autonomous agents and MCP environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Zero Networks launches AI segmentation to curb shadow AI
Firewalls

Zero Networks launches AI segmentation to curb shadow AI

Zero Networks adds AI segmentation and compliance controls to help firms block shadow AI, limit agent spread and tighten network access.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
Digital Transformation

Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds

Survey finds most enterprises are struggling to control AI agents, with hidden systems, data exposure and weak decommissioning processes raising risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence
Data Protection

UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Firewalls

Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?

Anthropic's Mythos spots corporate network attacks in hours, while security experts warn unmanaged AI agents are becoming a critical enterprise risk.

By Dev Rishi • 5 min read • Last month
Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks
Storage

Sentra & Wiz add data classification to cloud risks

Sentra and Wiz link cloud risk findings to sensitive data, helping security teams prioritise the alerts most likely to expose PII, PHI or IP.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
IBM unveils AI cyber defences against autonomous attacks
Digital Transformation

IBM unveils AI cyber defences against autonomous attacks

IBM rolls out assessment and multi-agent security services to help large organisations spot AI-driven weaknesses and speed up remediation across complex systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
DataCentre infrastructure

Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management

Tenable adds OT asset discovery to exposure management platform, helping IT teams spot hidden connected devices and cyber-physical risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view
Firewalls

Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view

Cloudflare and Wiz team up to map shadow AI risks across cloud estates and protect sensitive data as firms race to secure chatbot deployments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds
Ransomware

Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds

Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month
Claroty xDome adds orchestration to fix visibility gaps
Firewalls

Claroty xDome adds orchestration to fix visibility gaps

Claroty adds orchestration to xDome to help security teams close cyber-physical asset visibility gaps and prioritise remediation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks
Firewalls

Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks

Cloudflare launches Mesh to give AI agents secure access to private networks across clouds, data centres and internal systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Synack launches Glasswing readiness test for attack gaps
Firewalls

Synack launches Glasswing readiness test for attack gaps

Synack launches AI-driven assessment to expose overlooked attack surface gaps as offensive tools speed up vulnerability discovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds
Malware

CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds

Logicalis survey finds 77% of firms hit by cyber incidents as CIOs warn AI is adding fresh risk, with weak governance and skills shortages deepening exposure.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Executives warn of rising quantum data security risks
Firewalls

Executives warn of rising quantum data security risks

Gigamon and Thales caution that attackers are stockpiling encrypted data now, warning quantum advances could expose it years later.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month

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UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds
Virtual Private Networks

UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds

Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month