The Forescout 2026 H1 Threat Review found that more than 37,000 vulnerabilities were published during the first six months of the year, representing a 51% increase year on year. More than half were classified as high or critical severity, while…
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DigiCert expands its EMEA channel strategy with Ignition Technology
DigiCert, a global leader in intelligent trust, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Ignition Technology to scale its presence across EMEA, accelerate market entry and expand partner-led growth. Through the partnership, Ignition will bring DigiCert ONE® to customers and partners…
1 in 4 businesses hit by cyber attacks through their supply chain in the last year
One in four UK businesses (26%) have suffered a cyber incident that originated in their supply chain over the last year, according to new research from business continuity and disaster recovery specialist Databarracks. The finding is particularly striking given that…
95% of Security Teams Blindsided by Vulnerabilities Between Tests
The vast majority of enterprise security teams are being blindsided by vulnerabilities that scheduled testing never catches, according to new research from Synack, which describes itself as the provider of the first AI-powered continuous pentest for enterprises. The company’s new…
What Does the Cyber Industry Want to See From the New UK Government?
Today (20 July 2026), Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the UK, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer. While there is not yet a detailed ‘Burnham tech strategy’, pre-transition briefings and reports over recent weeks suggest a strong focus on AI, including…
Salt Security tackles AI governance challenge with 100 pre-built agentic security policies
Salt Security has expanded its Policy Hub to include 100 pre-built security policies, as organisations look for practical ways to govern AI agents across enterprise environments. The company says the milestone creates one of the industry’s largest libraries of governance…
New Continuous Runtime Security Validation service aims to strengthen fintech cyber resilience
Fintech organisations across the UK and Ireland can now access a new service designed to provide ongoing assurance over production security following a strategic partnership between Critical Cloud and Tarian Labs. The Continuous Runtime Security Validation offering helps businesses continuously…
Scams Now Drive Almost Half of All Malware Detections as Attackers Weaponise Everyday Trust
Scams accounted for almost 46% of all threat detections in the first half of 2026, making them the single largest category of malicious activity tracked by Gen Digital, the company behind Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion, according to its newly…
Researchers Uncover HOLLOWGRAPH: Malware That Hides Inside Microsoft 365 Calendar Invites
A previously undocumented strain of Windows malware is using Microsoft 365 calendar invites as a covert communications channel, allowing attackers to issue commands and exfiltrate stolen files from victim networks while hiding in plain sight among ordinary enterprise traffic, according…
CISOs say boardrooms still don’t grasp the human cyber risk AI is supercharging
More than three-quarters of European CISOs believe their C-suite doesn’t fully understand the cyber risk posed by their own employees, a gap that’s widening just as AI makes attacks on human judgement faster, more convincing and harder to spot. That’s…
AI Appreciation Day: Security Leaders Say the Celebration Needs an Asterisk
Today marks AI Appreciation Day, the annual moment set aside to reflect on how far artificial intelligence has come. For the security industry, that reflection looks less like a party and more like a stocktake. AI has quietly become embedded…
Q&A: Businesses Are Running Out of Time to Prepare for the Quantum Threat, Warns Moona Ederveen-Schneider
Moona Ederveen-Schneider is a cybersecurity expert (and Most Inspiring Woman in Cyber Award winner 2026) with more than 20 years of experience across financial services, risk and cyber resilience. She has held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, UBS, Nomura and…
Proton Launches Business Continuity Service to Keep Firms Communicating Through Outages
Swiss encrypted communications provider Proton has launched a dedicated business continuity service, aimed at helping organisations keep email and video communications running when their primary IT infrastructure fails or is taken offline. The service is built around Proton Mail and…
Q&A: Cyber’s Headed Back to the CSIDES
Last year, CSIDES took place on The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare for the first time – a day filled with cyber talks, Cyber’s Got Talent, exceptional swag, its own theme song and – we are told – an extraordinary raffle. …
AI has crossed from assistant to operator, Check Point research warns
Check Point Research has published its second annual AI Security Report, documenting what it calls a decisive shift in how artificial intelligence is used in cyberattacks: AI is no longer simply accelerating existing techniques; it is now directly executing intrusions…
Black Duck Adds AI-Powered Triage and CRA-Ready Checks to Coverity Static Analysis
Black Duck has rolled out a set of AI-driven and compliance-focused updates to Coverity, its static application security testing (SAST) tool, as the application security vendor looks to align the two-decade-old product with both the rise of AI-assisted coding and…
Lidl Confirms Data Breach After Third-Party IT Provider Hack
Lidl has confirmed that a cyberattack on one of its third-party IT service providers exposed the personal data of online shop customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, the latest in a string of supply-chain breaches to hit major European…
Forescout Uncovers AI Assisted Phishing Campaign Using Fake eCards
New research from Forescout has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses fake seasonal eCard invitations to trick victims into installing legitimate remote management software, giving attackers long-term access to compromised devices. The campaign, dubbed SeasonalInvite by Forescout Research’s Vedere…
Huntress Signs Giacom to Widen UK MSP Access to Managed Detection and Response
Huntress has struck a new distribution partnership with UK channel marketplace Giacom, giving the managed service providers (MSPs) on Giacom’s Cloud Market platform direct access to Huntress’ Agentic Security Platform and its 24/7 AI-centric Security Operations Centre (SOC). The deal is one of two announced…
Forescout recognised by NATO for cybersecurity capabilities across IT and OT environments
Forescout Technologies Inc. has been added to the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC), marking formal recognition that the company’s cybersecurity platform meets NATO’s information assurance requirements for deployment across mission-critical defence environments. Maintained by the NATO Communications and Information…