KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the launch of Custom AI Video Builder, a new capability that lets security admins create custom, AI-generated training videos and deploy them directly into…
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Examining the Unintended Consequences of the Online Safety Act
The 25th July 2026 marks one year since the Online Safety Act’s landmark child safety duties came into force, making it a natural moment to assess what’s changed, what’s worked and what challenges remain. Although the Act itself received Royal…
Research Shows Quantum Security Deployment Remains Stuck Despite Enterprise Planning
DigiCert has released the findings of its second annual global survey on post-quantum cryptography (PQC), showing that while organisations are actively preparing for the quantum era, measurable progress toward deployment remains minimal. According to the company’s newly published Quantum Readiness…
FakeAgent Campaign: Malicious Claude Artifact Used to Distribute SectopRAT to 29 Organisations
Researchers at Huntress have disclosed a malvertising campaign that abused a public artifact hosted on Anthropic’s own claude.ai domain to distribute the SectopRAT information-stealing Trojan, compromising at least 29 organisations in the space of two days. The campaign, which Huntress…
Bridewell Launches Dedicated Threat Intelligence Practice BCON Collective
Bridewell has launched BCON Collective, a dedicated Threat Research and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) practice designed to help organisations better understand, prioritise and respond to today’s rapidly changing cyber threat landscape. The new practice brings together Bridewell’s existing intelligence-led services,…
Ransomware Attacks Rise 3% in Q2 as Supply Chain Compromises Escalate, NCC Group Warns
Global ransomware attacks climbed 3% in the second quarter of 2026, rising from 2,165 incidents in Q1 to 2,229, according to NCC Group’s latest Quarterly Cyber Threat Intelligence Report. While the increase in volume was modest, the security firm warned…
Ransomware, Spies and Hacktivists Converge on UK and Ireland, New Threat Report Warns
A new threat intelligence report has painted a stark picture of the cyber risks facing the UK and Ireland, describing an environment in which ransomware gangs, nation-state spies and politically motivated hacktivists are increasingly working the same terrain, often against…
KeeperPAM strengthens privileged access management for global construction SaaS provider Asite
Keeper Security has announced that UK-based construction technology provider Asite has deployed KeeperPAM® to strengthen privileged access management, secrets governance and credential security across its global operations. The deployment, detailed in a newly published customer case study, sees Asite replace…
Forescout Report Reveals Surge in AI-Driven Cyber Threats
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…
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…