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…
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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…
Registration Now Open for International Cyber Expo 2026
Registration is now open for International Cyber Expo 2026, one of the UK’s flagship two-day cybersecurity events which set to return to Olympia London on 29–30 September 2026, bringing together thousands of security professionals, technology providers and policymakers to explore…
George Murnane’s One-Question Test for Real AI
Ask George Murnane how to separate real artificial intelligence from a marketing slogan, and he gives you one question: what does the model predict, and what is its loss function? George Peter Murnane has spent more than three decades running…
Mike Winston on Why Jet.AI Shifted From Aviation to AI Infrastructure
Private aviation runs on tight margins and tighter schedules. The AI tools Jet.AI built to optimize both placed the company in an unusual vantage point: watching production inference workloads run against real operational constraints, before the data center power shortage…
Experts Warn: Passwords Still Winning Despite Passwordless Push
Today marks International Passwordless Day, an annual observance held on 23 June, the birthday of mathematician Alan Turing, whose foundational work in computing underpins the cryptographic principles that enable modern passwordless authentication. Created to raise awareness and accelerate the shift…
Trump Sets Post-Quantum Security Deadlines as White House Warns of Advanced Cryptographic Threats
The White House has unveiled a major new cybersecurity initiative aimed at protecting U.S. government systems and critical infrastructure from the emerging threat posed by quantum computing, setting firm deadlines for the migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). President Donald Trump…
Security Training Needs Google Maps, Not Christopher Columbus
If you’re around my age, then you know the joy of using an old paper map. Not real joy, obviously. More the sort of joy normally associated with trying to keep track of 3 pages, getting told off for not…
AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Surge 1,380% as Criminal Platforms Render MFA Obsolete
Imagine completing a two-factor authentication check on a real Microsoft login page and still handing a criminal full access to your email account. That is not a hypothetical. According to new research published this week by cybersecurity company Huntress, it…
New Forescout Data Reveals Slow Progress Toward Quantum-Safe Security
Despite growing awareness of quantum computing risks and increasing pressure on organisations to prepare for the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), most internet-facing systems remain unprepared for a quantum-safe future, according to new research from Forescout Research – Vedere Labs.…
Is Offensive Security Keeping Up with the Latest Cyber Attacks?
Security is not a point-in-time exercise. It’s a cycle of testing, fixing, and starting over. Organisations that treat it as anything less quickly fall behind. In the last decade, we’ve seen how offensive security practices such as penetration testing, combined…
Filigran uses AI agents to make CTEM practical for overstretched security teams
Filigran has unveiled XTM One, an AI-native orchestration layer designed to automate Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) workflows, as organisations struggle to keep pace with growing volumes of threat intelligence, vulnerabilities and attack data. The launch reflects a broader challenge…
Frontline Workers Twice as Likely to Use Unapproved AI
New research by Mitel has revealed a widening gap between AI adoption and enablement, with limited support and low confidence contributing to the rise of Shadow AI and unapproved AI usage. The State of Workforce Communication report found that while…
IT Security Guru picks for Infosecurity Europe 2026
With Infosecurity Europe kicking off tomorrow, many of us will be fine tuning our schedules and prepping for the festivities to kick off. The Gurus have been busy collecting a selection of unmissable events to help you plan your trip…