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…
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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…
Nine in Ten Security Leaders Concerned About AI-Generated Code Risks as Salt Security Launches New Governance Tool
The rapid adoption of AI coding assistants is creating a new governance challenge for enterprise security teams, according to research released by Salt Security, which found that nine in ten security leaders are concerned about the security risks associated with…
Acumen Cyber and AttackIQ Partner to Strengthen Cyber Defense Validation
Acumen Cyber has announced a strategic partnership with AttackIQ to help organizations continuously validate their cyber defenses against real-world threats and reduce exposure to modern attacks. The partnership combines Acumen Cyber’s engineering-led security operations expertise with AttackIQ’s Continuous Threat Exposure…
Check Point Launches AI Agents That Think Like Attackers as Autonomous Exploitation Reaches Critical Threat Level
Check Point Software has launched Agentic Exposure Validation (AEV), a new AI-driven capability within its Exposure Management platform that uses autonomous agents to reason like attackers and provide security teams with hard evidence of what is genuinely exploitable in their…
Proton Mail Lets Users Send and Receive Gmail Directly Without Giving Google Access to Proton Inbox
Swiss privacy company Proton has rolled out a significant update to Proton Mail that allows users to connect their Gmail accounts directly to the platform. The feature, announced on 28 May 2026, enables Gmail messages to be imported into Proton…
The AI Phishing Revolution: From Spray-and-Pray to Autonomous Operations
Evolution of AI Phishing As with most cyber threats, AI has created a fundamental shift in the phishing threat landscape. It has become a precision operation powered by AI systems that research, build, deliver, and adapt campaigns autonomously. AI acts…
ECB Urges Banks to Tackle AI Security Threats
This week the European Central Bank (ECB), which supervises about 111 of the eurozone’s largest banks, convened at an urgent meeting with major lenders to accelerate efforts around AI security and heed caution on the cyber risks of AI. Officials…
AI coding tools are widening the security validation gap, survey finds
New research from offensive security firm Pentest-Tools.com has quantified a growing disconnect between the speed at which AI tools are generating code and the ability of security teams to validate it before it reaches production, with significant implications for enterprise…
Most Organisations Can’t See Their AI Traffic and Attackers Are Already Exploiting That
A new report released today by Check Point Software lays out in stark terms how far enterprise security architecture has fallen behind AI adoption and the incidents already resulting from that gap. The 2026 Cloud Security Report, produced in partnership…
Q&A – Resilient You: The Cyber Agony Aunts Are Back!
The Cyber Agony Aunts – Rebecca Taylor, Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager and Researcher at Sophos, and Amelia Hewitt, Founder of CybAid and Co-Founder and Director of Cyber Consulting at Principle Defence – are back! After a whirlwind of a year, with the…
Proton Launches Credential Tokens to Tackle AI Agent Security Gap
A growing tension sits at the heart of enterprise AI deployments: organisations want agents to act autonomously, yet handing over passwords and API keys to automated systems represents a significant and largely unresolved security risk. Proton is now attempting to…
Industry Reacts to Verizon DBIR 2026 as Vulnerability Exploitation Takes Top Spot
The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has sparked widespread industry reaction, with security leaders warning that AI-enabled attacks, vulnerability exploitation, and third-party risk are reshaping the threat landscape faster than many organisations can respond. For the first time…