A sharp rise in AI-assisted software development is driving unprecedented increases in open source security and licensing risk, according to new research from Black Duck. The company’s 2026 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report reveals that vulnerabilities in…
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SMBs Struggle to Translate Cybersecurity Investment into Real-World Resilience, Study Finds
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to face significant cyber risk despite growing investment in cybersecurity tools and training, according to new research from privacy company Proton AG. The company’s SMB Cybersecurity Report 2026, based on a survey of 3,000…
Forescout Launches VistaroAI™ to Help Security Teams Cut Through AI Hype and Act Faster on Real Threats
Forescout Technologies has today introduced Forescout VistaroAI™, a new agentic AI capability designed to help security teams prioritize risks, reduce investigation time, and respond faster to cyber threats. Unlike traditional AI assistants that rely on prompts or chatbot interfaces, VistaroAI…
AI Arms Race Shrinks Breakout Time to 29 Minutes as Adversaries Turn GenAI on the Enterprise
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a defensive tool; it is now a core accelerant for cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. That is the central message from CrowdStrike’s newly released 2026 Global Threat Report, which paints 2025 as the “year…
Forescout Partners with E-ISAC to Bring Threat Intelligence and Research to North American Utilities
Forescout Technologies has joined the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center Vendor Affiliate Program, a move that will expand the sharing of threat intelligence with utilities and government partners working to protect North America’s power grid. The program is run…
UK Government-Backed Cyber Security Programme Alumni Raise £47.4m in Follow-On Investment
Innovate UK has announced that alumni of its Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) have secured £47.4 million in post-programme funding over the past nine years, with 68% of this funding coming from private investment (including angel investment, venture…
Check Point Software Earns Leader & Fast Mover Position in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Network Security
Check Point Software has announced that it has been named a Leader and Fast Mover in the GigaOm Radar for Cloud Network Security 2025, marking the company’s third consecutive year in the top position. GigaOm recognised Check Point for its…
Cyber Runway to Centre Stage: How Plexal Is Accelerating Innovation and Championing Women Leaders
Out of the UK, some of the most exciting and innovative tech and cyber companies are being nurtured and grown to global significance. Backed by government funding, the UK is currently creating its own exceptional pipeline of innovative talent. Behind…
Q&A: Organisations Are Spending Millions on Cybersecurity and Still Getting It Wrong
Cybersecurity threats continue to escalate in scale, speed and sophistication, placing growing pressure on organisations to move beyond reactive defences and rethink how risk is governed at leadership level. As digital systems underpin everything from national infrastructure to day-to-day business…
Keeper Security Extends KeeperPAM
Keeper Security has expanded its Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, KeeperPAM, with native support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enabling organisations to unify privileged access controls across Google Cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure environments. The move addresses a growing security…
Forescout research points to record number of ICS vulnerabilities in 2025
Forescout has released new research warning that industrial control systems (ICS) are facing unprecedented levels of cyber risk, with 2025 marking the highest number of recorded vulnerabilities to date. The report, ICS Cybersecurity in 2026: Vulnerabilities and the Path Forward,…
Cybercrime Goes Corporate: Huntress Report Reveals Rise of Scalable, Stealth-First Attacks
Cybercriminals are no longer lone hackers exploiting flashy zero-days; they are running streamlined, profit-driven operations that mirror legitimate businesses. That’s the key takeaway from the newly released Huntress 2026 Cyber Threat Report, which exposes how organised cybercrime groups are standardising…
Next Gen Spotlights: Trailblazing A Mindful, People-First Approach to Cyber – Q&A with Cyber Innovations Ltd.
Cyber Innovations is a UK-based cyber company specialising in human-centred cyber resilience. Cyber Innovations have developed research-backed training, tools and frameworks designed to help organisations respond more effectively to cyber incidents, while reducing cognitive overload, limiting human error and minimising…
When DORA Goes From Afterthought to Commercial Imperative
If you had asked me in 2024 how seriously firms were taking DORA, my honest answer would have been that only around the top 20 per cent of impacted organisations were truly focused on it. These were typically the more…
Black Duck Expands Polaris Integrations to Streamline Enterprise DevSecOps Across Major SCM Platforms
Black Duck has expanded the integration capabilities of its Polaris Platform to help enterprises embed automated, frictionless application security across large, complex development environments. The update introduces enhanced, native integrations with leading source code management (SCM) platforms, including GitHub, GitLab, Azure…
Valentine’s Day: Cyber Experts Heed Caution When Looking For Love (and Gifts) Online
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, cybersecurity experts are warning consumers to be cautious online, whether they’re looking for love or trying to grab a last minute gift. Why do scams increase around Valentine’s Day? Anne Cutler, Cybersecurity Expert at Keeper Security,…
Corporate AI Use Shifts from Hypothetical Risk to Everyday Reality, New Research Shows
Organisations are now deploying AI as a routine part of everyday work, far beyond pilot projects and theoretical risk debates, according to a new January snapshot of real-world usage data released by CultureAI this week. The research highlights how AI…
KnowBe4 Appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer to Drive Global Customer Lifecycle Strategy
KnowBe4 has announced the appointment of Kelly Morgan as its new Chief Customer Officer (CCO), reinforcing the company’s commitment to delivering measurable customer outcomes as it continues to expand in the Human and AI Risk Management market. Morgan will oversee…
Check Point Sets Out Four-Pillar Blueprint for Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise
Check Point Software Technologies has unveiled a new AI-focused security strategy alongside three acquisitions aimed at strengthening its platform across AI agent protection, exposure management and managed service provider (MSP) environments. The announcement outlines a four-pillar framework designed to help…
Next Gen Spotlights: Creating Quiet in Moments of Noise – Q&A with Richard Allmendinger, CEO and Co-Founder of Veribee
Veribee is on a mission to reduce noise for software teams, by striving to minimise alert-heavy tools that create noise, as opposed to confidence in what’s actually secure. As one survey found, over two-thirds of security teams receive over 2,000…