By James Odom, Director of Cyber, and Jim Small, Director of Identity at Hippo Digital For years, identity and cyber security have been treated as separate disciplines, with identity focusing on authentication, onboarding and access and cyber security focusing…
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NCSC chief warns of ‘perfect storm’ as cyber threats intensify at CyberUK
At this week’s CyberUK conference in Glasgow, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CEO Richard Horne delivered a stark assessment of the evolving cyber threat landscape, warning that organisations are facing a “perfect storm” driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence…
How AI is being used in dentistry
By 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a growing role in dentistry across the UK, helping practices improve patient management, treatment planning, and overall care. The rise of AI is supporting everyday tasks such as appointment booking, analysing dental images,…
AI and Chatbots Transforming the Future of Consumer Lending
Artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbot technology are rapidly changing the consumer lending landscape, helping financial institutions deliver faster, more efficient, and more personalised services. New insights from Tata Consultancy Services show that digital innovation is reshaping how loans are applied…
Router Security Hardening Steps for 2026: From Default Credential Audits to Automated Firmware Risk Monitoring
Network edge devices are now among the most targeted entry points in cyberattacks. Recent intelligence shows that threat actors are focusing more on routers, firewalls, and VPN concentrators than on end-user machines, a trend highlighted in multiple 2025 threat intelligence…
CyberSmart Partners with Renaissance to Deliver Complete Cyber Confidence for SMEs
Irish reseller Renaissance has announced a strategic partnership with CyberSmart, a UK-based cybersecurity provider focused on delivering continuous protection, compliance, and cyber risk management for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This collaboration brings CyberSmart’s cybersecurity solutions to a wider market,…
Forescout Uncovers New Security Risks in Widely Used Industrial Networking Devices
Cybersecurity firm Forescout has identified 22 previously unknown vulnerabilities in serial-to-IP converters, devices commonly used to connect legacy industrial equipment to modern networks. The company warns that thousands of these systems are currently exposed online, potentially increasing the risk of…
Bridewell Among First to Achieve Level 2 Defence Cyber Certification
Bridewell has become one of the first organisations to achieve Level 2 Defence Cyber Certification (DCC), marking a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen cyber security across the UK defence supply chain. The Reading-based cyber security services provider is currently…
UK Government Sound Alarm Over AI Security Risk
This week, UK government leaders and cyber officials are sounding an increasingly urgent alarm over the security risks posed by artificial intelligence, warning that the technology is both amplifying existing cyber threats and reshaping the balance between attackers and defenders.…
Q&A: Your Face Is Now Part of the Threat Landscape, Warns Sarah Armstrong-Smith
Sarah Armstrong-Smith brings rare front-line authority to the cyber resilience conversation, with a career shaped by some of the most defining digital threats of the modern era. From the Millennium Bug through to board-level cyber strategy at Microsoft and the…
Women-in-cyber training model SHE@CYBER spreads beyond EU funding as new countries adopt it independently
A cybersecurity training programme designed to widen access to the profession for women and non-technical entrants is expanding without EU funding, after being voluntarily adopted by organisations in Poland and North Macedonia following the formal close of its Erasmus+ project…
What to do When Your AI Guardrails Fail
I want to talk about a bug. Not because the bug itself was exceptional, but because what it exposed should change how every organisation architects AI governance. For several weeks earlier this year, Microsoft 365 Copilot read and summarised confidential…
Only 16% of Businesses are Fully Compliant with NIS2 Despite 2024 Compliance Deadline
New research from CyberSmart has revealed that, despite a compliance deadline that has now passed, only 16% of businesses required to comply with the EU’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) are confident that they are fully compliant. Worryingly,…
How the enterprise supply chain has created a global attack surface
For years, organisations have treated cyber security as something that happens within their own walls. Protect the network, secure the endpoints, monitor the environment. Job done. Security was architected like a moat and castle, but today the model is no…
Big Tech, Big Exposure: Data from Over 3.5 Million Accounts Handed to US Authorities
New research from digital privacy firm Proton has revealed the staggering scale of how Google, Apple, and Meta share user data with US government authorities, and the numbers are only growing. According to the findings, the three tech giants have…
CyberASAP Secures £10m Boost as UK’s Next Wave of Cyber Innovators Take Centre Stage
After a successful Year 9 Demo Day, Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) is gaining momentum towards its 10th anniversary kick off, which is due to start later this month. This comes as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)…
Black Duck Names Dom Glavach as CISO to Bolster Supply Chain and AI Security Push
Application security firm Black Duck has appointed Dom Glavach as its new Chief Information Security Officer, bringing in a seasoned executive with more than two decades of experience spanning enterprise security, national defence, and SaaS environments. The hire comes at…
Certes launches v7 platform with quantum-safe encryption across hybrid cloud and edge environments
Certes has released v7 of its Data Protection and Risk Mitigation (DPRM) platform, extending post-quantum cryptography (PQC) protection to the edge and positioning the update as a direct response to the growing “harvest now, decrypt later” threat facing enterprise security…
Keeper Security Expands PAM Browser Isolation to Support Advanced Web Browsing Workflows
Keeper Security has announced the release of new Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) capabilities within KeeperPAM, delivering major adoption and usability improvements for modern web workflows within privileged vault sessions. These enhancements address a persistent challenge in zero-trust environments: enabling secure,…
MIWIC26: Funke Omolere, Senior Technology Compliance Product Owner at Adobe
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2026’s Top 20 women selected…