Cyber Threat stories
Ransomware attacks are spreading faster as AI helps criminals exploit flaws within 24 to 48 hours, the report says.
Recurring revenue lifted quarterly profit and cash flow at Check Point, even as sales changes hit its security appliance business.
Security teams can now automate hunts and investigations from existing workflows as Command Zero opens its platform to AI agents and external systems.
With no further application window guaranteed, companies are being urged to move quickly if they want a branded web suffix to curb spoofing and phishing.
Businesses face rising exposure as AI is used to sharpen phishing, while insecure in-house tools and weak controls widen attack surfaces.
UK businesses face a growing data security dilemma as US laws can force American tech giants to hand over customer information.
Factories face the highest cyber exposure, with industrial manufacturers hit by 1,567 attacks a week and 1,607 breaches a year, Digitain says.
Leak-site noise is making it harder for firms to tell real breaches from extortion theatre, as active sites hit 91 in the first quarter of 2026.
Attackers could soon exploit software flaws faster and at scale, as security firms say AI is narrowing defenders' response time.
Growing demand for sanctions checks, ownership scrutiny and cyber risk is driving Heligan's move into specialist intelligence for deals and disputes.
Illicit discussions of AI tools surged 1,500% in late 2025 as attackers used them to speed up vulnerability hunting and exploitation.
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
A new survey shows UK cyber chiefs now see agentic AI as the biggest near-term threat, prompting an expanded security summit.
Customers will now get independent assurance that Nebula Global Services has tested its defences against common cyber threats across its systems.
Repeated phishing training helped cut Singapore staff click rates to 7.4% from 17%, despite more than 8,500 fake emails sent.
Staff shortages, legacy systems and AI demands are leaving most IT decision-makers in Irish companies reporting stress and mental health issues.
The funding will help Rilian hire staff and push Caspian into the US and Gulf markets as governments race to automate cyber defence.
Inflation is forcing smaller firms to trim tech spend, but security tools are still seen as worth the cost amid costly breach risks.
The bank’s defences may move faster as the system is meant to spot new scam patterns and turn them into blocking rules more quickly.
Agencies using Microsoft Government Community Cloud High can now scan cloud identities for weaknesses, closing a gap in hybrid security oversight.
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