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AI tools widen cyber attack threat, Flashpoint warns

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AI tools are speeding up vulnerability hunting and could help lower-skilled hackers exploit flaws far sooner, Flashpoint has warned.
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Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps

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Google Cloud rolls out three AI agents for SecOps to automate detection engineering, threat hunting and context gathering as it eyes autonomous SOCs.
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Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack

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Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.
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ISACA launches AI risk certification amid governance gap

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Isaca launches AI risk certification as European research finds many organisations still lack clear ownership, response plans and board oversight.
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Cyber-attacks top risk for professional firms in 2026

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Everywhen survey shows cyber threats dominating boardroom concerns for legal, accountancy and consultancy firms, as economic worries lag far behind.
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Turning security into a story: How managed service providers use reporting to drive retention and revenue

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Managed service providers can boost renewals and upsell revenue by turning hidden security work into clear, customer-ready reports that prove value.
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Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana

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Elastic brings native Prometheus ingestion and PromQL to Kibana in technical preview, aiming to simplify incident response for SREs.
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Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

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Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.
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CrowdStrike launches AI security coalition with partners

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CrowdStrike unveils AI security coalition with Accenture, EY, IBM Cybersecurity Services, Kroll and OpenAI to spot and fix code flaws faster.
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Komodor to host AI SRE summit on ops & reliability

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Komodor set to host AI SRE summit as cloud teams weigh practical gains from automation against added risk, cost and operational complexity.
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DTEX warns Telegram & WhatsApp AI agents risk exfiltration

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DTEX warns that AI agents controlled via Telegram and WhatsApp can quietly access files, expose credentials and exfiltrate data from endpoints.
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ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership

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ServiceNow and Google Cloud deepen AI tie-up as quarterly subscription revenue rises 19% and guidance is lifted after strong contract wins.
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Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF

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Check Point gains Frost & Sullivan 2026 recognition as its AI-driven WAF is praised for blocking zero-day threats and cutting false positives.
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Anthropic AI's Mythos triggers warnings over cyber risk

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Anthropic AI's Mythos prompts cyber security warnings as experts urge UK boards to treat AI-driven threats as a strategic risk.
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Thrive launches Abacode compliance services after deal

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Thrive widens post-Abacode push with managed compliance service for firms facing tougher rules and cyber risk.
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Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy

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Anthropic and OpenAI take rival paths on AI cyber tools, as one keeps access tightly restricted while the other widens vetted user access.
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What cyber resilience means in 2026

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Cyber resilience in 2026 shifts from perfect prevention to sharper response, as UK security leaders prioritise sustainability, visibility and judgement.
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Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world

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Universities face a more varied cyber onslaught, with data breaches, hacktivism and ransomware surging as researchers draw nation-state attention.
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Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows

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Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
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Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality

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Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.