Critical Infrastructure stories

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.

Emerson deepens its cybersecurity push with OPSWAT, adding OT patch management to the Ovation platform as utilities face rising attack pressure.

UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.

Banks and regulators race to assess Anthropic's controlled Mythos access, as AI cyber testing raises fears over payments, trading and wider financial stability.

TeamViewer bolsters industrial remote access with a Bechtle-built gateway and AI maintenance tools for factories running older equipment.

NCC Group says geopolitics, digital sovereignty and AI are driving tougher cyber rules, with boards facing greater accountability and scrutiny.

IBM rolls out assessment and multi-agent security services to help large organisations spot AI-driven weaknesses and speed up remediation across complex systems.

GuidePoint says ransomware attacks stayed elevated in Q1 as The Gentlemen surged, construction became a top target and extortion-only tactics spread.

Manufacturing was the most targeted sector for ransomware in 2025, as Check Point counted 1,466 attacks worldwide amid rising supply chain exposure.

Siemens says its new direct current protection kit could cut peak power demand and cabling needs as data centres and factories test cleaner electrical designs.

CyberUp urges ministers to modernise the Computer Misuse Act as a report warns outdated rules are hampering cyber research and investment.

Sitehop unveils pocket-sized SAFEcore Edge to secure remote network links for critical infrastructure, finance and government against quantum threats.

SITA says aviation tech spend hit USD $50.8 billion in 2025, but poor data integration is still limiting returns across AI, security and sustainability.

Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.

ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.

Firm Oledcomm has joined NATO's DIANA programme after its light-based drone links impressed evaluators, with a second secure mesh project also in the mix.

Tenable adds OT asset discovery to core security tools as Chief Product Officer Eric Doerr says it will expose hidden devices without extra hardware.

Tenable adds OT asset discovery to exposure management platform, helping IT teams spot hidden connected devices and cyber-physical risks.

OpenAI broadens Trusted Access for Cyber to verified defenders, giving vetted users GPT-5.4-Cyber for tougher security work and code analysis.