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Commvault cuts Active Directory recovery to minutes
Data Protection

Commvault cuts Active Directory recovery to minutes

A clean standby copy aims to keep authentication and access running after cyberattacks, helping firms restore Active Directory in minutes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk
Malware

Check Point warns of rising attacks & AI data leak risk

Rising phishing, ransomware and AI misuse are leaving organisations exposed, with weekly attacks up 22% from a year earlier.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops
Malware

Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops

Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Today
Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI
Malware

Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI

Attackers are compressing intrusions into hours, leaving defenders less time to spot and stop credential-harvesting campaigns.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Governance controls are crucial for AI adoption and modernisation
Data Protection

Governance controls are crucial for AI adoption and modernisation

Trusted partners and tighter guardrails are becoming essential as AI agents expand the attack surface and put data sovereignty on the line.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Yesterday
Microsoft Patch Tuesday hits 999 flaws with two exploited
Ransomware

Microsoft Patch Tuesday hits 999 flaws with two exploited

Patch management teams face a record burden as Microsoft's latest monthly release spans 999 flaws, including two under active attack.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
OpenAI scientist urges slowdown on AI race amid safety fears
Risk & Compliance

OpenAI scientist urges slowdown on AI race amid safety fears

Rising cyber and alignment risks could force AI labs to slow development, as OpenAI's chief scientist warns safety checks are lagging.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage
Malware

Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage

Outages could shut down vehicle makers and suppliers in hours, with 87% of organisations saying they cannot cope for more than a day.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Abnormal AI launches cloud security for rogue agents
Cloud Security

Abnormal AI launches cloud security for rogue agents

The new product aims to spot and contain malicious AI-agent activity in clouds as firms brace for faster, harder-to-detect attacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Education hit hardest by cyber attacks, SonicWall says
Malware

Education hit hardest by cyber attacks, SonicWall says

Student records and research systems are coming under intense pressure as education networks log the highest per-device cyber attack rates, SonicWall said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Rubrik & CrowdStrike launch faster identity attack fix
Data Protection

Rubrik & CrowdStrike launch faster identity attack fix

Integrated automation aims to cut identity-breach recovery from days to hours, reducing manual work for security teams during outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Gigamon names Grant Yacomeni as chief security officer
Data Protection

Gigamon names Grant Yacomeni as chief security officer

The hire signals rising pressure on security teams as AI expands attack surfaces across hybrid cloud systems and customer data flows.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Fujitsu launches cyber defence strategy after AI attacks
Cloud Security

Fujitsu launches cyber defence strategy after AI attacks

AI-enabled attacks have surged 89% year on year, prompting Fujitsu to shift customers towards continuous cyber resilience and faster threat response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Cohesity adds managed clean room to HCLTech VaultNXT
Data Protection

Cohesity adds managed clean room to HCLTech VaultNXT

Organisations hit by ransomware will gain a secure, auditable recovery environment as HCLTech expands VaultNXT with Cohesity's clean room service.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Collective cyber defence will be won or lost in how we act together
Data Protection

Collective cyber defence will be won or lost in how we act together

Boards and regulators are being urged to prove critical services can hold up as frontier AI speeds attacks and shortens response times.

By Nicole Henry • 5 min read • Last week
AI-generated cyber attacks to hit firms soon, warn experts
Multi-factor authentication

AI-generated cyber attacks to hit firms soon, warn experts

Many firms lack the capacity to fix existing flaws fast enough, leaving them exposed as AI-generated attacks scale up, experts warn.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week

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CrowdStrike launches SafeMind agentic cybersecurity system
Robotics

CrowdStrike launches SafeMind agentic cybersecurity system

AI-enabled attacks are accelerating, with CrowdStrike and NVIDIA aiming to help security teams counter them in seconds.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week