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NSS Labs backs AI guardrail tests amid security fears
Firewalls

NSS Labs backs AI guardrail tests amid security fears

NSS Labs warns many enterprise AI guardrails fail basic security tests, urging independent, real-world validation of protections.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools
Virtualisation

Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools

Google folds Wiz into its cloud security arm and launches AI-driven tools to counter rapidly evolving, automated cyber threats.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Data Protection

'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO

Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
SentinelOne unveils new AI security tools for agents
Security Information and Event Management

SentinelOne unveils new AI security tools for agents

SentinelOne unveils new AI security suite to govern autonomous agents, automate threat investigations and streamline data in its SIEM.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
CrowdStrike launches AI tools for cloud, MDR & data
Data Protection

CrowdStrike launches AI tools for cloud, MDR & data

CrowdStrike unveils AI-driven tools spanning cloud, MDR and data security as firms race to counter faster, increasingly automated cyber threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Rapid7 warns of cellular IoT hardware attack risks
Unified Communications

Rapid7 warns of cellular IoT hardware attack risks

Rapid7 warns that hands-on attacks against cellular IoT hardware can pivot through trusted modules to breach cloud and backend systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
ExtraHop launches AI network visibility & governance tool
Firewalls

ExtraHop launches AI network visibility & governance tool

ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
CrowdStrike flags faster AI-driven cyber attacks worldwide
Ransomware

CrowdStrike flags faster AI-driven cyber attacks worldwide

AI-fuelled cyber attacks are spreading faster worldwide, CrowdStrike warns, as breakout times plummet and criminals weaponise mainstream tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Upwind finds prompt detection can run under millisecond
Firewalls

Upwind finds prompt detection can run under millisecond

Upwind unveils sub-millisecond prompt threat detection for LLMs, claiming 95% precision using Nvidia models to secure live AI workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Sysdig launches runtime security for AI coding agents
DevOps

Sysdig launches runtime security for AI coding agents

Sysdig unveils runtime security for AI coding agents, promising real-time monitoring of autonomous dev tools to curb emerging risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
HPE Threat Labs spot industrialised cybercrime surge
Malware

HPE Threat Labs spot industrialised cybercrime surge

HPE Threat Labs warns cybercrime now runs like big business, as AI-fuelled, industrial-scale attacks hammer government and finance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Check Point unveils blueprint for private AI security
Virtualisation

Check Point unveils blueprint for private AI security

Check Point has launched a multi-layer AI Factory Security Blueprint to harden rapidly expanding private AI data centres from edge to GPU core.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Google Mandiant report spots faster, stealthier cyberattacks
Virtualisation

Google Mandiant report spots faster, stealthier cyberattacks

Google's latest Mandiant report warns cyberattacks are faster and stealthier as AI-powered tools narrow defenders' response times to seconds.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Geordie AI launches Beam to rein in risky AI agents
Data Protection

Geordie AI launches Beam to rein in risky AI agents

Geordie AI unveils Beam, a real-time governance tool to curb risky autonomous agents as security leaders flag them as a new attack vector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Coalfire launches AI threat hunting for shadow agents
Firewalls

Coalfire launches AI threat hunting for shadow agents

Coalfire's new DivisionHex service hunts shadow AI and rogue agents as most firms report AI-driven security incidents without proper oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI
Data Protection

Lineaje unveils UnifAI to secure enterprise agentic AI

Lineaje launches UnifAI, a security and governance layer to centralise control, discovery and policy for enterprise agentic AI deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

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Menlo unveils browser platform to secure rising AI agents
Firewalls

Menlo unveils browser platform to secure rising AI agents

Menlo launches a browser-based platform to govern human users and AI agents with unified security controls as machine traffic surges.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026