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AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.
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Check Point unveils AI-ready Exposure Management suite

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management suite to close remediation gaps as organisations leave half of known vulnerabilities unpatched.
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UK ambulance data breaches surge past 4,000 in three years

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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UK ambulance services logged over 4,000 data breaches in three years, with incidents rising annually amid growing digital and cyber risks.
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Tanium named Leader in IDC report on Windows tools

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Tanium again tops IDC MarketScape rankings, named a Leader for worldwide Windows-focused endpoint management tools for 2025-2026.
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Betsson turns to Group-IB to tackle online fraud surge

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Betsson adopts Group-IB's real-time fraud tech to counter rising account takeovers, bonus abuse and payment scams across its platforms.
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Team Cymru & Filigran integrate Pure Signal with OpenCTI

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Team Cymru and Filigran link Pure Signal and Scout with OpenCTI to enrich threat investigations, automate hunts and deepen global context.
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Infoblox to buy Axur to bolster AI-powered threat defence

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Infoblox agrees to buy AI-driven threat hunter Axur, aiming to curb phishing and brand abuse beyond the traditional network perimeter.
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Black Hat to debut cyber war room documentary in Vegas

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Black Hat will premiere Semperis documentary Midnight in the War Room in Las Vegas, spotlighting the human cost of cyber conflict.
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UK firms invest in cyber, overlook growing AI risks

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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UK firms pour cash into cyber security yet neglect AI-specific threats, leaving new attack surfaces exposed despite rising confidence.
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Keeper adds zero-knowledge secrets manager to JetBrains

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Keeper launches a zero-knowledge secrets manager extension for JetBrains IDEs, aiming to eliminate hardcoded credentials in codebases.
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Hadrian unveils AI agents to pre-empt cyber attacks

Mon, 29th Dec 2025
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Hadrian rolls out AI “offensive” agents that mimic hackers, probing firms' systems continuously to spot and fix cyber flaws first.
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Keeper Security grows PAM platform & global presence

Sat, 27th Dec 2025
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Keeper Security tops four million paid users as it expands its unified PAM platform globally and earns fresh analyst and industry recognition.
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NCC Group, Qualys expand managed attack surface service

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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advanced persistent threat protection
NCC Group partners with Qualys to expand its managed ASM service, blending automated asset discovery with expert-led cyber risk analysis.
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UK founders demand clearer AI rules & digital trust

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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UK founders warn unclear AI rules and weak digital trust threaten competitiveness, as many eye EU markets despite backing Britain to start up.
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Coalition adds global deepfake cover to cyber policies

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Coalition launches deepfake response cover in key cyber markets, offering forensic, legal and PR support for AI-fuelled impersonation risks.
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AI 'agentic' tools to drive surge in cyber fraud by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.
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Quantum & AI threats to reshape cybersecurity by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Quantum and AI advances will upend cyber defence by 2026, with autonomous attacks and post-quantum threats outpacing unprepared boards.
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HCLSoftware unveils BigFix SRO model with Agentic AI

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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HCLSoftware has introduced a BigFix Secure Resilient Operations model with Agentic AI to unify IT and security on a single cloud-native platform.
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AI reshapes supply chains as disruption becomes the norm

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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AI takes centre stage in logistics as Infios predicts 2026 supply chains built for constant disruption, resilience and human‑machine teamwork.
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AI projects face long delays amid rising security risks

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI rollout delays are stretching to a year as three-quarters of organisations report security incidents and governance gaps grow.