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Augur raises USD $15m to expand AI risk monitoring
Data Protection

Augur raises USD $15m to expand AI risk monitoring

London AI risk monitor Augur raises USD $15m seed round led by Plural to scale privacy-first surveillance across European infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

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When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Security Information and Event Management

When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide

Realistic-looking security evidence can be fabricated when memory, simulation and model hallucinations blur provenance in AI workflows.

By Arjun • 5 min read • This month
Mandiant reveals Cisco SD-WAN zero-day root breach
Network Infrastructure

Mandiant reveals Cisco SD-WAN zero-day root breach

A malicious CSV upload gave an intruder root access to a Cisco SD-WAN management system at a communications provider, Mandiant said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
Ent raises USD $100 million seed round led by Decibel
Software-as-a-Service

Ent raises USD $100 million seed round led by Decibel

The funding underscores investor demand for AI-focused cybersecurity tools as enterprises face new endpoint risks from human users and agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
Agentic AI can move data in under 30 minutes: DTEX
Software-as-a-Service

Agentic AI can move data in under 30 minutes: DTEX

Enterprise security teams face a new visibility gap as approved AI agents can copy and transfer sensitive data in under 30 minutes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Proofpoint extends security & governance into Claude
Data Protection

Proofpoint extends security & governance into Claude

It lets customers apply existing data loss and governance policies to AI-assisted work in Claude, after suspicious AI incidents hit 42% of firms.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026
Polymarket taps Chainalysis for on-chain market oversight
Data Analytics

Polymarket taps Chainalysis for on-chain market oversight

Scrutiny of prediction markets is rising as the platform adds blockchain tools to spot insider trading and manipulation across public ledgers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 4th May 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
SAP Basis emerges as weakest link in new CRIS index
Data Protection

SAP Basis emerges as weakest link in new CRIS index

A new Securitybridge index finds SAP Basis the weakest security layer, with just 58% of checks compliant across hardened systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel tie-up to cut SIEM costs
Hybrid Cloud

DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel tie-up to cut SIEM costs

DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel integration, promising faster SIEM roll-outs, AI-driven telemetry routing and up to 60% cost savings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
Data Protection

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Nike probes suspected cyber attack after data leak claim
Data Protection

Nike probes suspected cyber attack after data leak claim

Nike is investigating a suspected cyber attack after hackers claimed access to terabytes of internal data, raising global security concerns.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

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Codenotary launches AgentMon 3 for AI agent security
Data Protection

Codenotary launches AgentMon 3 for AI agent security

The new release aims to cut policy maintenance by up to 80% as enterprises struggle to secure AI agents that change behaviour over time.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Portal26 launches free Claude governance for firms
Software-as-a-Service

Portal26 launches free Claude governance for firms

Firms using Anthropic's Claude can now track usage and costs more closely as Portal26 rolls out a free governance tier.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Australian businesses warned over ClickFix attacks
Malware

Australian businesses warned over ClickFix attacks

Many small firms cannot block the attack with email or antivirus tools because it tricks staff into running malicious commands themselves.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
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
Brinqa unveils AI agents to streamline cyber risk data
DevOps

Brinqa unveils AI agents to streamline cyber risk data

Brinqa has rolled out AI agents to infer asset owners and deduplicate findings, aiming to cut cyber risk noise in sprawling IT estates.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026