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Flare adds Okta support to identity exposure platform

Security teams can now check exposed credentials against Okta as Flare folds threat intelligence, investigation and identity risk tools into one platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

AI workflow gaps lead firms to scale back projects

Quality failures are prompting some firms to pull back from AI projects, as a UK survey found 18% have already abandoned or scaled them back.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Inflation

UK credit card balances hit record high amid strain

Household finances are under growing strain as repayment rates fall and missed payments rise, with balances matching a record high.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Fintech

Ecommpay urges sector-wide push to stop fraud earlier

Fraud losses could fall if banks, merchants and regulators align on earlier intervention, Ecommpay says in a new report.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

The state of cyber resilience amongst UK organisations

Despite reported gains, fewer than one in four UK organisations trust their cyber defences to withstand a major incident, a survey found.

By Jason Simper • 5 min read • Today

Global Stories

Risk Management stories

Software-as-a-Service

Nexis urges mid-year identity governance budget review

Manual access reviews and audit gaps are adding hidden costs as firms hit mid-year and rethink identity governance budgets.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

One Identity to set global HQ in Cork as it goes solo

The move puts Europe at the centre of One Identity's strategy as tighter cyber rules and identity risks reshape demand for its software.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

Asia-Pacific manufacturers face cyber physical damage gap

Uninsured losses could hit production lines and supply chains as cyber-attacks increasingly target industrial systems across Asia-Pacific.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Network Infrastructure

NCC Group joins OpenAI Daybreak cyber partner programme

The tie-up gives NCC Group early access to GPT-5.5-Cyber, as OpenAI seeks trusted testers for defensive uses of its cyber tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Synthflow AI & Avant strike exclusive voice AI deal

The tie-up could speed customer service automation for regulated sectors, with first joint deals already closed and roll-outs due in weeks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Your annual penetration testing is already out of date

Organisations risk missed exposures as cloud, APIs and AI systems change far faster than annual security checks can keep up.

By Richard Ford • 5 min read • Yesterday

Application Security

Checkmarx named leader in Gartner supply chain quadrant

Enterprise buyers are treating software supply chain security as a standalone priority as Gartner creates a dedicated Magic Quadrant for the category.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday