Critical Infrastructure stories

AI-fuelled ransomware hit record levels in 2025, with BlackFog warning that around 86% of attacks worldwide are never publicly disclosed.

OPSWAT appoints malware expert Jan Miller as CTO and puts him in charge of a new Technology Centre focused on AI-driven threat prevention.

Gartner warns a misconfigured AI in cyber-physical systems could knock out critical infrastructure and power in a G20 nation by 2028.

Okta warns North Korean operatives are landing remote tech jobs with stolen and synthetic identities to fund the regime and enable cyber attacks.

ZeroEyes taps former White House advisor Stephen Billy to spearhead federal strategy as it accelerates its push into the US government market.

BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.

Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.

Trane Technologies will acquire liquid cooling specialist LiquidStack to bolster data centre thermal management for AI and high-density computing.

Backslash raises USD $19m to secure emerging AI ‘vibe coding’ workflows as autonomous agents reshape how enterprise software is built.

Ericsson launches Cradlepoint R2400 5G in-vehicle router with dual-SIM, satellite links and edge compute for mission-critical fleets.

Honeywell and TCS form an AI-driven cloud partnership to merge IT and OT, targeting autonomous, secure and efficient industrial operations.

Ailanto partners with Cubbit to launch sovereign, canton-aware S3 cloud storage in Switzerland, targeting strict data residency needs.

AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.

Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to fuse asset intelligence with microsegmentation, tightening OT and IT security controls.

ANYbotics becomes first four-legged robot maker with ISO 27001, easing security reviews for scaling autonomous industrial inspections.

Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to deliver integrated Zero Trust security for converged IT, OT and IoT estates worldwide.

Genetec adds AI-powered natural language search and movement tracking to Security Centre SaaS to cut multi-site video reviews from hours to minutes.

Genetec adds AI-driven search and case tools to Security Centre SaaS, promising to cut multi-site video investigations from hours to minutes.

QuSecure hires ex-Navy SEAL commander Brian Cunningham as EVP for strategy and growth to scale post-quantum cryptography adoption.

Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 public sector observability award as governments battle cyber threats in complex hybrid IT estates.