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Cyber attacks stories - Page 13

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Semperis unveils Ready1 to boost identity crisis recovery

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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Semperis launches Ready1 to help firms swiftly recover from identity cyberattacks, uniting crisis management and identity system restoration in one platform.
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Cyberattacks exploit AI tools, deepfakes & critical software flaws

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Cyberattackers exploit AI tools, deepfakes and software flaws like Chrome extensions and Redis to breach enterprise systems and threaten executives.
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Canadian firms confident in disaster readiness but lack real plans

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Canadian firms show highest confidence in disaster readiness globally, yet only 1% in high-risk areas have active plans, revealing major gaps in real crisis preparedness.
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AI heightens phishing success as global cyber defences lag

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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AI has boosted phishing success as 44% admit falling for scams, yet only 48% of firms fully use multi-factor authentication, says Yubico survey.
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Fastly earns seventh consecutive Gartner choice for cloud WAAP

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Fastly has secured its seventh consecutive Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice award for Cloud WAAP, praised for its Next-Gen WAF by 130 verified reviewers.
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Retail sector boosts AI use while clamping down on shadow risks

Tue, 30th Sep 2025
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Retailers adopt generative AI extensively, rising to 95%, while cracking down on shadow AI and personal account use to bolster data security.
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Experts call for people-centred cyber resilience & data focus

Tue, 30th Sep 2025
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Experts urge a people-centred approach to cyber resilience, focusing on human behaviour, layered defences, and robust data governance amid evolving threats.
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Automated bots now account for majority of traffic to travel sites

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Automated bots now make up nearly 60% of visits to travel websites, disrupting bookings and prices across the global tourism sector, a new report reveals.
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Breakout time drops as new attacker tactics surge in cyber threat space

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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ReliaQuest reports cyber attackers cut breakout time to 18 minutes, with surging threats from Oyster malware and rising abuse of USB and IP-KVM devices.
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Proofpoint launches new defences as AI email attacks surge

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Proofpoint unveils new defences against rising AI email attacks that manipulate assistants to leak data, amid soaring losses in businesses globally.
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AppOmni & Cribl boost SaaS security & data control against new threats

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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AppOmni and Cribl join forces to enhance SaaS security, offering improved visibility and data control to counter evolving cyber threats like UNC6395 attacks.
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Morphisec names Rohyt Belani as Strategic Advisor for channel growth

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Morphisec appoints Rohyt Belani as Strategic Advisor to accelerate channel growth and strengthen its ransomware prevention partnerships with MSSPs.
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Cloudflare expands Project Galileo to shield media from AI misuse

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Cloudflare expands Project Galileo, offering free AI and bot protection to 750 independent media and non-profits to safeguard original content from misuse.
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SoloSecure launches freelancer cyberattack defence training

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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SoloSecure certification launches to help freelancers defend against rising cyber threats, safeguarding their businesses and clients in the growing gig economy.
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IGEL unveils rapid endpoint recovery tool to cut $4.44m breach costs

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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IGEL launches Dual Boot feature enabling organisations to restore secure device access within minutes during cyberattacks, slashing breach costs averaging $4.44m.
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Ransomware attacks steady at 328 as cyber gangs join forces

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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Ransomware attacks held steady at 328 in August, with cyber gangs collaborating to boost impact, says NCC Group report highlighting persistent global risks.
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CSC & CrowdStrike integrate to boost domain threat defence

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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CSC Digital Brand Services and CrowdStrike integrate domain security with Falcon platform to swiftly detect and enforce against malicious online threats.
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CrowdStrike & Meta unveil open benchmarks for AI in cyber defence

Tue, 16th Sep 2025
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CrowdStrike and Meta have launched CyberSOCEval, new open benchmarks to assess AI performance in real-world cyber defence operations centres.
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Cyber attackers use images & built-in tools to bypass defences

Mon, 15th Sep 2025
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HP Wolf Security reveals cyber attackers increasingly use images and legitimate system tools to hide malware, making threats harder to detect and block.
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Siemens joins CHERI Alliance to boost cybersecurity in EDA sector

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Siemens has joined the CHERI Alliance to advance cybersecurity in Electronic Design Automation by promoting hardware-enforced memory safety technology.