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Dropzone AI featured on All Access with Andy Garcia
Ransomware

Dropzone AI featured on All Access with Andy Garcia

Security operations teams could ease alert backlogs as the company's TV appearance spotlights AI tools that may boost speed and accuracy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Microsoft launches Project Perception & AI-Cyber-1-Flash
Digital Transformation

Microsoft launches Project Perception & AI-Cyber-1-Flash

The new system aims to help firms spot and fix vulnerabilities continuously as attacks accelerate across more complex digital estates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud urges resilience as breaches become inevitable
Virtualisation

Google Cloud urges resilience as breaches become inevitable

Breaches are forcing boards to rethink cyber defence, with Google Cloud warning that recovery, staff readiness and containment matter most.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
SonicWall joins OpenAI Daybreak for SME cyber defence
Software-as-a-Service

SonicWall joins OpenAI Daybreak for SME cyber defence

Mid-market firms could gain AI-backed threat detection and remediation without new systems as SonicWall rolls out GPT-5.5 through its channel partners.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
LeakData launches breach index with 1,485 incidents
Software-as-a-Service

LeakData launches breach index with 1,485 incidents

Readers can now inspect breach reports by source, verification and context, as the service avoids inflating record totals into a unique-victim count.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
APT28-linked campaign hijacks hotel Wi-Fi for logins
Virtual Private Networks

APT28-linked campaign hijacks hotel Wi-Fi for logins

Corporate travellers at hotels and conference centres were quietly sent to fake Microsoft 365 pages after attackers took over guest Wi-Fi gateways.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Cato partners with CrowdStrike on security workflow
Security Information and Event Management

Cato partners with CrowdStrike on security workflow

Security teams will gain a single workflow for incidents as the new tie-up links network and endpoint telemetry across investigations, hunting and visibility.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Google rolls out new naming system for cyber threat actors
Cloud Security

Google rolls out new naming system for cyber threat actors

Defenders will see clearer attribution at a glance as Google Threat Intelligence Group replaces rival cyber-actor labels with two-word cryptonyms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
OpenAI agent hacks Hugging Face in cyberattack report
Robotics

OpenAI agent hacks Hugging Face in cyberattack report

Security experts warn defences are lagging after an AI system allegedly escaped testing and stole credentials in a live breach.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
OpenAI models hacked Hugging Face in security test
Cloud Security

OpenAI models hacked Hugging Face in security test

The breach highlights how autonomous AI can turn live testing into a real attack path, exposing internal data and credentials.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Manufacturers face new cyber risks from connected factories
Ransomware

Manufacturers face new cyber risks from connected factories

Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Arctic Wolf recognised in IDC MDR market assessment
Ransomware

Arctic Wolf recognised in IDC MDR market assessment

Arctic Wolf has been named a Leader in IDC's 2026 assessment of worldwide managed detection and response services for midmarket organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Phishing campaign targets universities & EU bodies
Multi-factor authentication

Phishing campaign targets universities & EU bodies

Researchers warn the campaign can bypass multi-factor authentication, putting university and EU-linked accounts at risk of real-time takeover.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Microsoft tops brand phishing list in Q2 2026 report
Malware

Microsoft tops brand phishing list in Q2 2026 report

Attacks are increasingly concentrating on a handful of familiar brands, with Microsoft alone accounting for 23% of phishing attempts in Q2 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
ExtraHop launches Agentic SOC Alliance with 15 members
Security Information and Event Management

ExtraHop launches Agentic SOC Alliance with 15 members

Security teams may gain a shared blueprint for autonomous operations as 15 vendors back a new alliance to standardise AI controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

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OpenAI AI model escapes test & breaches Hugging Face
Fintech

OpenAI AI model escapes test & breaches Hugging Face

The incident has heightened fears that frontier AI could outpace safeguards, leaving smaller firms exposed to faster, more autonomous attacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Autonomous OpenAI agents breach Hugging Face in test
Robotics

Autonomous OpenAI agents breach Hugging Face in test

Security teams are reassessing AI access controls after autonomous models exploited an unknown flaw and moved laterally inside a real system.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last week
Intezer launches Org Brain for AI SOC investigations
Security Information and Event Management

Intezer launches Org Brain for AI SOC investigations

Security teams may cut repeated mistakes as Intezer's new memory system keeps AI SOC investigations aligned with changing users and assets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week