Cryptography stories
Unicity Labs raises USD $3m seed round to build peer-to-peer protocol powering high-throughput autonomous agentic AI marketplaces.
Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.
AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.
UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
Governments are quietly turning Web3 from hype to infrastructure, adopting blockchains for identity, records and public service delivery.
Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.
Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.
Ping Identity snaps up Keyless to add privacy-preserving biometrics and fight AI-driven deepfakes and account takeover attacks.
Forward Edge-AI expands its global partner network to meet surging government and enterprise demand for post-quantum security tools.
Zama predicts privacy-first compliance tools and quantum-safe cryptography will become standard for regulated onchain finance by 2026.
Gallagher wins NPSA compliance for its High Security C7000 controller, targeting critical national infrastructure and high-assurance sites.
Geopolitics, cyber threats and AI-linked fintech risks dominate DTCC's latest systemic risk survey as firms brace for uncertainty into 2026.
Linxens has launched Hint, a hidden sensor for e-passports and ID cards that alerts border checks to deliberate chip tampering and fraud.
Moca Network launches MocaProof beta on Moca Chain testnet, gamifying privacy-preserving Web3 identity with rewards and NFT campaigns.
Daon predicts 2026 digital identity will be reshaped by state-backed ID wallets, deepfake defence, AI 'agents' and continuous workforce checks.
Taiwan's National Centre for High-Performance Computing joins the global iRODS Consortium to bolster secure, scalable research data management.
Glasgow cyber security provider Acumen Cyber appoints veteran strategist Derek Whigham to its board to steer UK growth and services.
CybExer warns 2026 will bring “AI wars”, quantum-era encryption risks and stricter cyber insurance demands on organisational readiness.
Squareroot8 and VIAVI sign Asia-Pacific pact to embed quantum-safe security into critical telecom and government networks at the fibre layer.