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Infosecurity Europe adds AI summit amid cyber defence shift

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Infosecurity Europe to host new GenAI Security Summit after survey finds UK cyber leaders see agentic AI as biggest defence shift.
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LangWatch launches open-source tool for AI red-teaming

5 days ago
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LangWatch releases open-source AI red-teaming framework to expose hidden vulnerabilities in production agents through multi-turn attack simulations.
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Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida

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Trend Micro's consumer revamp puts families at the centre of AI safety, as TrendLife rolls out Kaleida to tackle fraud, privacy and children's use.
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Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating

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AI adoption is exposing a gap between what systems can do and what organisations can prove, as provenance, integrity and accountability become essential.
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Areto founder Jacqueline Comer wins global AI safety award

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Areto founder Jacqueline Comer wins inaugural global AI safety prize as the New Zealand moderation firm expands its fight against online harm.
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Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection

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Appdome unveils mobile API defence that checks app, device and session identity before granting access, targeting bot abuse and takeover attacks.
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Trustifi adds AI video training for MSP phishing drills

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Trustifi rolls out AI-powered training videos for managed service providers, turning real phishing emails into branded simulations inside one dashboard.
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Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds

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Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
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Doppel wins ISO trifecta for AI, security & privacy

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Doppel secures three ISO certifications for AI governance, security and privacy, as enterprise buyers demand stronger assurance against AI-driven cyber threats.
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Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

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Datacom survey finds New Zealand firms are confident in cyber defences but lag badly on recovery plans, raising outage risks.
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New Zealanders fear online fraud & AI-driven scams

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New Zealanders fear online fraud as Experian survey finds rising scams, with identity theft and AI-driven attacks among the top concerns.
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iProov report warns of soaring iOS injection attacks

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iProov warns iOS injection attacks surged 1,151% in late 2025 as generative AI fuels deepfake impersonation and identity fraud.
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DigiCert updates document trust tool to curb AI fraud

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DigiCert adds centralised signing controls and new integrations to its Document Trust Manager as it targets AI-driven document fraud and compliance risks.
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KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training

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KnowBe4 expands its AIDA suite with AI defence agents to automate security training, phishing simulations and human risk measurement.
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OpenAI details Sora 2 safeguards on likeness & teens

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OpenAI sets out new safeguards for its Sora 2 video app, tightening controls on likeness, teens, harmful content and AI-generated audio.
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HPE Threat Labs spot industrialised cybercrime surge

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HPE Threat Labs warns cybercrime now runs like big business, as AI-fuelled, industrial-scale attacks hammer government and finance.
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KnowBe4 appoints Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor

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KnowBe4 names Dr Kawin Boonyapredee APJ CISO advisor to steer human risk and AI cyber threat strategy from a new base in Singapore.
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Cybercrooks abuse Keitaro tracker for AI scam campaigns

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Cybercriminals exploit Keitaro ad tracker to cloak AI trading scams and malware, tying some 15,500 malicious domains into a hidden network.
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HPE report warns cyberattacks now run like big business

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HPE warns cybercriminals now run attacks like global enterprises, using repeatable workflows, automation and AI to outpace defences.
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AI agents drive surge in cyber threats & extortion

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AI agents are fuelling a new wave of cyber risk, as criminals weaponise automation to speed up ransomware and sharpen extortion tactics.