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Field Effect launches AI detection & response tool
Data Protection

Field Effect launches AI detection & response tool

Businesses face growing shadow AI risks as Field Effect folds monitoring and controls into its managed detection and response platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Infoblox finds residential proxy traffic in most firms
Malware

Infoblox finds residential proxy traffic in most firms

More than 65% of enterprise customers showed residential proxy-related DNS activity, exposing firms to reputational and operational risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Infoblox finds residential proxies rife in business networks
Malware

Infoblox finds residential proxies rife in business networks

More than 65 per cent of Infoblox customers were found querying domains linked to residential proxy networks, widening risks for defenders.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
CSC adds .brand domain security to CrowdStrike Marketplace
Cloud Security

CSC adds .brand domain security to CrowdStrike Marketplace

Customers can now access advice on branded web domains as phishing and impersonation risks push more firms to tighten online controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
ICANN sets the October 2026 DNS trust anchor rollover
Network Security

ICANN sets the October 2026 DNS trust anchor rollover

Most internet users should see no change, but validators must update systems by October 2026 or risk DNS resolution failures.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Infoblox launches AI tool & protocol server for DDI
Hybrid Cloud

Infoblox launches AI tool & protocol server for DDI

It aims to cut alert fatigue and speed investigations by using network data to prioritise issues and automate routine remediation for IT teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Infoblox & GoDaddy back open standards for AI agents
Identity and Access Management

Infoblox & GoDaddy back open standards for AI agents

Greater scrutiny of autonomous software is pushing firms towards open web standards that let users verify AI agents and trust their connections.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Microsoft patches 137 flaws, including critical Netlogon
Network Infrastructure

Microsoft patches 137 flaws, including critical Netlogon

Domain controllers face urgent patching after a Netlogon flaw was rated 9.8, with no privileges or user interaction needed for exploitation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection
Firewalls

Infoblox completes Axur buy to boost digital risk protection

Security teams gain wider visibility as Infoblox folds Axur into a new service that scans 40 million URLs a day for phishing and impersonation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Infoblox completes Axur takeover to boost threat defence
Firewalls

Infoblox completes Axur takeover to boost threat defence

Customers will gain earlier warnings on phishing and impersonation as Infoblox folds Axur's web, app and dark web scanning into its security tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
State actors target defence suppliers in long game
Firewalls

State actors target defence suppliers in long game

Small defence contractors are left exposed as state-backed hackers spend years mapping supply chains and laying covert access routes before striking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
DigiCert launches AI Trust architecture for agents
Identity and Access Management

DigiCert launches AI Trust architecture for agents

Businesses face rising risks from unverified agents, tampered models and synthetic media as DigiCert adds cryptographic controls across its platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
Hyperscale

Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge

Customers gain broader visibility into AI risks as Wiz adds cloud, edge and coding-tool coverage, with Red Agent now in public preview.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Android banking trojan linked to Cambodia scam compound
Endpoint Protection

Android banking trojan linked to Cambodia scam compound

Banks and government agencies face a wider mobile fraud threat after researchers tied fake Android apps to a Cambodia scam compound.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
ChatGPT flaw let hackers steal data via DNS queries
Firewalls

ChatGPT flaw let hackers steal data via DNS queries

Sensitive chats and uploaded files could have been quietly leaked from ChatGPT via DNS tunnelling before OpenAI fixed the flaw.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Keitaro ad tracker tied to more than 15,000 scam domains
Malware

Keitaro ad tracker tied to more than 15,000 scam domains

Keitaro ad tracker abused in 15,500 scam and malware domains, as fraudsters cloak AI-themed investment lures from security watchdogs.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Netcraft tool targets malicious domains before attacks
Phishing

Netcraft tool targets malicious domains before attacks

Netcraft unveils Preemptive Domain Disruption to knock out attacker domains in their dormant phase before phishing and BEC scams launch.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

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From reseller to risk advisor: What the shift means for your email and hosting conversations
Digital Transformation

From reseller to risk advisor: What the shift means for your email and hosting conversations

Australian MSPs risk losing margin as email renewals become security-led advisory talks that clients are willing to pay a premium for.

By Tom Thatcher • 6 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026