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Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Digital Transformation

Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report

Critical flaws in Microsoft software have nearly doubled, leaving enterprises facing a sharper risk profile despite fewer total vulnerabilities.

By James Maude • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Insight launches managed defence for AI-driven flaws
Data Protection

Insight launches managed defence for AI-driven flaws

Mid-sized firms facing faster exploits can now outsource patching, exposure scanning and threat monitoring under one contract.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Upwind joins Cisco Cloud Control Studio as launch partner
Hybrid Cloud

Upwind joins Cisco Cloud Control Studio as launch partner

Cisco Cloud Control users will gain live cloud and AI risk data as the partnership aims to cut time spent switching between security tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
MokN raises USD $15 million to fight credential theft
Ransomware

MokN raises USD $15 million to fight credential theft

The funding will help the London-based cybersecurity start-up expand in the UK and US as phishing-driven credential theft keeps rising.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Rubrik uses Anthropic Mythos to probe software flaws
Data Protection

Rubrik uses Anthropic Mythos to probe software flaws

Early access to Anthropic's Mythos in Australia is helping Rubrik scan its code for flaws before attackers can exploit them.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
HENNGE launches password manager with Passpack in Japan
Software-as-a-Service

HENNGE launches password manager with Passpack in Japan

It gives Japanese businesses a controlled way to manage accounts outside single sign-on, where staff often still store passwords informally.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
BeyondTrust expands identity risk assessment for AI
Hybrid Cloud

BeyondTrust expands identity risk assessment for AI

Organisations are being pushed to spot hidden privilege paths in AI and machine accounts as BeyondTrust widens its identity risk assessment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
DevOps

XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms

Excessive access rights across hybrid estates can now be trimmed more safely, as XM Cyber adds usage data to pinpoint permissions that are no longer needed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
ManageEngine launches ITCON Australia & New Zealand 2026
Security Information and Event Management

ManageEngine launches ITCON Australia & New Zealand 2026

Attendance will be free as ITCON 2026 seeks to help firms tackle rising complexity, security gaps and brittle systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Keeper Security ranks second fastest-growing in market
Software-as-a-Service

Keeper Security ranks second fastest-growing in market

A 53.42% revenue rise put Keeper Security just behind Google in Gartner's 2025 ranking of the fastest-growing security software vendors.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Barracuda flags stealthy Microsoft 365 attack shift
Multi-factor authentication

Barracuda flags stealthy Microsoft 365 attack shift

Businesses are facing harder-to-spot intrusions as attackers use valid Microsoft 365 logins, fake AI sites and fileless malware to evade detection.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Google Cloud launches AI Threat Defence against attacks
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud launches AI Threat Defence against attacks

The new service aims to help firms keep pace as AI-powered criminals automate attacks faster than security teams can patch flaws.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Conifers launches AI platform to unify SOC workflow
Cloud Security

Conifers launches AI platform to unify SOC workflow

Security teams could cut response times as the new platform links threat intelligence, hunting and remediation across existing tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Dashlane links browser credential risk to Sentinel
Software-as-a-Service

Dashlane links browser credential risk to Sentinel

Security teams can now spot browser-based credential threats alongside identity and cloud alerts after Dashlane's Sentinel link.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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1Kosmos launches identity platform on AWS Marketplace
Biometrics

1Kosmos launches identity platform on AWS Marketplace

AWS customers can now buy 1Kosmos software more easily as identity security demand grows amid phishing, account takeover and AI impersonation risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Acumen Cyber & AttackIQ team up on defence validation
Security Operations Centres

Acumen Cyber & AttackIQ team up on defence validation

UK organisations will gain continuous testing of cyber controls as Acumen Cyber adds AttackIQ's platform to spot exploitable attack paths.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
ComplyCube wins RegTech award for third year running
Software-as-a-Service

ComplyCube wins RegTech award for third year running

UK banks under pressure from record fraud are turning to identity checks that can curb losses without slowing customer onboarding.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike adds Claude monitoring to Falcon tools
Data Protection

CrowdStrike adds Claude monitoring to Falcon tools

Security teams can now spot AI-related risks alongside other alerts as Claude activity is fed into CrowdStrike's Falcon platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month