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Google flags KnowledgeDeliver flaw & Chinese phishing surge
Multi-factor authentication

Google flags KnowledgeDeliver flaw & Chinese phishing surge

A zero-day in a widely used Japanese learning platform let hackers plant malware, while Chinese phishing services are now bypassing one-time codes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
Cloud Security

Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps

The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Apr 2026
Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence
Firewalls

Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence

Businesses facing faster AI-driven cyberattacks will get new Google Cloud tools to spot threats, block fraud and secure agents across workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Google links axios attack to suspected North Korean actor
DevOps

Google links axios attack to suspected North Korean actor

Broad exposure across thousands of applications is feared after Google tied the axios npm supply chain attack to suspected North Korean hackers.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools
Virtualisation

Google closes Wiz deal & unveils AI security tools

Google folds Wiz into its cloud security arm and launches AI-driven tools to counter rapidly evolving, automated cyber threats.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Google Mandiant report spots faster, stealthier cyberattacks
Virtualisation

Google Mandiant report spots faster, stealthier cyberattacks

Google's latest Mandiant report warns cyberattacks are faster and stealthier as AI-powered tools narrow defenders' response times to seconds.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane
Firewalls

Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane

Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Firewalls

Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design

SonicWall champions 'Secure by Default', promising built-in, automated protection that tames tool sprawl and misconfigurations at scale.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 6 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Salesforce guest flaws fuel large-scale data harvesting
Software-as-a-Service

Salesforce guest flaws fuel large-scale data harvesting

Misconfigured Salesforce Experience Cloud guest profiles are being exploited for mass data harvesting, with up to 400 firms possibly affected.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Google report warns identity is weak link in cloud
Malware

Google report warns identity is weak link in cloud

Attackers are ditching malware for stolen identities, misconfigurations and abused AI tools, Google warns in its latest cloud threat report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor
Firewalls

Why the next endpoint and SASE disruption will not come from a security vendor

AI-native agents could quietly upend endpoint and SASE, eroding incumbents' telemetry moats as control shifts to the AI interaction layer.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 8 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Russian phishing service targets freight & logistics
Multi-factor authentication

Russian phishing service targets freight & logistics

Russian-run Diesel Vortex phishing service raided freight and logistics portals in the US and Europe, stealing over 1,600 login credentials.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Google disrupts China-linked cyber espionage on telecoms
Malware

Google disrupts China-linked cyber espionage on telecoms

Google says it has crippled a China-linked cyber espionage group accused of hacking telecoms and governments in at least 42 countries.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Cohesity, Google Cloud boost backup threat detection
Malware

Cohesity, Google Cloud boost backup threat detection

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership to bake threat intel and sandbox scanning into backup, tackling stealthy malware in stored data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Cohesity & Google Cloud expand AI & cyber defence pact
Software-as-a-Service

Cohesity & Google Cloud expand AI & cyber defence pact

Cohesity and Google Cloud have deepened their alliance to fuse AI, cyber defence and data sovereignty across joint products and services.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ
Storage

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ

Cohesity deepens its Google Cloud alliance to boost AI, cyber resilience and data sovereignty for tightly regulated ANZ enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Cloud backup security incident investigation complete and strengthened cyber resilience
Firewalls

Cloud backup security incident investigation complete and strengthened cyber resilience

SonicWall confirmed a state-sponsored attack accessed cloud backup files, but no products or customer networks were compromised in the incident.

By SonicWall • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

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