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Anthropic splits Claude Fable 5 amid cyber risk fears
Security Operations Centres

Anthropic splits Claude Fable 5 amid cyber risk fears

Guardrails may not stop attackers as Anthropic's split release underscores a widening gap between AI exploit discovery and patching.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • 2 days ago
Rubrik launches cloud recovery tool for cyber attacks
Software-as-a-Service

Rubrik launches cloud recovery tool for cyber attacks

Companies now face greater pressure to restore critical cloud services fast, as Rubrik's new tool targets the whole application stack after attacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Rubrik adds identity resilience tools in Strata deal
Data Protection

Rubrik adds identity resilience tools in Strata deal

The deal could help organisations keep staff logging in during an attack, as Rubrik moves to cover identity recovery as well as restoration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Check Point gains OpenAI access for defensive security
Digital Transformation

Check Point gains OpenAI access for defensive security

Faster threat analysis and incident response could bolster enterprise defences as the cyber security company gets access to GPT-5.5.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 2 min read • 3 days ago
ICO fines rise 370% as watchdog targets big breaches
Data Protection

ICO fines rise 370% as watchdog targets big breaches

Larger data breach sanctions are becoming the norm as the ICO issues fewer penalties, but targets cases involving children's privacy and cyberattacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
New China-linked OP-512 cluster targets old IIS servers
Security Operations Centres

New China-linked OP-512 cluster targets old IIS servers

Older, internet-facing IIS servers are being singled out by China-linked hackers, with one new cluster able to persist despite partial containment.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago
While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Ransomware

While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down

Longer dwell times and rising ransomware threats are exposing gaps in industrial defences, despite better OT visibility and governance.

By Richard Springer • 8 min read • 3 days ago
AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production
DevOps

AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production

Yet live deployments are causing headaches for engineering teams, with most respondents reporting more incidents and heavier rework after AI code goes live.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing
Unified Communications

KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing

Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%
Data Protection

Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%

Ransomware losses worsened in May as attacks climbed 48% year on year, despite a 7% drop in overall cyber incidents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools
DevOps

Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools

Outages in Kubernetes clusters can now be triaged automatically inside AI tools, cutting the time on-call engineers spend hunting root causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security

The rollout aims to help customers tame rising AI-driven complexity as Datadog adds autonomous monitoring, security and agent oversight tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 4 days ago

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AI changes detection engineering - but only if you fix your context problem
Security Information and Event Management

AI changes detection engineering - but only if you fix your context problem

Missing context could undermine AI-led SOCs, forcing detection engineers to encode business risk and attacker behaviour into every alert.

By Josh Breaker-Rolfe • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Why retail's contractor problem is a cybersecurity risk in disguise
Digital Transformation

Why retail's contractor problem is a cybersecurity risk in disguise

Unlogged contractors can expose store networks to intrusion, prompting Australian retailers to adopt digital visitor controls and audit trails.

By Charle Cao • 5 min read • 3 days ago
AI linked to half of Australian cyber incidents, QBE
Malware

AI linked to half of Australian cyber incidents, QBE

Half of Australian businesses suffered a cyber incident last year, with QBE saying 26% involved AI and many hit by supplier-linked attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Hinds County launches first countywide camera safety network
Data Protection

Hinds County launches first countywide camera safety network

Dispatchers in Hinds County can now see live images from pre-approved cameras during emergencies, in a first countywide US rollout.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
Data Protection

ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation

The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Microsoft & Australia sign digital resilience deal
Digital Transformation

Microsoft & Australia sign digital resilience deal

Australia will get wider support to defend critical digital systems as Canberra and Microsoft deepen cooperation on cyber security and AI.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago