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Incident Response stories - Page 2

Steve

The hidden risk in New Zealand's digital transformation

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New Zealand organisations are urged to tighten controls on third-party access and identity management as digitisation and AI reshape risk.
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WatchGuard & HaloPSA integrate security tools for MSPs

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WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.
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Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI

4 days ago
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Numecent adds native Cloudpager integration to Citrix Studio, letting administrators package apps for VDI without bloating desktop images.
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N-able launches MCP server and N-zo AI for UEM ops

4 days ago
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N-able adds an MCP server and in-product assistant for N-central and N-sight, aiming to bring real-time AI action to managed IT operations.
Crystal

Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans

4 days ago
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Machine accounts and AI agents are now eclipsing human users in many IT estates, prompting warnings that outdated identity controls are no longer enough.
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CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds

4 days ago
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Logicalis survey finds 77% of firms hit by cyber incidents as CIOs warn AI is adding fresh risk, with weak governance and skills shortages deepening exposure.
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Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure

5 days ago
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Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.
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Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

5 days ago
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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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Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce

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Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.
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Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response

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UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.
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Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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Anthropic enlists Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos Preview for hunting vulnerabilities in critical software.
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Arctic Wolf wins Gartner Customers' Choice for MDR

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Arctic Wolf earns a strong 2026 Gartner Peer Insights showing for managed detection and response, backed by 241 reviews and a 99% recommendation rate.
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Attackers exploit trust in Blackpoint Cyber report

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Blackpoint Cyber warns attackers are increasingly slipping in through trusted credentials, VPNs and remote tools, with fake CAPTCHA scams leading incidents.
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Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route

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Identity failures are now the main way cyber attackers breach firms, with experts warning that non-human credentials are widening the risk.
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Anthropic launches Glasswing AI cyber coalition with partners

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Anthropic and partners unveil Project Glasswing, using Claude Mythos Preview to hunt software flaws faster amid fears of AI-boosted cyber attacks.
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Neara adopts ClickHouse ClickStack for observability

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Neara turns to ClickHouse's ClickStack as engineers cut incident response times by more than half and track seven terabytes of data monthly.
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KnowBe4 tops G2 as award haul boosts cyber profile

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KnowBe4 wins top G2 rankings and multiple awards as chief executive officer Bryan Palma hails growth in cyber, workplace and brand appeal.
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VITG buys Security Centric to boost cyber security

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VITG broadens ANZ cyber offering with Security Centric deal and names founder Sash Vasilevski Chief Security Officer in combined group.
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NeuBird AI launches ops agent, raises USD $19.3 million

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NeuBird AI expands beyond incident response with a production ops agent and Falcon engine as it secures USD $19.3 million in new funding.
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NeuBird AI study finds gap on incident management AI

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NeuBird AI study finds execs and engineers sharply split on AI for incident management as alert fatigue fuels outages and burnout.