Cryptography stories

AI has overtaken all other threats as the top global data security risk, with firms warning its rapid spread magnifies existing vulnerabilities.

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

Unicity Labs raises USD $3m seed round to build peer-to-peer protocol powering high-throughput autonomous agentic AI marketplaces.

Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.

Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.

Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.

Ping Identity snaps up Keyless to add privacy-preserving biometrics and fight AI-driven deepfakes and account takeover attacks.

Forward Edge-AI expands its global partner network to meet surging government and enterprise demand for post-quantum security tools.

Zama predicts privacy-first compliance tools and quantum-safe cryptography will become standard for regulated onchain finance by 2026.

Gallagher wins NPSA compliance for its High Security C7000 controller, targeting critical national infrastructure and high-assurance sites.

Geopolitics, cyber threats and AI-linked fintech risks dominate DTCC's latest systemic risk survey as firms brace for uncertainty into 2026.

Linxens has launched Hint, a hidden sensor for e-passports and ID cards that alerts border checks to deliberate chip tampering and fraud.

Moca Network launches MocaProof beta on Moca Chain testnet, gamifying privacy-preserving Web3 identity with rewards and NFT campaigns.

Keeper Security tops four million paid users as it expands its unified PAM platform globally and earns fresh analyst and industry recognition.

DigiCert predicts Asia-Pacific firms will prioritise AI integrity, certificate automation and quantum-safe cryptography in 2026 security plans.

Cloudflare warns 2025 brings surging AI traffic, record DDoS attacks and escalating Internet 'bot wars' as civil groups face rising threats.

Kyndryl has launched a Quantum Safe Assessment service to help enterprises map cryptographic risk and plan migration to post-quantum security.

SonicWall's SonicOS 7.3 and NSM 3.1 harden networks with secure-by-default passwords, auto patching and stronger encrypted management.