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AI to transform business risk, trust & compliance by 2026

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AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.
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Cybanetix boosts MDR growth with AI & rapid response

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Cybanetix reports record recurring revenue as AI-driven MDR and sub-15-minute threat response fuel rapid growth and market share gains.
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Codific sets 2026 priorities for boards on cyber risk

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Codific urges boards to prioritise preemptive cyber defence, identity and supply-chain control as 2026 scrutiny and rules tighten.
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AI to manage 41% of Singapore customer service by 2027

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AI is set to manage 41% of Singapore’s customer service cases by 2027, as service teams embrace “agentic” tools despite security concerns.
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CrowdStrike & Nord Security partner to target SMBs

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CrowdStrike teams with Nord Security to bundle Falcon tools with secure access for SMBs via NordLayer and MSP marketplace Pax8.
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Shoplifter alerts more than double in 2025 - Facewatch says

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Facewatch says UK retailers’ facial recognition alerts more than doubled to over 500,000 in 2025 amid rising theft and abuse in stores.
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Agentic AI poised to transform cyber defence & search

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Agentic AI is set to move from hype to frontline tool by 2026, autonomously steering cyber defence workflows and search-led marketing.
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UK unveils GBP £210m cyber plan to bolster public services

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UK launches GBP £210m Cyber Action Plan and central unit to shore up digital public services amid rising attacks and legacy risks.
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F5 boosts API security & networking in cloud update

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F5 rolls out Distributed Cloud Services 7.0, boosting API discovery, threat detection and networking for complex hybrid multicloud setups.
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Thales unveils AI Security Fabric for runtime threats

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Thales launches AI Security Fabric to shield enterprise LLM and agentic AI apps from runtime threats like prompt injection and data leakage.
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AI set to transform cyber defence strategies in 2026

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AI is set to redefine cyber defence in 2026, forcing UK boards and public bodies to swap reactive security for automated, collective resilience.
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iProov, HYPR join forces to combat AI-driven deepfakes

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iProov and HYPR integrate liveness checks with passwordless login to stop deepfake workers infiltrating enterprises at onboarding.
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FIRST marks record growth in global cyber defence

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Global cyber defence group FIRST reports record 2025 growth, topping 820 member teams and expanding technical, training and capacity work.
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Zynap raises EUR €6 million to scale AI cyber defence

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Barcelona cyber start-up Zynap raises EUR €6 million seed extension to scale its AI-driven preventive defence platform globally.
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Gigamon holds 50% of deep observability as AI drives boom

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Gigamon tightens grip on deep observability with 50% share as AI-driven workloads fuel 25% market growth and rising hybrid cloud demand.
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The future of authentication in 2026: Insights from Yubico’s experts

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Yubico experts say 2026 will redefine authentication, with post-quantum security, digital ID wallets and AI-driven threats converging.
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CTERA ransomware tool aces independent lab testing

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CTERA’s Ransom Protect blocks all eight major ransomware strains in lab tests, encrypting a median of just 2.28% of files per attack.
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Checkmarx buys Tromzo to boost AI-driven code security

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Checkmarx snaps up AI start-up Tromzo to fold reasoning-based agents into its AppSec platform and speed autonomous code security.
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Commvault predicts ResOps to redefine cyber resilience

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Commvault predicts ‘ResOps’ will unite security, identity and recovery by 2026 as AI and identity-based attacks transform cyber risk.
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AI tools urged as ‘inventory denial’ attacks hit UK retail

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UK retailers are urged to deploy AI defences as ‘inventory denial’ bot attacks quietly block genuine shoppers and warp stock visibility.