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SquareX wins SINET16 Innovator Award for browser security

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SquareX wins the 2025 SINET16 Innovator Award for its pioneering browser security solution protecting organisations from advanced web-based cyber threats.
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IBM expands Delinea partnership to strengthen identity security

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IBM broadens its partnership with Delinea to offer global customers enhanced access to advanced identity security and privileged access management tools.
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Exclusive: Rapid7's Craig Adams discusses AI’s new role in defending cyberspace

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As AI reshapes cyber defence, organisations adopt transparent, AI-driven tools to combat surging attacks and complex digital threats worldwide.
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Bugcrowd acquires Mayhem to blend AI automation with human expertise

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Bugcrowd has acquired Mayhem to combine AI-driven automation with human expertise, enhancing continuous cybersecurity testing across software lifecycles.
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Three-quarters of consumers more worried about cybersecurity, survey finds

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A Mastercard survey finds 76% of consumers are more anxious about cybersecurity in 2025, driven by AI-powered phishing attacks and evolving digital threats.
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DDoS attacks hit record peaks as bots & automation escalate

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DDoS attacks have surged to record peaks of 3.7 Tbps, driven by automation and shifting geopolitical sources, targeting sectors like higher education globally.
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Australian firms urged to adopt proactive cybersecurity strategies

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Australian firms are urged to adopt proactive cybersecurity strategies, using the PEST framework to anticipate threats and enhance resilience in a complex landscape.
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Decrypting the future: Why post-quantum security must start today

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Australia must adopt post-quantum cryptography now to protect sensitive data from future quantum computing threats breaking current encryption methods.
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When cyber resilience becomes a CFO’s challenge

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Cyber resilience is now a critical CFO challenge, with cybersecurity failures directly impacting Australian companies' financial health and regulatory compliance.
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Small businesses faster at fixing cyber flaws as AI risk grows

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Small businesses are remediating critical cyber vulnerabilities faster than larger firms amid rising AI-assisted cyber threats, reveals Intruder's 2025 report.
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Ricoh urges UK firms to adopt ‘assume breach’ cyber approach

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Ricoh urges UK firms to adopt an ‘Assume Breach’ cyber approach, shifting focus to rapid response and recovery amid rising AI-driven attacks.
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Tech Data & Horizon3.ai partner to boost APJ cyber resilience

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Tech Data partners with Horizon3.ai to offer NodeZero platform in APJ, enhancing cybersecurity by validating vulnerabilities before attacks occur.
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AI-driven cyber threats top concern for Europe’s IT sector by 2026

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Over half of European IT pros see AI-driven cyber threats as the top concern for 2026, yet only 14% feel very prepared to handle these risks, ISACA finds.
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Bitdefender & CYPFER unite to boost global cyber response

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Bitdefender partners with CYPFER to integrate advanced cyber forensic and response services, enhancing global protection and recovery for businesses.
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Navigating hybrid cloud security in the AI era as regulations tighten

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Australia sees a 17% rise in data breaches as AI-driven threats on hybrid cloud systems surge, prompting tighter APRA regulations on cybersecurity compliance.
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Rapid7 appoints Soumi Mukherjee as ANZ Sales Director to boost growth

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Rapid7 has appointed Soumi Mukherjee as ANZ Sales Director to drive regional growth and help organisations tackle complex cybersecurity challenges.
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AI-powered phishing threats outpace business defences & SOC teams

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Generative AI boosts phishing and smishing attacks, forcing businesses to rethink security as AI-driven threats outpace traditional defences and SOC teams.
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Bitdefender launches GravityZone PHASR endpoint security globally

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Bitdefender has launched GravityZone PHASR globally, a standalone endpoint security system using behaviour-based defence to prevent ransomware and LOTL attacks.
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NCSC warns of China threat as major UK cyber-attacks surge 50%

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The National Cyber Security Centre warns China among top cyber threats as UK sees a 50% rise in major cyber-attacks, with serious incidents nearly every two days.
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Cyberattacks: Preventable or par for the course?

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Recent cyberattacks have disrupted firms like M&S and Jaguar Land Rover, highlighting urgent need for widespread adoption of Zero Trust cybersecurity strategies.