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06 Nov 2025
Ataccama automates data quality with agentic AI-fueled suite
The new version of the vendor's platform automates tasks previously performed by humans to substantially reduce the time it takes to ensure that data can be trusted.
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04 Nov 2025
At TechEd, SAP continues to lay down the AI data foundation
New tools to speed up agentic AI development, open SAP platforms and provide access to data products were also touted as helping companies get business value from their AI.
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04 Nov 2025
Microsoft opens Copilot agent building to office rank and file
The battle for desktop agent mindshare heats up. Microsoft is the latest to arm everyday office workers with tools to make their own, taking on OpenAI, Google and Salesforce.
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26 Sep 2025
Keir Starmer launches digital ID scheme, but does it stand a chance?
Amid an economic crisis, public scepticism and confusing messages, could the government’s digital identity programme fail before it even gets off the ground?
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26 Sep 2025
Over half of India-based companies suffer security breaches
Business supply chains, which include Indian companies, are at risk of attack as more than half of suppliers were breached last year
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26 Sep 2025
Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight
Microsoft’s own documentation confirms that data hosted in its hyperscale cloud architecture routinely traverses the globe, but the tech giant is actively obfuscating this vital information from its UK law enforcement customers
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26 Sep 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Crayon, SoftwareOne, Exclusive Networks, Arrow and Westcon-Comstor
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26 Sep 2025
Government to introduce mandatory digital ID
Prime minister Keir Starmer says the scheme, which will be compulsory by the end of this parliament, will help crack down on illegal workers, as well as provide benefits to citizens
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26 Sep 2025
Okta CEO: AI security and identity security are one and the same
At Oktane 2025 in Las Vegas, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon describes AI security and identity security as inseparable as he tees up a series of agentic security innovations
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25 Sep 2025
Government might support Jaguar Land Rover supply chain to mitigate cyber attack impact
The government is considering buying car parts from JLR’s supply chain to sell them on to the company once it recovers from the August cyber attack
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25 Sep 2025
Dell and Lenovo hand partners fresh products to pitch
Hardware suppliers identify private cloud and the SME market as areas where they and their channels can make an impact
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25 Sep 2025
Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m
Co-op reveals £206m costs from April cyber attack, with revenues hit, member data stolen and shelves emptied, exposing major retail supply chain vulnerabilities
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25 Sep 2025
Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m
Co-op reveals £206m costs from April cyber attack, with revenues hit, member data stolen and shelves emptied, exposing major retail supply chain vulnerabilities
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25 Sep 2025
Netherlands establishes cyber resilience network to strengthen public-private digital defence
Network will connect organisations in a cyber crime defence initiative that goes way beyond information sharing
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25 Sep 2025
Get HDD temperature right, or risk more drive failures
We talk to Rainer Kaese of Toshiba about the right temperature to run hard disk drives at. Not getting it right risks higher failure rates than what would normally be expected
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24 Sep 2025
Oktane 2025: Okta takes aim at agentic AI governance gap
Identity specialist Okta is laying the groundwork for a number of incoming announcements designed to help its customers get to grips with the challenge of securing non-human, agentic identities.
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24 Sep 2025
NCA arrests man following cyber attack that disrupted air travel
The NCA has arrested a man in West Sussex over the cyber attack on Collins Aerospace that disrupted Heathrow and other EU airports. He has been released on conditional bail
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24 Sep 2025
McCullough Review finds PSNI failures but no ‘systemic’ surveillance of journalists
A review by Angus McCullough KC reveals that Northern Ireland police failed to comply with the law but that there was no ‘widespread and systemic’ surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs
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24 Sep 2025
Salesforce shifts focus from AI models to agentic AI
Rather than being preoccupied with large language models, Salesforce is now focused on building AI agents, with an eye on achieving what it calls ‘enterprise general intelligence’
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23 Sep 2025
SolarWinds warns over dangerous RCE flaw
A newly uncovered RCE flaw in SolarWinds’ helpdesk product bypasses two previously issued fixes, and users should prioritise updates as exploitation is likely to occur
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23 Sep 2025
Podcast: How to get value from unstructured data
In this podcast, we talk to Nasuni founder and CTO Andres Rodriguez about the obstacles to getting the most value from enterprise unstructured data, especially via metadata
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23 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover extends cyber attack-induced shutdown to October
Jaguar Land Rover is extending its production shutdown caused by the 31 August cyber attack into next month, as government ministers drop by and supply chain workers lose wages
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23 Sep 2025
‘Our worst day’: The untold story of the Electoral Commission cyber attack
As head of digital at The Electoral Commission, Andrew Simpson’s mettle was tested when threat actors gained access to the regulator’s email systems and accessed sensitive voter data. Three years on, he tells his story to Computer Weekly
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22 Sep 2025
Teen charged with Las Vegas casino cyber heist
Another arrest of a teenage hacker associated with the Scattered Spider gang has been made, this time in relation to two 2023 cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos and resorts
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22 Sep 2025
Cyber attack that downed airport systems confirmed as ransomware
Authorities in Europe say the cyber attack that caused disruption to passenger-facing services at multiple airports, including Heathrow, was the result of ransomware, as investigations continue
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22 Sep 2025
PSNI chief sorry over failure to delete data unlawfully seized from journalists
Police Service of Northern Ireland apologises for failing to destroy data that was unlawfully seized from journalists, despite a court agreement, and to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal for failing to disclose key information to the court
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19 Sep 2025
News brief: KillSec, Yurei score successful ransomware attacks
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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19 Sep 2025
Government meets with car parts suppliers amid JLR cyber crisis
Government officials have met with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to discuss the challenges they are facing amid disrupted production at Jaguar Land Rover
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19 Sep 2025
UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience
A report produced for the government by academics at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol sets out nine recommendations to strengthen the UK’s cyber sector
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19 Sep 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Exertis Enterprise, Kite Distribution, e92spark, Akamai Technologies, Inforcer and Asanti Data Centres
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19 Sep 2025
French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack
A decision by the French supreme court may pave the way for defendants to challenge the lawfulness of France’s hacking of the EncroChat and Sky ECC cryptophone networks used by organised crime groups
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19 Sep 2025
Pentera expands in APAC, taps AI to outsmart attackers
The penetration testing specialist is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region and deploying AI-driven capabilities as it eyes acquisitions and a potential IPO
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18 Sep 2025
Harness takes aim at AI 'bottleneck' with DevSecOps agents
The vendor's new agentic features are included in products that already have a track record in AI-driven automation, as coding agents swamp software delivery pipelines.
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18 Sep 2025
Teen hackers charged over Scattered Spider attack on TfL
Two men have appeared in court in London in connection with the September 2024 cyber attack that disrupted online services at Transport for London
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18 Sep 2025
Bytes shows resilience in first half of 2025
Channel player Bytes shares trading update covering its first half, with the business remaining on track
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18 Sep 2025
Should you run VMware 7 unsupported?
In just a few weeks, VMware version 7 reaches end of life, which means Broadcom will no longer issue patches
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17 Sep 2025
Firms urged to adopt risk-based data sovereignty strategy
Geopolitical uncertainty is forcing organisations to rethink where their data is located, but a full retreat from the public cloud is not the answer
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17 Sep 2025
Heightened global risk pushes interest in data sovereignty
Survey finds all those questioned have looked at data location, with most recognising the need to plan for data sovereignty or risk severe damage to reputation and customer trust
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17 Sep 2025
Microsoft scores win against Office 365 credential thieves
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts a major phishing-as-a-service operation that targeted and stole Office 365 usernames and credentials
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17 Sep 2025
Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop
A UK solicitor hired by Hamas to challenge its proscription in the UK as a terrorist organisation argues police acted unlawfully by seizing a phone containing confidential legally privileged material about his clients
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17 Sep 2025
Kaspersky looking for MSP growth
Security vendor Kaspersky is on a mission to increase the number of managed service providers it works with
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17 Sep 2025
Lufthansa pilots EU Digital Identity Wallet-based travel
Travellers will only be required to tap their phone to pass the various steps of checking in and boarding aircraft
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17 Sep 2025
NCC: How RaaS team-ups help Scattered Spider enhance its attacks
Scattered Spider’s alliances with ransomware-as-a-service gangs act as a force multiplier for the scope, and number, of its cyber attacks, according to NCC Group analysts
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17 Sep 2025
Google Cloud unveils open protocol for agentic payments
Google’s Agent Payments Protocol is an open standard developed with more than 60 global partners to create a secure standard for AI-driven transactions
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16 Sep 2025
Exabeam: Treat AI agents as the new insider threat
As artificial intelligence agents are given more power inside organisations, Exabeam’s chief AI officer, Steve Wilson, argues they must be monitored for rogue behaviour just like their human counterparts
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16 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown for another week
Jaguar Land Rover says that vehicle production will remain suspended in the wake of a cyber attack, while the hackers allegedly responsible claim they are retiring from a life of crime
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16 Sep 2025
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Preparing for emerging tech
We speak to Forrester about how IT decision-makers should prepare for emerging technologies that have a short, mid or long-term ROI
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15 Sep 2025
ShinyHunters linked to breach of French luxury goods house
Kering, the parent group of fashion houses including Balenciaga and Gucci, becomes the latest organisation to allegedly fall victim to ShinyHunters
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15 Sep 2025
Amnesty: AI surveillance risks ‘supercharging’ US deportations
Amnesty International says AI-driven platforms from Palantir and Babel Street are being used by US authorities to track migrants and revoke visas, raising fears of unlawful detentions and mass deportations
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15 Sep 2025
Arqit to support NCSC’s post-quantum cryptography pilot
Quantum specialist Arqit will provide specialised post-quantum migration planning services to organisations preparing to address the imminent risks to traditional cryptography
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15 Sep 2025
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Digital sovereignty in the public cloud
We look at how IT leaders need to balance data access, data residency and data sovereignty
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15 Sep 2025
MI5 unlawfully monitored the phone of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today that the security service has conceded that it unlawfully monitored the phone data of former BBC Spotlight reporter Vincent Kearney
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12 Sep 2025
News brief: Salesloft Drift breach update and timeline
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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12 Sep 2025
EU Data Act comes into force amid fears of regulation fatigue
The EU Data Act will potentially give users control of device data, and boost data sharing, cloud switching and competition while raising compliance demands
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12 Sep 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at TD Synnex, Arrow, Westcon-Comstor, Exclusive Networks, Umbraco, Evolve IP and Cellhub
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11 Sep 2025
M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems
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11 Sep 2025
Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools
Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools
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11 Sep 2025
Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages
Law enforcement and police experts meet on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images amid growing opposition from security experts
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10 Sep 2025
Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision
The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims
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10 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack
The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected
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10 Sep 2025
UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited
The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit
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10 Sep 2025
Open source security and sustainability remain unsolved problem
While software bills of materials offer some transparency over software components, they don’t solve the imbalance between corporate consumption of open source software and the lack of investment in its security and health
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09 Sep 2025
Splunk.conf: Splunk urges users to eat their ‘cyber veggies’
The dawn of AI-enabled cyber attacks makes it even more important for defenders to bring their A-game, particularly when it comes to getting the basics right
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09 Sep 2025
UK AI sector balloons by 85% to 5,800 companies from 2023 to 2025
A Perspective Economics study commissioned by DSIT sizes the UK AI sector at 5,800 companies, an increase of 85% over two years
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08 Sep 2025
Splunk.conf: Splunk and Cisco showcase unified platform
With 18 months having elapsed since Cisco closed its acquisition of Splunk, joint platform capabilities and developments are being showcased at the annual Splunk.conf fair
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08 Sep 2025
Northern Ireland police kept inspectors in dark over surveillance of journalists
The Police Service of Northern Ireland failed to inform the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office about surveillance operations against journalists during annual inspections
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08 Sep 2025
Q&A: Stuart Robson-Frisby, Netwrix
The firm’s recently appointed worldwide head of channel shares his thoughts on where partners are heading and his plans for the business
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05 Sep 2025
News brief: U.S. Cyber Trust Mark update and how to prepare
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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05 Sep 2025
US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law
US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities
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05 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack keeps workers at home
The recent cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is keeping workers out of the plants as possible attack group identity becomes public
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05 Sep 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments of note this week at Synaxon, Ricoh Europe, Zyxel Networks, SentinelOne and Sharp
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04 Sep 2025
Sticking with Windows 10 could be costly
As the clock ticks down on support for the OS, research indicates that sticking with the platform could be expensive
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03 Sep 2025
European court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework data-sharing agreement
EU General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework, bringing certainty to businesses that exchange data with the US – for now. An appeal may be in the offing
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03 Sep 2025
IT departments face huge Windows 10 support bill
When Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on October 14th, organisations will need to purchase an Extended Support contract to receive Microsoft patches
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03 Sep 2025
Fastly CEO plots course through AI and security
Chief exec Kip Compton explains how Fastly’s unified platform is solving the web’s biggest challenges, from content scrapping by AI bots to distributed denial-of-service attacks
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02 Sep 2025
OpenAI targets India with datacentre push
The AI firm is planning to open a one-gigawatt datacentre in India, which could reduce latency, ensure regulatory compliance and give it an edge over hyperscalers
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02 Sep 2025
Cyber attackers damage Jaguar Land Rover production
Jaguar Land Rover reports a cyber attack has ‘severely disrupted’ its vehicle production and retail operations, recalling similar attacks on other prominent British brands this year
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02 Sep 2025
JFrog extends DevSecOps playbook to AI governance
The software security specialist is leveraging its capabilities in DevSecOps to address security, data provenance and bias in AI models
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29 Aug 2025
ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit
The UK data regulator has released a summary of its facial recognition audit of two police forces
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29 Aug 2025
Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world
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28 Aug 2025
Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland
Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws
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28 Aug 2025
UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign
GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses
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27 Aug 2025
Incident response planning cuts the risk of claiming on cyber security insurance
Proper attention to incident response planning is emerging as a core cyber control when it comes to reducing the risk of having to claim on cyber security insurance, according to a report
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27 Aug 2025
Ransomware activity levelled off in July, says NCC
Ransomware levels held steady in the month of July, although the risk remained as persistent as ever
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26 Aug 2025
Three new Citrix NetScaler zero-days under active exploitation
Citrix patches three new vulnerabilities in its NetScaler lines warning of active zero-day exploitation by an undisclosed threat actor
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26 Aug 2025
Okta makes AI identity play with Axiom acquisition
Okta says Axiom Security’s technology will reinforce its own offerings in privileged access management, especially when it comes to the growing number of non-human identities
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26 Aug 2025
Examining Elon Musk's xAI Lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple
While the lawsuit alleges anticompetitive practices and market monopolization, the case highlights the complexities of proving such claims.
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25 Aug 2025
DOJ targets state laws in latest inquiry
In another effort to further President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda, the DOJ is seeking public comment on state laws that burden U.S. businesses.
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25 Aug 2025
How to secure the identity perimeter and prepare for AI agents
Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand explains why identity has become the critical security battleground, how decentralised credentials will reduce data breach risks, and why AI agents will need their own identities to be trusted
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25 Aug 2025
Ransomware attack volumes up nearly three times on 2024
During the first six months of 2025, the number of observed and tracked ransomware attacks far outpaced the volume seen in 2024
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22 Aug 2025
News brief: Safeguards emerge to address security for AI
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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21 Aug 2025
Moscow exploiting seven-year-old Cisco flaw, says FBI
US authorities warn of an uptick in state-sponsored exploitation of a seven-year-old vulnerability in Cisco's operating system software
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21 Aug 2025
Scale of MoD Afghan data breaches widens dramatically
Many more data breaches at the MoD's Arap programme to relocate at-risk Afghan citizens to Britain have emerged following an FoI request by BBC journalists
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21 Aug 2025
Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw
Latest Apple zero-day found in the ImageIO framework opens the door for targeted zero-click attacks on iPhone users
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21 Aug 2025
U.S. could feel effects of EU AI Act as companies comply
The U.S. may be making a deregulatory push on AI, but the EU AI Act means large U.S. AI developers must comply with AI regulations that will affect their models regardless.
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21 Aug 2025
UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful
The UK’s equality watchdog has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Met Police’s live facial-recognition (LFR) technology use, which it claims is being deployed unlawfully
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20 Aug 2025
Microsoft starts including PQC algorithms in cyber foundations
Microsoft updates on its post-quantum cyber strategy as it continues integrating quantum-safe algorithms into some of the core foundations underpinning its products and services
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20 Aug 2025
Commvault users told to patch two RCE exploit chains
Storage firm Commvault fixes four vulnerabilities that, when combined, create a pair of RCE exploit chains that could be used to target on-premise customers with ransomware and other nasties
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20 Aug 2025
Warlock claims more victims as cyber attacks hit Colt and Orange
Ransomware gang Warlock is adding more victims to its data leak site as the impact of a spreading wave of cyber attacks continues to be felt
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19 Aug 2025
Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management
Google Cloud elaborates on its vision for securing artificial intelligence unveiling new protections and capabilities across its product suite
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19 Aug 2025
Deepfake AI scammers target the Big Yin
Cyber criminal scammers exploiting GenAI to create deepfake AI tools are targeting one of the UK’s most beloved comics, and one of its strongest accents
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19 Aug 2025
ISACA launches AI security management certification
ISACA accredited security professionals can now pursue a new AI security management credential
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19 Aug 2025
US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users
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19 Aug 2025
Singapore board directors to get cyber crisis training
The Singapore Institute of Directors and Ensign InfoSecurity have launched a programme to equip 1,000 board leaders with the skills to navigate high-stakes decisions during a cyber crisis