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24 Jun 2026
As Q-Day looms, 90% of systems are unprepared for PQC
By Craig GalbraithQuantum computing could break encryption in the next several years, and research suggests that few organizations are ready. Experts say CISOs must act now.
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24 Jun 2026
Agents are altering data security needs, Oracle responds
By Eric AvidonTraditional strategies that protect infrastructure systems are not enough with agents autonomously accessing data and threat actors using AI to discover new vulnerabilities.
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23 Jun 2026
Everpure Data Stream preps data pipeline for enterprise AI
By Joab JacksonThe new platform, released at Pure Accelerate 2026, is part of a broader feature set aimed at helping customers prepare data so it can be better used by AI.
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10 Jul 2025
Tariffs could hamper U.S. manufacturing growth
By Makenzie HollandThe Trump administration's fluctuating position on tariffs is creating pricing unpredictability for U.S. businesses and manufacturers.
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10 Jul 2025
Government funding to help SMEs protect their IP
By Alex ScroxtonScheme will see SMEs and innovative startups working in sensitive sectors receive advice on enhancing cyber and physical security measures to protect their valuable intellectual property
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10 Jul 2025
UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties
By Alex ScroxtonThe navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergency services to run their operations will fall in scope of an Anglo-French research pact that will also foster development in AI and supercomputing
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10 Jul 2025
High-profile attacks underline ransomware threat
By Simon QuickeWith the headlines dominated by recent incidents that have impacted retailers and the channel, the need remains for partners to continue to support customers
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10 Jul 2025
Four arrested in M&S cyber attack investigation
By Alex ScroxtonPolice have made four arrests in connection with a trio of cyber attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
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09 Jul 2025
Ingram Micro ransomware attack contained and remediated
By Simon QuickeDistributor shares update on efforts made to recover from the attack that hit the business late last week
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09 Jul 2025
Qantas details impact of data breach on 5.7 million customers
By Aaron TanAustralian flag carrier begins notifying millions of individuals after a cyber attack on a call centre, confirming that while financial and passport details are safe, a significant volume of other personal information was compromised
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08 Jul 2025
Microsoft targets 130 vulnerabilities on July Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatAdmins will want to focus on issuing corrections for the large number of flaws, some of which require no user interaction, in Windows RRAS and Microsoft Office.
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08 Jul 2025
July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft patched well over 100 new common vulnerabilities and exposures on the second Tuesday of the month, but its latest update is mercifully light on zero-days
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08 Jul 2025
July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft patched well over 100 new common vulnerabilities and exposures on the second Tuesday of the month, but its latest update is mercifully light on zero-days
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08 Jul 2025
M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
By Alex ScroxtonThe government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to businesses to help gather more intelligence and better support victims, says M&S chairman Archie Norman
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08 Jul 2025
AI for Good: Signal president warns of agentic AI security flaw
By Cliff SaranSecure by design is a mantra of the tech sector, but not if it’s agentic AI, which wants ‘root’ access to everything
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08 Jul 2025
SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
By Alex ScroxtonThe US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation over alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of the supplier’s Orion platform by Russian cyber spies
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08 Jul 2025
NHS trust accused of ‘at best cavalier, at worst deceitful’ behaviour after deleting emails
By Tommy GreeneA London hospital trust faces allegations it withheld key evidence from a tribunal hearing after one of its directors attempted to destroy more than 90,000 emails
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08 Jul 2025
Proofpoint bets on APAC growth amid spike in AI-driven threats
By Aaron TanWith cyber attacks spiking in non-English-speaking markets such as Japan, the security firm is boosting its regional presence to combat a wave of AI-generated threats
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07 Jul 2025
Tech firms complicit in ‘economy of genocide’, says UN rapporteur
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA UN special rapporteur has called for technology firms operating in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to immediately halt their activities, in wider report about the role corporate entities have played in the Israeli state’s ongoing ‘crimes of apartheid and genocide’
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07 Jul 2025
Ingram Micro hit by ransomware attack
By Simon QuickeDistributor Ingram Micro suffers outages after ransomware group targets the channel player
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07 Jul 2025
Digital warfare is blurring civilian front lines
By Aaron TanSingapore’s defence cyber chief warns that the traditional lines between military conflict and civilian life are blurring, with adversaries now targeting civilian systems and using AI to put the threat landscape on steroids
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04 Jul 2025
boxxe bolsters position with CAE buy
By Simon QuickeChannel consolidation continues, with Cisco and Microsoft partner snapped up in the latest deal
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04 Jul 2025
Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore
By Aaron TanThe Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters
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03 Jul 2025
Fine-tuning to deliver business AI value
By Cliff SaranFoundation AI models offer knowledge that spans the internet, but they generally lack an understanding of proprietary business data and processes
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02 Jul 2025
US CISA agency extends Iran cyber alert, warns of CNI threat
By Alex ScroxtonThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reiterates guidance for operators of critical national infrastructure as it eyes the possibility of cyber attacks from Iran
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02 Jul 2025
Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser
By Alex ScroxtonAn actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrome web browser needs immediate attention from users
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02 Jul 2025
Scattered Spider link to Qantas hack is likely, say experts
By Alex ScroxtonA developing cyber attack at Australian airline Qantas that started at a third-party call centre is already being tentatively attributed to Scattered Spider. Find out more and learn about the next steps for those affected
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02 Jul 2025
Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions
By Kim LoohuisDutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions
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02 Jul 2025
Qantas customer data exposed in contact centre breach
By Aaron TanAustralian flag carrier is investigating significant data theft of personal information for up to six million customers after a third-party platform used by its call centre was compromised
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01 Jul 2025
Cloudflare to let customers block AI web crawlers
By Alex ScroxtonPublishers and other providers of creative content now have the option to block AI crawlers from accessing and scraping their intellectual property with new tools from Cloudflare.
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30 Jun 2025
News brief: AI security threats surge as governance lags
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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27 Jun 2025
Citrix Bleed 2 under active attack, reports suggest
By Alex ScroxtonDays after news emerged of a Citrix NetScaler flaw comparable in its scope and severity to 2023’s infamous Citrix Bleed, there are already clear indicators that threat actors are taking advantage of the critical vulnerability
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27 Jun 2025
Scattered Spider cyber gang turns fire on aviation sector
By Alex ScroxtonMultiple reports are emerging of cyber attacks on airlines – Google Cloud’s Mandiant believes them to be linked
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27 Jun 2025
Over 2 million affected by US supermarket breach
By Alex ScroxtonBelgian-Dutch supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize reveals that more than two million people, including employees, had their data compromised following a November 2024 ransomware attack
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27 Jun 2025
Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance
By Brian McKennaThe founder of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke with Computer Weekly at Infosecurity Europe 2025 about how artificial intelligence might disturb the attacker-defender security equilibrium
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27 Jun 2025
MPs propose ban on predictive policing
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMPs are attempting to amend the UK government’s forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill so that it prohibits the use of controversial predictive policing systems
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27 Jun 2025
Working Together for Channel Success: Analysts discuss security, partner programmes, sustainability
By Simon QuickeThe topics of security, sustainability and the need for evolving partner programmes were discussed at the partner event
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26 Jun 2025
In an FTC antitrust win, Meta could face divestitures
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC argues that Meta acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to eliminate competition in social media networks. If the FTC wins its case, Meta could be forced to sell those products.
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26 Jun 2025
Sky ECC distributor released from French custody pending trial
By Rebecca TidyCanadian businessman accused of distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones has been released on bail after over four years in custody without a trial
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26 Jun 2025
British hacker IntelBroker faces years in a US prison cell
By Alex ScroxtonUS authorities have unsealed charges against 25-year-old hacker Kai West, aka IntelBroker, accusing him of being behind multiple cyber attacks
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26 Jun 2025
Glasgow Council services remain offline a week after cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonDisruption continues a week after core services at Glasgow City Council were forced offline following a cyber attack on a third-party IT services provider
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26 Jun 2025
Cyber insurers adding to MSP challenges
By Simon QuickeThe prospect that some managed service providers could fall foul of the needs of the insurance industry is a concern raised by Canalys
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25 Jun 2025
Google settlement may affect DOJ antitrust remedies
By Makenzie HollandGoogle faces numerous antitrust challenges and has agreed to spend $500 million revamping its regulatory compliance structure in a settlement with shareholders.
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25 Jun 2025
Latest Citrix vulnerability could be every bit as bad as Citrix Bleed
By Alex ScroxtonA Citrix NetScaler flaw that was quietly patched earlier in June is gathering widespread attention after experts noted strong similarities to the Citrix Bleed vulnerability that caused chaos in late 2023
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25 Jun 2025
Channel still key to plugging security expertise gaps
By Simon QuickeAnalyses of the state of ransomware by Sophos and from the NCC Group underlines the continuing need for partners to aid customers