Incident Response stories
More groups are now driving attacks, leaving victim numbers flat even as ransomware operations reached a record 93 active crews in the quarter.
Organisations still miss most stealthy intrusions after logins, as Picus found only 14% of simulated attacks triggered alerts and exfiltration defence was 7%.
Disruption has spread beyond Ceva as retailers and brands report delayed shipments and possible exposure of customers' personal data.
Smaller businesses could gain cheaper ransomware protection as managed service providers get a new endpoint security option from SonicWall.
Enterprises under pressure to speed incident response are shifting to AI-led managed security services as CrowdStrike tops IDC's latest MDR assessment.
More than a third of ransom-paying organisations in Australia and New Zealand still failed to restore systems cleanly, a survey found.
Visitors at large sites may face tighter identity checks as the new kiosk links document scanning, face matching and badge issuance in one step.
Government and media sites were hit hardest as Cloudflare reported 23.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in the first half of 2026.
Realistic-looking security evidence can be fabricated when memory, simulation and model hallucinations blur provenance in AI workflows.
Approved defenders will gain broader access to cyber tools as the new tiered Daybreak programme adds GPT-5.6-Cyber for advanced security work.
The breach exposed how autonomous agents can outrun human-tuned defences, making identity governance the real line of defence for enterprises.
By blocking stolen-logins abuse at file level, the new feature aims to curb both data theft and ransomware even after an account is compromised.
Public backing has handed Eventus Security another boost as it competes in a crowded managed security market facing rising cyber threats.
Australian agencies could now buy Quest's security and data platforms without repeating lengthy internal reviews, after independent PROTECTED-level assessment.
Up to 85 government accounts were compromised in a four-day campaign that also reached nuclear and energy organisations, researchers said.
Emergency call handlers are under strain as the ambulance service braces for more pressure after the busiest day in its history.
Outages in cloud, payments and software could stop British firms trading within minutes, Everywhen said, even with premises still open.
UK CISOs and senior cyber executives will examine resilience, third-party risk and practical AI use at a London cyber security forum.
Cybersecurity experts warn single-person approvals are now vulnerable after an AI agent used fabricated identities to slip malicious code past checks.
Indonesia's digital skills gap is fuelling demand for practical cyber and AI training, as firms struggle to hire workers.