Cyber Risk stories
Credential misuse is pushing defenders to automate faster containment, as Blackpoint's new tool can freeze cloud account attacks in under two minutes.
Breaches are hitting lenders harder as AI adoption speeds up, with 98 per cent of affected firms saying the impact was material.
After a year of security awareness training, only 5.3% of workers in Australia and New Zealand were likely to engage with phishing attempts.
Poor data and supply chain fragility are slowing AI rollouts, with most Australian chief executives saying procurement is holding back adoption.
Security teams now see autonomous AI as a bigger internal danger, even as most say it is boosting productivity, a survey found.
Average losses from successful attacks have fallen sharply, but one in three German SMEs says a major breach could still threaten its existence.
Reduced staffing and delegated approvals during annual leave are giving fraudsters more chances to slip through corporate checks, Everywhen says.
The real risk is growing backlogs and patching delays, as AI speeds up exploit development faster than security teams can respond.
Security teams are being pushed to prioritise more than ever, as vulnerabilities now make up 42.6% of critical exposures, Check Point says.
Rising deadline pressure is leaving finance and payroll teams more exposed to sophisticated scams that can disrupt payments and damage trust.
New safeguards will let Fable 5 block more harmful cyber prompts, as Anthropic also seeks a common scale for jailbreak risk.
Boards are being urged to overhaul defences as AI speeds attacks and exposes firms to foreign vendors' access risks.
New Zealand firms can now outsource 24x7 threat monitoring as Spectrum adds Arctic Wolf's managed detection and response to its resilience stack.
UK firms face mounting attack costs as NCC Group joins a government-backed push to put cyber risk on board agendas and across supply chains.
Staff confidence masks weak cyber readiness in the public sector, where more than a quarter report no effective training in a year or ever.
Residents in Subiaco can now lodge requests, pay bills and track applications in one portal after a three-year council system overhaul.
About 11 million UK adults could use autonomous AI for money management, raising fresh concerns over fraud, control and market concentration.
Organisations will need to widen cyber planning beyond a checklist as Australia moves to replace the Essential Eight with risk-based Essentials guidance.
Recent breaches have exposed how weak vendor oversight is leaving schools and businesses more vulnerable to supply chain attacks.
Almost half of Irish businesses faced at least one cyber attack last year, exposing hidden costs that can hit operations, cash flow and trust.
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