Infosec stories
Illicit discussions of AI tools surged 1,500% in late 2025 as attackers used them to speed up vulnerability hunting and exploitation.
A new survey shows UK cyber chiefs now see agentic AI as the biggest near-term threat, prompting an expanded security summit.
The surge in attacks shows how criminals are bypassing passwords and multifactor checks to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts for days or weeks.
Unpatched gateways leave firms open to ransomware, outages and multimillion-dollar ransom demands, with Zero Trust access reducing the attack surface.
Boards face mounting pressure to fix AI-found code flaws faster, as CrowdStrike and partners launch a service to rank exploit risks.
Security teams may miss data theft as AI agents use Telegram and WhatsApp to run locally on endpoints with user-level access.
Customer Zero feedback will guide Coro’s product plans as Benjamin Morrell takes charge of security strategy and internal protection.
It gives organisations a way to keep sensitive backups and archives offline as ransomware and retention pressures intensify.
Organisations facing stricter cyber rules and audit demands now have a single managed offering spanning multiple standards and continuous compliance support.
As cyber tools become more powerful, Anthropic is limiting access while OpenAI is widening it, raising fresh fears over misuse.
Businesses and shoppers are being urged to spot fake sites before clicking, as phishing pages and scam shops fuel rising fraud losses.
Most firms are still flying blind on AI-generated code, even as 89% say they can secure it and 86% have already adopted it.
Inflation is forcing smaller firms to trim tech spend, but security tools are still seen as worth the cost amid costly breach risks.
UK firms face automatic certification failures if any cloud account lacks MFA, as the revised scheme also tightens patching deadlines.
Security teams may gain a single route from exposure discovery to remediation as SafeBreach ties validation into its new CTEM platform.
Downtime and breach risk are rising even as Canadian enterprises boost security budgets, with cloud incidents now hitting record levels.
Security chiefs say unauthorised access to Anthropic AI's Mythos model shows generative tools could speed phishing, scanning and exploit discovery.
Irish businesses will gain access to a single platform for threat detection, compliance and staff training as a new channel deal broadens coverage.
The tie-up could speed secure AI adoption for regulated Japanese firms, with NEC set to roll out Claude to about 30,000 staff.
UK boards will be judged on recovery speed and judgement, as attacks slip past prevention and overwhelm overstretched SOC teams.
