Cyber Risk stories
Breaches are forcing boards to rethink cyber defence, with Google Cloud warning that recovery, staff readiness and containment matter most.
Expansion in Australia and New Zealand is expected to deepen Qualys' managed risk services push as it adds four local hires.
Demand for cyber recovery tools is rising, with Omdia forecasting the managed backup and disaster recovery market will hit USD $38 billion in 2026.
Security teams can now use AI for penetration testing without exposing hostnames, IP ranges or credentials to model providers.
Security teams could cut manual policy work as the update adds automation, compliance reporting and wider support across hybrid cloud tools.
Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.
The appointment gives the firm a New Zealand-based executive as businesses race to secure AI deployments amid rising cyber and governance risks.
Security teams face higher breach costs as ThreatDown expands visibility over unsanctioned AI tools and machine accounts in one console.
Industrial firms remained the main target as global ransomware attacks climbed 3% in Q2, with North America still hardest hit.
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
AI-driven attacks are leaving firms with less time to spot and stop breaches, pushing security teams towards round-the-clock monitoring.
The new tool lets security teams in Australia and New Zealand update phishing training faster as AI-driven attacks become more personalised.
The tool aims to help developers cut vulnerability backlogs and reach no exploitable flaws within 90 days as AI coding expands risk.
The service targets a gap in corporate defences as hackers increasingly use executives' personal devices, homes and families to gain access.
Australian firms under pressure from rising cyber threats may get faster local response as Interactive expands its security business with a new chief.
Data theft and repeat extortion are hitting Australian businesses harder as AI helps attackers make ransomware lures more convincing.
Mid-sized firms risk wasting cybersecurity spend unless one executive is accountable for translating alerts into financial and operational decisions.
Security teams can now cut manual policy work as AlgoSec adds automation, risk analysis and compliance reporting across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Payment outages and cyber shocks could hit shops and restaurants hard, as 81% of leaders still think resilience spending is enough.
Her appointment comes as clients in regulated sectors face mounting pressure to strengthen cyber resilience and meet tougher oversight.
