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Thrive launches Abacode compliance services after deal

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Thrive widens post-Abacode push with managed compliance service for firms facing tougher rules and cyber risk.
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Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy

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Anthropic and OpenAI take rival paths on AI cyber tools, as one keeps access tightly restricted while the other widens vetted user access.
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Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world

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Universities face a more varied cyber onslaught, with data breaches, hacktivism and ransomware surging as researchers draw nation-state attention.
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Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows

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Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
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Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality

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Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.
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Silverfort & SentinelOne unite on AI identity security

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Silverfort and SentinelOne team up to secure AI-era identities as machine-speed attacks push identity controls closer to runtime defence.
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Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence

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Google Cloud expands AI security with new agents, Wiz integrations and fraud defences as it targets faster, more automated cyber attacks.
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Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs

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Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, new cybersecurity tools and eighth-generation TPUs as AI demand lifts cloud push.
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The Gentlemen becomes second most active ransomware group

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The Gentlemen ransomware group has surged to second place in 2026 by victim count, with Check Point saying it may be far larger than its public tally.
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Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability

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Elastic launches MCP apps for security, observability and search, letting teams triage alerts, hunt threats and analyse data inside Claude and Copilot.
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Fortinet wins Google Cloud 2026 Partner award for security

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Fortinet wins Google Cloud 2026 Partner award for workload security as FortiCNAPP strengthens its cloud workload protection pitch.
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Vercel breach linked to compromised Context.ai integration

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Vercel says an attack on a third-party AI tool let hackers hijack a staff Google Workspace account and reach internal systems.
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AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk

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AI models that can hunt and chain software flaws are forcing boards to rethink cyber defences, while scrutiny grows over Anthropic's MCP design risks.
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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears

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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos to critical users after it exposed browser and Linux flaws, stoking fears of AI-driven cyber risk for banks.
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Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds

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Survey finds most enterprises are struggling to control AI agents, with hidden systems, data exposure and weak decommissioning processes raising risk.
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Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap

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Grafana Labs unveils new AI observability and CLI tools as enterprises grapple with monitoring and controlling production AI systems at GrafanaCON 2026.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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CrowdStrike expands MSSP push across Japan & Asia Pacific

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CrowdStrike deepens managed security push in Japan and Asia Pacific with Dicker Data and Otsuka to reach more SMBs through channel partners.
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How MH Enterprise turns trust into cybersecurity success

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MH Enterprise upgrades most SonicWall customers as trust-first guidance, rapid deployments and threat blocking drive growth across Egypt.
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Proofpoint tracks cargo theft gang's post-breach tactics

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Proofpoint says a cargo theft gang spent weeks inside a decoy network, probing banking, fleet payment and load board systems for fraud.