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Cohesity & Google Cloud expand AI & cyber defence pact
Software-as-a-Service

Cohesity & Google Cloud expand AI & cyber defence pact

Cohesity and Google Cloud have deepened their alliance to fuse AI, cyber defence and data sovereignty across joint products and services.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Visa & Akamai partner to secure rising AI shopping
Data Protection

Visa & Akamai partner to secure rising AI shopping

Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Tracebit unveils free community canary security platform
Virtualisation

Tracebit unveils free community canary security platform

Tracebit launches a free community canary platform, bringing high-signal breach detection to developers, security hobbyists and small teams.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Chinese hackers fake Teams downloads in false flag ploy
Malware

Chinese hackers fake Teams downloads in false flag ploy

Chinese state-backed hackers mimic Microsoft Teams downloads in a false flag campaign to infect Chinese speakers and blame Russian actors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Radware warns of AI 'internet of machines' by 2026
Firewalls

Radware warns of AI 'internet of machines' by 2026

Radware predicts AI-driven bots will dominate internet traffic by 2026, forcing firms to rethink API defences, DDoS and compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 9 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ
Storage

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ

Cohesity deepens its Google Cloud alliance to boost AI, cyber resilience and data sovereignty for tightly regulated ANZ enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Parked web domains now pose major malware threat
Malware

Parked web domains now pose major malware threat

Once harmless web clutter, parked domains now funnel over 90% of visitors to scams, malware and illegal content, Infoblox researchers warn.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Akamai & Visa join forces to secure AI shopping
Digital Transformation

Akamai & Visa join forces to secure AI shopping

Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Coalition adds global deepfake cover to cyber policies
Ransomware

Coalition adds global deepfake cover to cyber policies

Coalition launches deepfake response cover in key cyber markets, offering forensic, legal and PR support for AI-fuelled impersonation risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
LevelBlue adds unlimited Tenable scans to USM platform
Firewalls

LevelBlue adds unlimited Tenable scans to USM platform

LevelBlue bakes unlimited Tenable-powered vulnerability scans into its USM platform, promising broader exposure management at no extra cost.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Why agentic AI is the game-changer SOCs need
Malware

Why agentic AI is the game-changer SOCs need

Agentic AI is helping overstretched Australian SOCs fight rising, AI-driven cyber threats by automating legwork while keeping humans in control.

By Marc Caltabiano • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Contrast links ADR with Datadog SIEM to cut alert noise
Firewalls

Contrast links ADR with Datadog SIEM to cut alert noise

Contrast plugs its ADR into Datadog Cloud SIEM, streaming verified runtime attack data to slash alert noise and speed SecOps response.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
CrowdStrike unveils Falcon AIDR to secure AI prompts
Data Protection

CrowdStrike unveils Falcon AIDR to secure AI prompts

CrowdStrike launches Falcon AIDR to police AI prompts and agents, tackling injection, jailbreaks and sensitive data leaks in real time.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Radware warns 2026 will mark rise of 'Internet of Agents'
Firewalls

Radware warns 2026 will mark rise of 'Internet of Agents'

Radware predicts 2026 will usher in an 'Internet of Agents', as AI-driven machines overtake humans in traffic, attacks and cyber defence.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025
Safe AI coaches staff to cut cyber attack errors
Firewalls

Safe AI coaches staff to cut cyber attack errors

Safe AI “coaches” embedded in workplace tools are cutting repeat cyber incidents by up to 95%, as firms race to counter AI-driven attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025

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AI-fuelled cyber-attacks set to surge against UK firms
Data Protection

AI-fuelled cyber-attacks set to surge against UK firms

UK firms face a 2026 surge in AI-driven cyber-attacks, as ransomware costs top USD $1 million and skills gaps leave basic defences exposed.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
AI deepfakes to drive rise in mobile cyber threats by 2026
Data Protection

AI deepfakes to drive rise in mobile cyber threats by 2026

AI-fuelled deepfakes and tailored social scams will drive a surge in mobile cyber threats by 2026, forcing firms to rethink security.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025