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Cyber Threat stories - Page 19

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Hack The Box appoints Gibb Witham as President & CFO for global growth

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Hack The Box appoints Gibb Witham as President and CFO to drive global growth and enhance its cybersecurity workforce development platform.
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KnowBe4 enhances HRM+ to boost AI & human cyber defences

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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KnowBe4 upgrades HRM+ platform to train employees and AI agents, enhancing defences against evolving cyber threats in AI-driven workplaces.
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Kordia appoints Willo Chapman Head of Sales for cyber & cloud

Tue, 7th Oct 2025
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Kordia has appointed Willo Chapman as Head of Sales for Cyber, Cloud and Connectivity to drive digital services growth and customer success in New Zealand.
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Hitachi Vantara & Index Engines launch AI data recovery service

Tue, 7th Oct 2025
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Hitachi Vantara and Index Engines launch AI-powered data recovery service, promising twice the speed and 99.99% accuracy to combat ransomware threats for enterprises.
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Huntress partners with Sherweb to expand MSP cybersecurity access

Tue, 7th Oct 2025
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Huntress teams up with Sherweb to offer MSPs in the UK, Ireland and North America enhanced access to advanced cybersecurity solutions via Sherweb's marketplace.
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Exclusive: Cloudera's Carolyn Duby warns of rising AI-powered cybercrime

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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AI-driven cyberattacks now cost firms on average USD $4 million and 100 days to recover, raising security to a vital business priority worldwide.
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AI heightens phishing success as global cyber defences lag

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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AI has boosted phishing success as 44% admit falling for scams, yet only 48% of firms fully use multi-factor authentication, says Yubico survey.
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Fastly earns seventh consecutive Gartner choice for cloud WAAP

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Fastly has secured its seventh consecutive Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice award for Cloud WAAP, praised for its Next-Gen WAF by 130 verified reviewers.
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Five key cyber security tips for cyber security awareness month

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, urging all to stay vigilant online with five key tips to guard against evolving digital threats and scams.
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Akamai & Apiiro expand partnership for unified app security

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Akamai and Apiiro have expanded their partnership to offer a unified application security platform, enhancing risk management and speeding up remediation for enterprises.
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ThreatBook unveils ATI for APAC cyber risk detection & insight

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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ThreatBook launches its Advanced Threat Intelligence solution to enhance cyber risk detection in Asia Pacific, analysing billions of attack records daily.
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Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.
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Trend Micro named leader in IDC XDR report for AI security

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Trend Micro has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape 2025 XDR report for its AI-powered Trend Vision One platform enhancing cyber threat detection and response.
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Broadcom patches VMware zero-day exploited for nearly a year

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Broadcom patches a VMware zero-day flaw exploited for nearly a year, allowing attackers root access to virtual machines in certain configurations.
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Detour Dog malware uses DNS TXT records to hijack 30,000 sites

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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The Detour Dog malware has covertly hijacked over 30,000 websites globally, exploiting DNS TXT records to deliver stealthy, location-targeted attacks.
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AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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AI vulnerability reports surged 210% as organisations boosted AI security by 270%, with prompt injection attacks rising 540%, HackerOne's report shows.
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KnowBe4 joins Microsoft Security Store to boost cyber defence

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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KnowBe4 has joined the Microsoft Security Store, allowing customers easier access to integrated cyber defence solutions and AI-powered risk management tools.
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Block ransomware proliferation and easily restore files with AI in Google Drive

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Google Drive for desktop now uses AI to detect ransomware, halt file syncing, and help users quickly restore files to prevent data loss and disruption.
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Detour Dog exploits DNS to target 30,000 sites with covert malware

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Threat group Detour Dog has exploited DNS to covertly infect over 30,000 websites since 2020, shifting from scam redirects to malware delivery via server-side attacks.
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Hack The Box unveils Threat Range to boost SOC team resilience

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Hack The Box launches Threat Range, a team-focused cyber incident simulation platform to enhance SOC resilience against AI-driven cyber threats and complex attacks.