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Cyber Threat stories - Page 29

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Pangea unveils AIDR platform to strengthen generative AI security

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Pangea launches AIDR platform to bolster security as generative AI use grows, tackling threats like prompt injection in enterprise settings.
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Blackpoint Cyber & CyberFOX partner to offer bundled security

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Blackpoint Cyber and CyberFOX partner to bundle cybersecurity solutions, helping MSPs streamline compliance and enhance threat detection from a single provider.
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Netacea unveils Talos to combat rising intelligent web threats

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Netacea launches Talos, a cutting-edge detection engine using machine learning to tackle complex automated web threats across APIs, sites and apps.
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Trend Micro expands Google Cloud alliance to secure AI workloads

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Trend Micro extends its Google Cloud partnership, offering AI workload security via Vision One on the Google Cloud Marketplace for enhanced data protection.
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Quadruple extortion ransomware rises in Asia Pacific region

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Quadruple extortion ransomware, including DDoS attacks and partner pressures, is rising in Asia Pacific, intensifying cybercrime risks across critical sectors.
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Rapid7 launches Incident Command, an AI-powered SIEM platform

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Rapid7 unveils Incident Command, an AI-powered SIEM platform unifying threat detection, exposure management, and automation to boost security teams' efficiency.
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KnowBe4, Microsoft add real-time security to Edge for Business

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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KnowBe4 and Microsoft have integrated SecurityCoach with Edge for Business to provide real-time security guidance and curb risky online behaviours in the browser.
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Browser DevTools' gaps leave millions exposed to threats

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Millions remain at risk due to browser DevTools' inability to effectively detect malicious extensions, warns SquareX amid rising cyber threats.
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Ransomware threats rise, attackers adopt quadruple extortion

Tue, 29th Jul 2025
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Ransomware attacks are escalating with quadruple extortion tactics that combine data encryption, DDoS, public harassment and regulatory threats in 2025.
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Trend Micro & Google Cloud expand alliance for AI security

Tue, 29th Jul 2025
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Trend Micro and Google Cloud have expanded their alliance to enhance enterprise AI security and combat online scams across multi-cloud environments.
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New Zealand unifies cyber incident reporting under single platform

Tue, 29th Jul 2025
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New Zealand unites cyber incident reporting under one platform by merging CERT NZ with NCSC, enhancing support across individuals and businesses nationwide.
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Westcon-Comstor & Cohesity boost AI security in New Zealand

Tue, 29th Jul 2025
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Westcon-Comstor expands partnership with Cohesity to deliver AI-driven cybersecurity solutions amid growing threats in New Zealand's USD $760.80m market.
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Tenable adds AI to VPR for sharper, real-time risk detection

Mon, 28th Jul 2025
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Tenable's AI-enhanced Vulnerability Priority Rating sharply narrows focus to 1.6% of business-critical risks, boosting real-time threat detection and faster remediation.
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Global ransomware attacks drop 43% but threats evolve quickly

Sat, 26th Jul 2025
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Global ransomware attacks fell 43% in Q2 to 371 cases in June, but evolving tactics signal persistent threats amid rising cyber warfare and political motives.
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Siren & Flashpoint partner to boost intelligence investigations

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Siren and Flashpoint have teamed up to enhance investigations with integrated intelligence, aiding security teams against rising hybrid and cyber threats worldwide.
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Tenable boosts vulnerability priority rating with advanced AI

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Tenable enhances its Vulnerability Priority Rating with AI, reducing critical cybersecurity threats focus to 1.6% for faster, smarter remediation.
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Microsoft SharePoint zero-day flaw prompts urgent global response

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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A critical zero-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint is being actively exploited globally, prompting urgent patches to prevent unauthorised server access and data breaches.
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Exclusive: AI agents spark new security risks as SailPoint redefines identity

Thu, 24th Jul 2025
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SailPoint warns that the rise of AI agents creates new identity security risks as organisations rush to adopt AI amid growing digital threats and hybrid work.
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Bitdefender boosts creator security as scams top USD $1 trillion

Thu, 24th Jul 2025
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Bitdefender expands its Security for Creators to cover Facebook, Instagram and YouTube amid USD $1 trillion losses from rising online scams targeting digital creators.
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Q2 2025 ransomware trends analysis: Boom and bust

Thu, 24th Jul 2025
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Q2 2025 saw a 14.47% drop in active ransomware groups but a 41.18% rise year-on-year, with new alliances and arrests shaking the cybercrime landscape.