Data breach stories
Hundreds of millions of student records may be exposed, disrupting exam systems at universities and highlighting the fragility of centralised school software.
Storage and cloud fees are eroding education AI returns, even as 46% of institutions plan bigger budgets this year.
Exposed systems are becoming the main target, as Rapid7 says flaws were used in 38% of incidents and patch windows shrank to five days.
The addition could help organisations prioritise critical systems after an attack, cutting recovery from days to minutes and limiting breach damage.
Identity and data protection tools are taking a larger share of European security budgets as older perimeter products lose ground.
Attackers still exploit basic gaps for months, with 88% of SMB breaches in 2025 involving ransomware, the report says.
Australian firms face rising cyber and compliance costs as OpenText adds tools to govern AI use, data access and application risks.
Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.
Despite higher spending plans, half of SMBs reported a cyber incident in the past year, exposing a widening readiness gap.
The scams can hand attackers Microsoft 365 access, as new kits and services make device code phishing easier to run at scale.
Security teams can now spot cloud misconfigurations and compliance gaps in real time as VersaONE adds posture management across major public clouds.
Australia is increasingly in cyber criminals' sights as ransomware now reaches systems in minutes, leaving firms far less time to contain damage.
Shared ownership of security and networking is still rare at large US firms, leaving many exposed to breaches, delays and higher costs.
The public test could bolster or undermine claims that VEIL can anonymise sensitive AI data without letting outsiders recover the original records.
The findings show many firms still leave internet-facing databases and admin tools open, giving attackers easy routes before flaws are even published.
With one in three firms still lacking basic protection, smaller UK businesses are facing a sharper threat and higher breach costs as attacks rise.
UpGuard says exposed credentials and supplier risk leave Australia's biggest listed firms vulnerable, despite a modest rise in security scores.
Rising attack volumes are exposing under-resourced SMEs to downtime, lost contracts and regulatory risk unless security is built in now.
Boards are under growing pressure to tackle ransomware and breaches as Aon expands its Australian cyber practice with a seasoned hire.
More than 130 major incidents in 2025 show Singapore facing rising disruption, with public services and retailers hit hardest.
