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Tenable unveils AI Exposure to manage enterprise generative AI risk

Fri, 8th Aug 2025
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Tenable launches AI Exposure, a new tool in Tenable One, to help firms spot, manage and govern risks from enterprise generative AI like ChatGPT Enterprise.
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Pentera unveils AI web attack testing to boost cyber defences

Thu, 7th Aug 2025
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Pentera has launched AI-powered Web Attack Testing to help organisations better simulate cyber threats and enhance defences against evolving AI-driven attacks.
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Sensitive data exposure rises with employee use of GenAI tools

Sat, 2nd Aug 2025
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A quarter of files and 4.37% of prompts shared with GenAI tools contained sensitive data, raising security risks as employees use more AI applications.
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Lab 1 report reveals unstructured data heightens breach risks

Sat, 26th Jul 2025
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Lab 1's report on 141 million breached files shows unstructured data, like financial and HR documents, greatly increase risks of fraud and cybercrime.
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Zero Trust vital in cybersecurity strategies in wake of Qantas breach

Fri, 4th Jul 2025
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Cybersecurity experts have highlighted the continued significance of personal information to cybercriminals and the varied threats posed by data exposures.
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AI Agents - The struggle to balance automation, oversight, & security

Tue, 17th Jun 2025
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Visa's plan to use AI agents for automatic payments sparks debate over security risks and whether consumers will trust machines handling their money.
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Safari users at heightened risk from new fullscreen BitM attack

Fri, 30th May 2025
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New research reveals Safari users face heightened risk from advanced Fullscreen Browser-in-the-Middle attacks due to unfixable API flaws undetected by current security tools.
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Adidas data breach highlights supply chain risk for retailers

Thu, 29th May 2025
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Adidas has suffered a data breach via a third-party provider, exposing customer information and highlighting rising cyber risks in retail supply chains.
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From compliance to campaigns: Data collaboration as Finserv's Marketing Edge

Tue, 20th May 2025
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Australian financial services marketers face stricter privacy laws but can harness secure data collaboration for tailored, compliant, and effective campaigns.
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Apromore boosts operational insights with native task mining

Fri, 16th May 2025
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Apromore enhances its process intelligence platform with native task mining, offering businesses detailed insights from enterprise workflows to individual user actions.
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Tray.ai launches ITSM Agent to automate IT support tasks

Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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Tray.ai launches an AI-powered ITSM Agent that automates routine IT support, cutting human tickets by 75%, boosting efficiency across major firms.
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Nine in ten IT leaders faced cyberattacks as threats intensify

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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A new report reveals that 90% of IT leaders faced cyberattacks in 2024, with nearly one fifth enduring over 25 breaches amid growing cloud vulnerabilities.
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Panzura partners with IBM to enhance data archiving solutions

Tue, 8th Apr 2025
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Panzura has unveiled an integration of its Symphony platform with IBM Storage Deep Archive, enhancing data archiving with secure, low-cost solutions.
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Varonis acquires Cyral to boost AI-driven data security

Tue, 18th Mar 2025
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Varonis Systems has acquired Cyral, enhancing data security capabilities amid a projected USD $225 billion database market boom by 2028.
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Small businesses targeted by cybercriminals on dark web

Wed, 5th Mar 2025
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A new report by Guardz reveals that small businesses are increasingly falling victim to cybercriminals, with dark web Attack as a Service schemes on the rise.
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AI Chrome extensions pose privacy risk, study reveals

Thu, 6th Feb 2025
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A study by Incogni reveals that two-thirds of AI-powered Chrome extensions could jeopardise user privacy, with 41% collecting personal data.
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Study finds 8.5% of GenAI prompts risk data exposure

Fri, 17th Jan 2025
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A study by Harmonic Security reveals that 8.5% of prompts in generative AI tools could expose sensitive data, raising serious security concerns.
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Varonis expands IaaS security to Google Cloud service

Thu, 21st Nov 2024
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Varonis has expanded its IaaS security coverage to Google Cloud, enhancing data protection and automated threat detection for sensitive data.
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Illumio achieves ISO certification for security compliance

Thu, 24th Oct 2024
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Illumio has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, confirming its commitment to global security standards in data protection and management.
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Upwind Security unveils feature for safeguarding APIs

Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
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Upwind Security unveils a new feature for its API Security suite, aiding organisations in identifying and securing sensitive data amid rising cyberattacks.