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Cybersecurity strategy stories

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Adidas data breach highlights supply chain risk for retailers
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data protection
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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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Infosecurity Europe 2025 to spotlight AI-driven cyber risks
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cloud security
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iot security
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ai security
Infosecurity Europe 2025 will focus on AI-driven cyber risks with a new AI and cloud security theatre, highlighting generative AI threats and strategic responses.
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UK fintech hiring to surge 32% in 2025 amid compliance demand
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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investment
UK fintech hiring is set to surge 32% in 2025, driven by rising demand for compliance, cybersecurity, and engineering roles amid regulatory shifts.
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Ransomware attack hits food supply chain, exposes retail risks
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mfa
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phishing
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email security
Peter Green Chilled faces a ransomware attack disrupting UK food deliveries, highlighting escalating cyber threats to retail supply chains nationwide.
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Exclusive: CyXcel urges UK firms to rethink supply chain risk
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
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business continuity
Cybercriminals target suppliers over UK firms, exploiting supply chain weaknesses as many companies remain dangerously unprepared, warns CyXcel's Ngaire Guzzetti.
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Cyberattack on Peter Green Chilled raises UK supply chain fears
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ransomware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
UK food logistics firm Peter Green Chilled faces ransomware attack, threatening supply chains and client retailers like Tesco and Aldi amid rising cyber threats.
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Ransomware hits Kettering Health: Experts speak out
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offensive security
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critical infrastructure
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cyber warfare
A ransomware attack on Ohio's Kettering Health has disrupted services, halting elective procedures and risking patient data amid ongoing cybersecurity concerns.
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NormCyber wins Cyber OSPAs award for customer service in 2025
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data protection
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soc
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risk & compliance
NormCyber clinches the Outstanding Customer Service Initiative Award at the 2025 Cyber OSPAs for its innovative Smartbloc dashboard boosting cyber resilience.
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Infosecurity Europe 2025 explores geopolitics & cyber threats
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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ncsc
Rory Stewart and NCSC's Paul Chichester headline Infosecurity Europe 2025, focusing on geopolitics' impact on cybersecurity at London event in June.
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Cyber experts urge resilience amid rise in sophisticated ransomware
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ransomware
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it training
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phishing
Organisations worldwide are urged to bolster defences as ransomware threats intensify, with attacks becoming more sophisticated and costly, experts warn.
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Emojis used to hide attacks & bypass major AI guardrails
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genai
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Mindgard reveals emoji smuggling can bypass AI guardrails from Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, and others with up to 100% attack success, raising serious security concerns.
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Kaspersky study: 71% in Asia Pacific back Cyber Immunity
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firewalls
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data protection
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network security
Seventy-one per cent of Asia Pacific cybersecurity experts back Cyber Immunity as an effective defence, says Kaspersky's study of 850 professionals.
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Reversec launches with offensive approach to cybersecurity
Thu, 1st May 2025
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devops
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advanced persistent threat protection
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apm
Reversec has launched as an independent cybersecurity consultancy, focusing on offensive strategies to help organisations tackle evolving digital threats globally.
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Unseen & Unsecured: The machine identity threat you can’t ignore
Thu, 1st May 2025
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ai
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cybersecurity
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agentic ai
70% of firms manage more machine than human identities, with only 38% having real-time oversight, exposing a growing cybersecurity risk.
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Forrester warns of deepfakes & AI extortion in 2025 threats
Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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ransomware
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phishing
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email security
Forrester's report reveals top cybersecurity threats in 2025, including regulatory upheavals, deepfakes, AI risks, insider threats, and GenAI-driven extortion.
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NetApp unveils post-quantum encryption & AI for data defence
Wed, 30th Apr 2025
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virtualisation
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dr
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hybrid cloud
NetApp launches new data security features including post-quantum cryptography and enhanced ransomware protection to improve cyber resilience for customers.
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APAC CIOs face cyber threats despite rising security spend
Tue, 29th Apr 2025
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malware
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Over half of APAC CIOs find security patch systems too complex as 91% report cybersecurity incidents despite increased spending, revealing critical gaps.
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Kaspersky report warns of rising cyber risks in digitalisation
Mon, 28th Apr 2025
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edutech
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it in manufacturing
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digital transformation
Nearly 40% of global industrial firms, rising to 45% in APAC, cite cybersecurity as a major hurdle in the digitalisation of Operational Technology environments.
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Cybersecurity seen by 85% of CEOs as critical for business growth
Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
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ai
A global survey reveals 85% of CEOs see cybersecurity as vital for business growth, highlighting its role beyond protection to strategic enablement.
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CVE system secures 11-month extension worth USD $44 million
Thu, 17th Apr 2025
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cyber threats
CISA extends its contract with MITRE for another 11 months at USD $44 million, securing the critical CVE vulnerability programme amid funding concerns.