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AWS outage sparks global disruption across banking & services
Digital Transformation

AWS outage sparks global disruption across banking & services

An AWS outage on 20 October 2025 caused global disruption, hitting platforms like Amazon, Snapchat, Coinbase, HMRC and Lloyds Bank, affecting millions worldwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry
Software-as-a-Service

How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry

Ransomware, a $10.5tn cybercrime industry by 2025, uses a professional economic model driving global attacks, with governments moving to curb payments.

By Craig Searle • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Illumio launches AI Insights Agent to tackle security alert fatigue
Security Operations Centres

Illumio launches AI Insights Agent to tackle security alert fatigue

Illumio launches Insights Agent, an AI tool offering real-time, role-specific threat alerts to ease alert fatigue and speed incident response.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Supply chain risks overwhelm cybersecurity leaders, report finds
Phishing

Supply chain risks overwhelm cybersecurity leaders, report finds

A report reveals 60% of UK and US cybersecurity leaders find third-party supply chain risks overwhelming amid rising breaches and operational impacts.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
Bitdefender expands cybersecurity partnership with Ferrari F1 team
Data Protection

Bitdefender expands cybersecurity partnership with Ferrari F1 team

Bitdefender has extended its partnership with Ferrari F1, boosting cybersecurity support and brand visibility on Ferrari's racing cars this season.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025
Confronting the dark side of GenAI: Recommendations for business leaders, CISOs and security teams
Malware

Confronting the dark side of GenAI: Recommendations for business leaders, CISOs and security teams

As malicious generative AI tools surge, businesses must bolster defences with strategic security measures to counter evolving AI-enabled cyber threats.

By Adam Khan • 7 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025
Radware enhances AI SOC Xpert for faster, broader threat defence
Firewalls

Radware enhances AI SOC Xpert for faster, broader threat defence

Radware upgrades AI SOC Xpert with agentic AI to speed up threat investigation and broaden defence across DDoS, bots, and application attacks in SOCs.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025
Ransomware's business model reshapes costs as cybercrime hits USD $10.5 trillion
Ransomware

Ransomware's business model reshapes costs as cybercrime hits USD $10.5 trillion

Ransomware has evolved into a profit-centric business, driving cybercrime costs to USD $10.5 trillion and reshaping global cybersecurity risks and responses.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2025
Bitsight unveils AI tool to combat phishing & brand threats
Phishing

Bitsight unveils AI tool to combat phishing & brand threats

Bitsight launches Brand Intelligence, an AI tool to detect and swiftly tackle phishing and brand threats targeting companies and executives.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
F5 breach exposes BIG-IP code & secrets, raising global risk
Cloud Security

F5 breach exposes BIG-IP code & secrets, raising global risk

F5 has suffered a major breach exposing BIG-IP source code and security flaws, raising global risks amid limited evidence of exploitation so far.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
Rapid7 secures seventh straight spot in Gartner SIEM report
Security Information and Event Management

Rapid7 secures seventh straight spot in Gartner SIEM report

Rapid7 has secured its seventh consecutive spot in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for SIEM, highlighting its strong presence and innovative security solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
Finance & healthcare sectors urged to upskill amid cyber gaps
Cloud Security

Finance & healthcare sectors urged to upskill amid cyber gaps

Finance, healthcare and MSSPs face significant cybersecurity skill gaps, urging urgent upskilling beyond compliance to tackle evolving cyber threats effectively.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Boards underestimate cyber incident impacts, risking USD $2.7m losses
Ransomware

Boards underestimate cyber incident impacts, risking USD $2.7m losses

Corporate boards often underestimate cyber incident impacts, facing ransomware losses averaging USD $2.7 million with downtime lasting 24 days, warns Willis report.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
NCSC warns of China threat as major UK cyber-attacks surge 50%
Storage

NCSC warns of China threat as major UK cyber-attacks surge 50%

The National Cyber Security Centre warns China among top cyber threats as UK sees a 50% rise in major cyber-attacks, with serious incidents nearly every two days.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
WatchGuard named leader in GigaOm's 2025 EDR Radar Report
Firewalls

WatchGuard named leader in GigaOm's 2025 EDR Radar Report

WatchGuard is named a Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm's 2025 EDR Radar Report for its innovative, AI-driven endpoint security solutions.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

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UK cyberattacks surge as leaders urge new security approaches
Cartech

UK cyberattacks surge as leaders urge new security approaches

UK cyberattacks have surged, prompting calls for revamped security and stricter supplier oversight amid escalating threats and costly breaches.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
NCSC urges boards to prioritise cyber resilience amid 130% rise
Supply Chain

NCSC urges boards to prioritise cyber resilience amid 130% rise

The NCSC warns of a 130% surge in major cyberattacks, urging UK boards to prioritise cyber resilience and rapid recovery planning for critical operations.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025