Infosec stories
Ransomware activity stayed elevated in Q2, with 2,252 named victims and The Gentlemen overtaking Qilin to top the rankings.
Rising ransomware speed is pushing ANZ firms to increase spending on recovery strategies as AI gives attackers new ways in.
Greater AI spending is set to expose data and governance gaps unless companies first fix the operational foundations, Forrester says.
Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.
Nearly one in 100 failed identity checks now involves deepfake material, as AI-generated fraud threatens banking, payments and online services.
Security teams can now trace how one SAP flaw could spread across finance, payroll and supply chains, with access tightly restricted.
Developers face earlier checks on risky open-source dependencies as AI coding tools speed up software assembly and raise supply chain concerns.
AI is speeding up attacks as well as defence, with high-risk prompts and unsupervised agents exposing firms to new security gaps.
The new safety model slashes prompt-injection risks in GPT-5.6, as OpenAI says it found flaws faster than human testers and then fed fixes back into production.
Boards face rising pressure to control shadow AI as attackers automate faster and security teams shift to continuous verification.
Businesses are being warned that rushed AI rollouts can waste spend and add risk unless teams define clear goals and checks first.
Pressure is mounting on companies to prove AI is governed in real time, as agentic systems take decisions and access sensitive data.
Governance concerns are rising as companies embed AI deeper into critical workflows, from factory floors to defence operations and customer service.
Smaller firms can now run web app pentests in hours, as Intruder's AI service cuts costs to a fraction of manual reviews.
The Hampshire authority gains 24-hour protection for resident data and services without the cost of building its own security centre.
Businesses may get security test results in hours as ITSEC Asia's new platform flags risks and keeps human consultants in the loop.
Online shoppers in New Zealand face a sharper risk of fraud as fake stores and remote access attacks exploit trusted digital services.
Campuses facing rising ransomware and AI-related threats may gain faster recovery tools as the cyber security firm expands its education reach.
Security teams using Claude can now tap into IANS' practitioner-validated intelligence, reducing reliance on generic web sources for urgent cyber decisions.
Financial firms can now use governed Snowflake data in Rogo's AI tools without moving sensitive records outside existing controls.
