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Friday August 8, 2025. 03:14 PM
A recent study from IBM revealed that insider threats were the costliest data breaches of 2024, averaging $4.99 million per incident. Andrius Buinovskis, cybersecurity expert at security platform NordLayer, says that as more companies adopt a browser-first approach,...
The rise of generative and agentic AI is transforming how data is accessed and used, not just by humans but by non-human AI agents acting on their behalf. This shift is driving an unprecedented surge in data access demands, creating a governance challenge at a scale that...
Thursday August 7, 2025. 03:00 PM
New analysis of recent high-profile breaches and global threat patterns, reveals a cybersecurity landscape dominated by AI-enhanced attacks, organized cybercrime, and rapid exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities. The research, from compliance automation platform...
Microsoft has issued a warning about a high-severity vulnerability in hybrid Microsoft Exchange Server deployments. Tracked as CVE-2025-53786, the vulnerability could allow for privilege escalation by cyber threat actors with administrative access to an on-premise Microsoft...
It seems that nothing is immune to being injected with AI – certainly not if Microsoft is involved. Now the company is bringing Gaming Copilot to the Game Bar. Currently in beta testing, Gaming Copilot is now available in Game Bar for Windows PC for Xbox Insiders enrolled...
Disney has announced major plans for Hulu – in short, it is getting rid of the Hulu app. This does not mean, however, that Hulu itself is going away. During an earnings call, Disney revealed that rather than maintain the Hulu app and Disney+ app separately, Hulu content...
Whichever social media platform you prefer, the range of features is pretty similar across all of them. Instagram, however, has only just added the option to repost content. Instagram has been testing the reposting of reels and posts for some time, but it has only just...
Wednesday August 6, 2025. 03:09 PM
Traditional detection methods are being outpaced, with a 127 percent rise in malware complexity and one in 14 files initially deemed ‘safe’ by legacy systems proving to be malicious. A new report from OPSWAT uncovers layered threats designed to evade analysis, including...
Security teams are often hampered by having to identify and fix issues while weeding out false positives. This is an area where AI can help and Sysdig has launched a new agentic platform designed to analyze cloud environments end-to-end and uncover hidden business risk so...
WhatsApp is now an essential communication tool for both personal and business use, and its popularity means that it is also a prime target for scammers. As such, the company has just announced the rollout of a new series of tools designed to help keep users informed and...
Microsoft has announced that it has plans to “truly open sourcing” WinUI, the user interface framework that is embedded in Windows. Although no specific timeframe has been mentioned, the company is “actively working toward it”. Pointing out that making the WinUI...
Vishing (voice phishing) attacks have surged by over 1,600 percent so far this year, partly driven by a rise in AI-driven deepfake voice scams. This is yet another way cybercriminals are seeking to impersonate those with access to company systems to disrupt organizations and ...
Tuesday August 5, 2025. 03:58 PM
As we’ve been reporting over the past week interest in VPN use in the UK has spiked following concerns about the Online Safety Act and its age verification rules. Inevitably the government has noticed the surge in VPN use and while it insists it has no plans to ban their...
Average security budget growth has slowed to just four percent year-on-year, the lowest rate in five years and a sharp decline from eight percent in 2024. The slowdown comes in the face of continued global market volatility, driven by geopolitical tensions, uncertain tariff...
The latest Threat Detection Report update from Red Canary shows a rise of almost 500 percent in detections associated with cloud accounts during the first half of 2025. This significant rise stems primarily from Red Canary’s expanded identity detection coverage and the...
Microsoft is always keen for people to use the latest versions of its software, and things are no different with Office. The company has just announced that if users of Microsoft 365 Office apps will need to be fully updated or they will lose access to some key features. The ...
Spotify has announced an increase in subscription prices for users around the world. For now, the US does not get a mention, but with fees being raised in pretty much every region, it is hard to imagine that the same will not happen stateside as well. The new pricing is due...
Monday August 4, 2025. 03:26 PM
A disconnect between cybersecurity confidence and data reality is leaving organizations exposed, according to a new report released today by Axonius. The study, based on a survey of 500 US director-level and above cybersecurity and IT leaders, reveals that while 90 percent...
New analysis from Forescout of more than 23,000 vulnerabilities and 885 threat actors across 159 countries worldwide during the first half of 2025 finds 47 percent of newly exploited vulnerabilities were originally published before 2025, and zero-day exploitation has...
Adversaries are weaponizing GenAI to scale operations and accelerate cyberattacks -- as well as increasingly targeting the autonomous AI agents reshaping enterprise operations. This is among the findings of CrowdStrike’s 2025 Threat Hunting Report. The report reveals how...
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