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Latest News and Features

Psychology, AI and the Modern Security Program: A CISO’s Guide to Human Centric Defence

Opinion

AI-Enabled Voice and Virtual Meeting Fraud Surges 1000%+

News

Pindrop warns of 1210% increase in AI-powered fraud last year

New Technical Markers Reveal Expanding ShadowSyndicate Cybercriminal Infrastructure

News

ShadowSyndicate cluster expands with new SSH fingerprints connecting servers to other ransomware ops

AI Drives Doubling of Phishing Attacks in a Year

News

SQL Injection Flaw Affects 40,000 WordPress Sites

News

DockerDash Exposes AI Supply Chain Weakness In Docker's Ask Gordon

News

Cybercrime Unit of Paris Prosecutors Raid Elon Musk’s X Offices in France

News

New Password-Stealing Phishing Campaign Targets Corporate Dropbox Credentials

News

NSA Publishes New Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines

News

Notepad++ Update Hijacking Linked to Hosting Provider Compromise

News

A supply chain attack on Notepad++ update process was linked to compromised hosting infrastructure

White Papers

Adapting to Tomorrow's Threat Landscape: AI's Role in Cybersecurity Operations in 2024

White Paper

Gcore Radar: DDoS Attack Trends Q3 to Q4, 2023

White Paper

A Cyber-Hygiene Checklist

White Paper

On-Demand Webinars

  • Securing M365 Data and Identity Systems Against Modern Adversaries
  • Mastering AI Security With ISACA’s New AAISM Certification
  • Cybersecurity Employment: Making Sense of Conflicting Messaging
  • The Future of Fraud: Defending Against Advanced Account Attacks
  • Experiencing a DDoS Simulation to Enhance Defenses
  • Cracking the Culture Code: Building a Cybersecurity-Aware Workforce
  • How Can the Boardroom Boost Cyber Resilience?

Podcasts

  • How 2025 Shaped the Future of Cybersecurity
  • Navigating the Cyber Skills Gap, AI for Cybersecurity, and Threat Landscape in 2023
  • The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: How to Bridge the Divide
  • #InfosecurityEurope: What to Expect at This Year’s Event
  • The Team are Joined by Cybersecurity Experts to Review 2022 and How to Prepare Information Security for 2023
  • Hear from CISA’s Deputy Mission Coordinator for Threat Hunting, Jillian Rucker, and payment security expert, Neira Jones.
  • The team looks at some of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaigns and other efforts focusing how to thwart phishing, smishing and vishing.
  • Jan Carrol talks to us about her journey into cybersecurity, the cyber-security skills gap and how she set up her company, the Fortify Institute.
  • Beth Maundrill and James Coker analyze Insider Threats as September is National Insider Threats Awareness Month.
  • Ian Murphy, founder of CyberOff, talks about how he uses humor and stand-up to get people engaged with cybersecurity training and cyber awareness.

More news and features

Android RAT Uses Hugging Face to Host Malware

News

Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Stealing AI Secrets

News

National Crime Agency and NatWest Issue Joint Warning Over Invoice Fraud Threat

News

Precision Becomes the New Playbook for Software Supply Chain Attacks

Opinion

Google Disrupts Extensive Residential Proxy Networks

News

Google has taken coordinated action against the massive IPIDEA residential proxy network, enhancing customer protections and disrupting cybercrime operations

France Fines National Employment Agency €5m Over 2024 Data Breach

News

New CISA Guidance Targets Insider Threat Risks

News

CISA urges action against insider threats with publication of a new infographic offering strategies to manage risks

US Data Breaches Hit Record High but Victim Numbers Decline

News

Non-profit ITRC says the number of data breaches increased 5% annually to reach a record total in 2025

Number of Cybersecurity Pros Surges 194% in Four Years

News

Critical and High Severity n8n Sandbox Flaws Allow RCE

News

Blogs

Five Single Sign-On Best Practices to Reduce Access Risk in 2026

Blog

Zero Trust and Active Directory: What Modern AD Audits Reveal

Blog

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