The Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Cybersecurity.
What to know about Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a critical and evolving field dedicated to protecting individuals, businesses, and governments from online threats. Amid transformative advancements such as AI, cloud adoption, quantum computing, and fluctuating geopolitical risks, organisations are navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.
Recent developments across the cybersecurity sphere highlight crucial topics including ransomware surges, deepfake scams, API security lapses, identity management complexities, and the growing importance of Zero Trust frameworks. These trends underscore the need for proactive strategies, comprehensive threat detection, agile responses, and a strengthening of human and technological defenses.
With expanding attack surfaces driven by remote work, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and digital transformation, there is a paramount focus on integrating AI-powered solutions, enhancing data protection, and addressing skills shortages. Initiatives promoting diversity, education, and collaborative partnerships continue to be essential in fortifying cyber resilience.
Exploring these themes through the latest stories and expert insights encourages readers to deepen their understanding of contemporary cybersecurity challenges and solutions, emphasizing actionable knowledge to help safeguard digital futures in an interconnected world.
UK Cybersecurity News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Abnormal AI names Don Jeter as Chief Marketing Officer
The hire signals Abnormal AI's push to widen its reach beyond email security and win more enterprise business in the crowded AI security market.
Finance workers share sensitive data with AI tools
More than four in 10 finance and insurance staff using AI at work have shared sensitive data without their employer’s knowledge, a survey found.
UK regulator proposes strategic status for Microsoft
The move could let the watchdog impose legally enforceable remedies on software licensing and bundling practices that rivals say raise costs for customers.
Budget to boost defence & AI with billions in spending
Billions in long-term borrowing could lift drone makers and defence tech groups, while half a billion pounds is set aside for AI safety and skills.
Perkbox appoints Shahid Naveed as Chief Product Officer
The move puts AI at the centre of Perkbox's efforts to help employers prove value from benefits and boost employee uptake.
Cybersecurity tops UK architects' priorities over AI
Nearly two-thirds of UK project-based firms are worried about cyber risk, after 70% were targeted in the past three years and half lost money.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cybersecurity
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Gigamon unveils tools to track shadow AI across networks
Check Point launches AI-scale security orchestrator 200
Island named only Gartner Customers' Choice for browsers
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
Featured News
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
DesignVerse targets U.S. firms with private cloud AI tools
DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Veridos: Why designing quantum-ready trust for global travel and identity starts now
Passports could be exposed for years before quantum computers arrive, as governments face a slow, fragile migration to new cryptography.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Expert Columns
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
Cyber security now starts at the job interview
Who Really Pays When a Supplier Payment Is Hijacked? Leveraging Your Procurement Software to Combat Fraud
Cybersecurity Awareness: The Importance of Getting the Basics Right
The crown jewels of cybersecurity: What can your business not afford to lose
Why the quietest IT transformations can have the greatest impact
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Singapore's 2035 Quantum-Safe Target Starts With Identity
AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cybersecurity News
Black Kite adds quantum readiness to supplier cyber ratings
Companies can now see which suppliers are already moving towards quantum-safe encryption, as Black Kite folds the new checks into its cyber ratings.
BeyondTrust launches AI agent security with new research
The new controls aim to curb AI agents' machine-speed access to company systems as research shows they can trigger thousands of endpoint actions.
AppViewX expands Quantum Trust Hub for quantum migration
Security teams gain a standalone tool to map quantum-era cryptographic exposure across certificates, keys and software before 2030 deadlines bite.
Lab 1 warns breach data now exposes thousands more firms
The findings show stolen files can reach far beyond the named victim, with the median breach now exposing data linked to 542 other organisations.
Elastic warns attackers abuse trusted AI tools in hacks
Attackers are turning trusted AI and remote IT tools into cover for intrusions, with stolen logins used just eight minutes after infection.
Europe's AI ambitions outpace consumer trust, report says
Consumer trust is lagging behind AI rollouts in Europe, where fewer than one in five organisations are on schedule with transformation work.
ThreatLocker launches Zero Trust AI Control for agents
Security teams can now limit what autonomous agents access, run and connect to as businesses widen AI use across core operations.
Horváth & SANNOS AI partner on finance control review
Finance teams could spend less time on document checks as the partnership aims to automate evidence review while keeping expert judgement in place.
Toshiba launches platform for quantum-safe networks
Organisations facing future encryption risks can now trial Toshiba's system, which is designed to scale quantum-safe protection across existing networks.
Sectigo survey shows quantum threat driving PKI change
Most IT and security leaders expect public key infrastructure to need major changes, as 63% worry about harvest now, decrypt later attacks.
Highland Spring taps Acumen for round-the-clock cyber cover
The move gives the bottled water maker continuous threat monitoring and incident response, easing pressure on its internal IT team.
Christmas hiring rush heightens physical security risks
Seasonal recruitment can leave warehouses and retailers exposed, with misplaced access cards and unchecked visitors creating security gaps at Christmas.
CrowdStrike to buy Fiddler AI & Dreadnode in AI push
The moves underline how security vendors are racing to control AI agents as businesses widen their use of automated software across operations.
Tanium joins OpenAI cyber programme for threat research
The limited access will help its hunters and engineers turn OpenAI models into detections, vulnerability work and stronger platform defences.
Candescent adds Memcyco to its banking marketplace
Banks and credit unions gain earlier warnings on phishing and account takeover as Candescent adds Memcyco to its marketplace.
ArmourCode launches Zero to cut vulnerability backlogs
ArmourCode says the agent-based tool can shrink thousands of alerts into fewer verified fixes, easing pressure on security teams.
Raiffeisen slashes mainframe cyber recovery to two hours
Austrian bank IT services provider Raiffeisen Informatik said a total storage loss would now be recoverable in one to two hours, not seven days.
Forescout warns of global exposure in refrigeration systems
Researchers found nearly 13,000 exposed refrigeration services in 99 countries, widening fears that remote access could disrupt food, medicine and storage.
Massive says network passes 100 billion web requests
Demand for residential proxy services is rising as Massive says its opt-in network now handles more than 100 billion web requests a month.
Integrity360 launches managed OT security services
Industrial operators can now buy continuous monitoring and response support as Integrity360 expands beyond one-off OT assessments and consulting.
Job Moves
Abnormal AI names Don Jeter as Chief Marketing Officer
Perkbox appoints Shahid Naveed as Chief Product Officer
Hexnode appoints Ben Roberts to lead UK channel sales
Roke names Jo Rayson as first Chief Operating Officer
Principle Networks hires trio to bolster senior team
Alchemist Group appoints Griffiths as fractional CTO
Core to Cloud names David Brown as Managing Director
VinciWorks names Shmuli Goldberg as Chief Executive
Klarus launches energy & utilities practice with Haw
