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Shadow AI assistant Clawdbot raises workplace risks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Shadow AI tool Clawdbot quietly spreads across workplaces, alarming security teams as staff grant it broad access on unmanaged devices.
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Dell warns of rising cyber 'resilience debt' in Australia

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Dell warns Australian firms face mounting “resilience debt” as prevention outspends recovery, leaving backups exposed to cyberattacks.
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AI drives 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI-fuelled automation drove a 70% surge in weekly cyber attacks in 2025, with nearly 2,000 incidents per organisation, Check Point warns.
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AI reshapes data privacy as firms shift to real-time defence

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI-driven cloud adoption is forcing firms to swap static privacy checklists for continuous, real-time defence of sensitive data flows.
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Exclusive: SonicWall's Suroop Chandran on why security basics still fail

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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SonicWall warns over 95% of cyber breaches stem from misconfigured tools, as firms lean on MSPs and cyber warranties to plug skills gaps.
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Firms lack confidence in securing AI-driven identities

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Most IT security teams doubt they can protect fast-growing AI and machine identities, as weak governance and legacy tools widen exposure.
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LevelBlue buys Fortra Alert Logic MDR services arm

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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LevelBlue to acquire Fortra Alert Logic managed services arm and form long-term tech partnership to expand MDR and XDR security reach.
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UK cyberattacks surge 129%, fuelling risk & losses

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Significant UK cyberattacks jump 129%, with major incidents hitting firms' finances, supply chains and insurance costs across the economy.
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Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Data Privacy Day puts spotlight on how trusted, resilient data underpins safe AI adoption, compliance and business continuity.
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Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
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Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.
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Acumen Cyber appoints Derek Whigham to support UK growth

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Glasgow cyber security provider Acumen Cyber appoints veteran strategist Derek Whigham to its board to steer UK growth and services.
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Alert fatigue drives UK IT outages & rising burnout

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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UK IT teams say alert fatigue and tool overload are driving outages, customer disruption and rising burnout, Splunk research shows.
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Forrester maps ten edge & IoT trends set to shape 2025

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI at the edge, observability and Zero Trust security head Forrester's ten edge and IoT trends it says will redefine enterprise tech in 2025.
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New Relic links AI observability to faster deployments

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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New Relic data links use of its AI observability tools to 27% less alert noise, 25% faster fixes and up to fivefold higher deployment rates.
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Keeper brings zero-trust access governance to Slack

Mon, 26th Jan 2026
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Keeper rolls out a zero-trust Slack integration, turning chat-based approvals into governed workflows while keeping enforcement in Keeper Vault.
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Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Komodor hires a new CFO and elevates its people chief to steer global expansion of its AI-driven site reliability engineering platform.
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Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.
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AI agents race ahead of governance, security & trust

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI agents surge into big business with scant oversight, leaving governance, security and trust frameworks struggling to keep pace.
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UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.