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Lloyds, Google & Hack The Box host UK finance hackathon
DevOps

Lloyds, Google & Hack The Box host UK finance hackathon

Banks and fintechs are being pushed to sharpen cyber defences as AI threats and operational knock-on effects test the UK payments system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026
UK cyber breach survey bolsters call for legal reform
Firewalls

UK cyber breach survey bolsters call for legal reform

The findings add pressure on ministers to modernise the 1990 Computer Misuse Act as breaches hit 43% of UK businesses and 28% of charities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026

Global Stories

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AI cyber confidence outpaces testing readiness, study finds
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

AI cyber confidence outpaces testing readiness, study finds

Many security teams are deploying AI before proving it works, with readiness scores as low as 30% despite 78% confidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 5th May 2026
Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection
Virtual Private Networks

Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection

Detection of malicious code can collapse when AI reviewers are fed large files packed with harmless text, Cloudflare's research shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
PhantomRPC flaw lets attackers reach SYSTEM on Windows
Endpoint Detection and Response

PhantomRPC flaw lets attackers reach SYSTEM on Windows

No patch exists for a Windows RPC weakness that can let attackers turn a service foothold into SYSTEM-level control on a host.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Anthropic's Mythos sparks governance fears over cyber risk
Digital Transformation

Anthropic's Mythos sparks governance fears over cyber risk

Businesses could face faster cyber attacks as experts warn Anthropic's leaked Mythos model may outpace remediation and widen governance gaps.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026
Infosecurity Europe adds AI summit amid cyber defence shift
Data Protection

Infosecurity Europe adds AI summit amid cyber defence shift

A new survey shows UK cyber chiefs now see agentic AI as the biggest near-term threat, prompting an expanded security summit.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains
DevOps

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains

Codex and ChatGPT users get a model that OpenAI says performs better on coding, research and office work while using fewer tokens.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy
DevOps

Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy

As cyber tools become more powerful, Anthropic is limiting access while OpenAI is widening it, raising fresh fears over misuse.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Zscaler joins Anthropic Project Glasswing on cyber AI
Firewalls

Zscaler joins Anthropic Project Glasswing on cyber AI

AI-driven attacks are pushing firms to hide systems from the public internet rather than rely on patching flaws after discovery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
HackerOne launches h1 Validation to tackle AI flaws
DevOps

HackerOne launches h1 Validation to tackle AI flaws

Rising AI-generated vulnerability reports are leaving security teams with record backlogs and only hours to judge which flaws hackers can exploit.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk
Data Protection

AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk

Boards are being pressed to abandon periodic patching as AI models can now uncover and chain software flaws faster than human teams can respond.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears
DevOps

Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears

Financial regulators are alarmed after Anthropic said Claude Mythos can uncover software flaws at machine speed, raising bank security risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
LangWatch launches open-source tool for AI red-teaming
Data Protection

LangWatch launches open-source tool for AI red-teaming

The framework is designed to expose hidden risks in production AI systems that can be missed by conventional one-off tests.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Singapore phishing drill cuts clicks as training pays
Data Protection

Singapore phishing drill cuts clicks as training pays

Repeated phishing training helped cut Singapore staff click rates to 7.4% from 17%, despite more than 8,500 fake emails sent.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026
AI now powers most dangerous cyber threats, warns SANS
Malware

AI now powers most dangerous cyber threats, warns SANS

Defenders face faster, harder-to-stop attacks as SANS says AI is now built into phishing, malware and reconnaissance at scale.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026
White Rook Cyber wins CREST accreditation for testing
Firewalls

White Rook Cyber wins CREST accreditation for testing

Procurement teams in defence and critical infrastructure may now view White Rook Cyber more favourably after its CREST testing approval.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026