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Edinburgh Napier & Approov boost smartphone security

Smartphone apps used for banking and workplace access will face tougher defences as the partners recruit two cybersecurity researchers for a 30-month project.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

UK public sector AI use outpaces governance, survey

Only 8% of UK public sector IT professionals say AI is fully governed, leaving frontline services exposed as adoption races ahead.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Simple but secure: solving blockchain's biggest UX challenge

Blockchain apps risk losing new users unless developers simplify approvals and signing while keeping private keys and transactions secure.

By Ibraheem Kabir • 5 min read • Sat, 29th Aug 2026

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Data Protection

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week

Data Protection

eSentire acquires AI security startup for Atlas AIDR

Security teams are gaining real-time audit trails and controls as eSentire folds the stealth startup's AI monitoring module into Atlas.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

SHI warns firms to prepare for quantum security risks

Businesses may have only a few years to replace ageing encryption before quantum computers make current security methods vulnerable.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Security leaders worry AI agents outpace governance

Many security chiefs expect to curb AI agent use within 18 months as fears grow over unauthorised access and weak audit trails.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

Engineering for operations: going from security to insight

Early security design can improve uptime and reveal operational data in data centres, but only if cybersecurity is built in from the start.

By Tertius Wolfaardt • 6 min read • Last month

Manufacturing

Rockwell joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing programme

Industrial control systems could be patched faster as Rockwell tests controlled access to Claude Mythos 5 to spot flaws before attackers exploit them.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

AI speeds up cyber attacks on ageing systems, experts warn

Ageing technology is leaving critical services exposed as AI lets attackers exploit known weaknesses at machine speed, experts say.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

EU software makers face new cyber reporting deadlines

Companies selling software into the bloc now have 24 hours to flag exploited flaws, with fines reaching EUR €15 million for delays.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

When security creates friction, employees find workarounds

Across Asia Pacific, cumbersome controls are driving staff to unsanctioned AI and apps, increasing data exposure and slowing work.

By Patricia Leppert • 8 min read • Last month

Internet of Things

EU cyber rules test manufacturers' reporting readiness

Manufacturers face a 24-hour EU reporting deadline only after proving a flaw is in their product and actively exploited, testing their records.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Genetec urges buyers to test vendors for CRA readiness

Buyers of connected security kit face tougher supplier checks as the EU Cyber Resilience Act pushes lifecycle support and disclosure higher on the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data governance

Women leaders urge more female cyber talent as AI grows

With women still only 17% of cyber workers in the UK and Australia, executives warn AI could deepen security blind spots unless talent widens.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Collective cyber defence will be won or lost in how we act together

Boards and regulators are being urged to prove critical services can hold up as frontier AI speeds attacks and shortens response times.

By Nicole Henry • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Illumia names Sean Bruton as chief security officer

The move comes as Illumia expands AI use across operations, with more than 10,000 institutional customers relying on its systems for secure continuity.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month