Cyber attacks stories
Schools and public bodies face fresh pressure to protect records after a Department for Education breach exposed more than 600,000 files.
The hire signals rising pressure on security teams as AI expands attack surfaces across hybrid cloud systems and customer data flows.
AI-enabled attacks have surged 89% year on year, prompting Fujitsu to shift customers towards continuous cyber resilience and faster threat response.
Organisations hit by ransomware will gain a secure, auditable recovery environment as HCLTech expands VaultNXT with Cohesity's clean room service.
Boards and regulators are being urged to prove critical services can hold up as frontier AI speeds attacks and shortens response times.
Many firms lack the capacity to fix existing flaws fast enough, leaving them exposed as AI-generated attacks scale up, experts warn.
Businesses facing a surge in automated abuse could see faster bot blocking as Cloudflare says its system learns from live traffic and updates continuously.
Most organisations in Australia and New Zealand still cannot match machine-speed attacks, leaving blind spots and manual defences exposed.
Proofpoint said the modular trojan can steal data and monitor users, raising risks for finance teams targeted by fake tax notices.
North America and Europe bore most of the 894 July ransomware incidents as NCC Group warned AI tools are accelerating attacks.
Industrial operators faced sustained pressure in July, as ransomware attacks hit 894 cases and AI-assisted tactics began to reshape threats.
Project-based firms are betting on tighter financial controls and AI to lift margins, even as most still lack integrated systems.
Organisations can restore access to apps within minutes after ransomware or failed updates, without relying on spare hardware or reimaging.
Insurers and employers are tightening AI oversight as new risks, compliance demands and workplace changes reshape underwriting, benefits and HR planning.
As attackers use AI to speed up phishing and malware, companies are being told that multi-factor authentication and patching matter more than ever.
Australian firms still face email compromise and poor security hygiene, even as AI helps criminals move faster and hide harder.
Australian agencies and regulated firms can now keep penetration-testing data onshore as Horizon3 opens its first Asia-Pacific sovereign cloud in Sydney.
Critical sectors in Ireland are under growing pressure to keep services running as AI-driven cyberattacks outpace traditional defences.
Most Australian organisations still rely on manual processes, leaving them exposed to AI-automated cyber attacks, according to an Elastic survey.
Retailers' shift to secure digital payments and ordering systems helped lift annual revenue in Northern Ireland by 30%, with five jobs added.