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Council data breaches rise 53% in five years, study finds

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England's biggest councils logged more data incidents over five years, with serious referrals up 41% and some authorities blaming better reporting.
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Cohesity wins Google Cloud award for disaster recovery

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Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership with new AI and cyber recovery features as it lands 2026 Partner of the Year honour.
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Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report

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Critical Microsoft flaws double as Azure and Dynamics 365 risks surge, BeyondTrust warns organisations to prioritise identity and privilege controls.
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ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms

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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
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Vercel breach linked to compromised Context.ai integration

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Vercel says an attack on a third-party AI tool let hackers hijack a staff Google Workspace account and reach internal systems.
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Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds

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Survey finds most enterprises are struggling to control AI agents, with hidden systems, data exposure and weak decommissioning processes raising risk.
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UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
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Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?

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Anthropic's Mythos spots corporate network attacks in hours, while security experts warn unmanaged AI agents are becoming a critical enterprise risk.
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Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams

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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
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Spitfire launches live cyber attack map after 71,793 probes

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Spitfire Network Services unveils a live cyber attack map after its honeypot logged 71,793 probes in 24 hours, spotlighting rising business risk.
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Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift

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Talion says its award win reflects a mid-market cybersecurity shift towards resilience, accountability and clearer decision-making under pressure.
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UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds

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Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.
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UK boards still see cybersecurity as top risk, survey finds

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UK boards still see cybersecurity as a top risk, but a five-year flat reading suggests awareness has not translated into stronger oversight.
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Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure

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Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.
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Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection

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Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.
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Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years

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Paper records remain a stubborn weak spot for UK organisations, with 11,141 breach reports filed to the Information Commissioner's Office over five years.
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Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route

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Identity failures are now the main way cyber attackers breach firms, with experts warning that non-human credentials are widening the risk.
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Hiscox warns ransomware hits UK SMEs more than once

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Hiscox says UK SMEs often face repeat ransomware demands after paying, with many still forced to rebuild systems and suffer fresh disruption.
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UK data privacy complaints rise in finance & health

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Finance and health lead UK privacy complaints as Bridewell analysis shows rising cases across data-heavy sectors and shifting ICO outcomes.
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TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition

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TrendAI urges stronger AI governance as it shifts cybersecurity from fear-based selling to platformised risk reduction for Australian firms.