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Mindgard raises USD $30 million to boost AI security

Customer demand is helping the Boston and London startup expand as enterprises race to secure AI systems against fresh attack risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Global Stories

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Data Protection

Eventus Security wins Masters of Risk Services award

The win underscores rising demand for managed cyber services as businesses fold security into continuity, compliance and wider risk planning.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools

Customers deploying AI agents face wider security gaps as Fortinet adds runtime protection and validation through its Virtue AI deal.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Fujitsu & DigiCert team up on certificate management

Shorter certificate lifespans are forcing Australian and New Zealand businesses to automate renewals or risk outages and security gaps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Application Security

Bugtri launches in Sydney to curb AI vulnerability spam

Security teams are drowning in AI-generated bug reports, and 11 early users are already testing a system that filters the noise.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

AI adoption races ahead of governance in businesses

Only one in six staff are getting enough AI training, leaving firms exposed to poor decisions, shadow tools and weak returns.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Last week

Firewalls

Network segmentation - you can't attack what you can't see

Fast-moving exploits are shrinking patch windows to hours, making network segmentation vital for protecting cameras, medical devices and other connected assets.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • This month

Data Protection

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks to smaller businesses

Smaller firms will gain access to CrowdStrike's AI-era cyber risk tools through new channel partners as threats accelerate and in-house defences lag.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Malware

AI-driven cybercrime surges at scale, Flashpoint warns

Stolen credentials and AI-generated phishing are accelerating attacks, as Flashpoint tracked 22 million illicit discussions and 7.4 million infected hosts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Data Protection

Ransomware victim numbers flat as active groups hit record

More groups are now driving attacks, leaving victim numbers flat even as ransomware operations reached a record 93 active crews in the quarter.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Malware

Cyberattacks & ransomware surge in July, Check Point

Ransomware victims jumped 49% in July as organisations also endured 2,336 weekly cyberattacks and widening AI data exposure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Endpoint Protection

Ubitquity releases ShieldBreak Windows Defender patch

A Windows Defender zero-day is leaving organisations exposed to SYSTEM-level takeover until Microsoft issues an official fix.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Security Operations Centres

NIST seeks input to modernise vulnerability database

Security teams could gain more useful risk signals as NIST weighs changes to the National Vulnerability Database amid surging flaw volumes and AI use.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month