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Artificial intelligence is transforming the global cybersecurity landscape, strengthening cyber defences while simultaneously enabling faster, more sophisticated attacks. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, 94% of organizations expect AI to be the biggest driver of cybersecurity change over the coming year, while 87% identify AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk. Against this backdrop, GISEC Global 2026, organized by inD, a joint ve...

Cyber threats are becoming faster, more sophisticated, and increasingly difficult for traditional Security Operations Centres (SOC) to manage. Security teams face growing alert volumes, evolving attack techniques, and a persistent shortage of skilled cyber security professionals. To address these challenges, organizations are turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered SOC that can automate many aspects of security operations. However, not all AI SOC are created equal. While some simply ass...

Traditional security tools generate enormous volumes of alerts, making it increasingly difficult for Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams to distinguish genuine threats from harmless activity. As organizations face growing attack surfaces and increasingly complex IT environments, effective threat detection has become one of the most important capabilities in modern cyber security. Detection engineering has emerged as a critical discipline that enables organizations to identify malicious activ...

Showcasing the power of partnerships, barox and Gallagher will highlight their joint value proposition at GSX, booth #3433, 14-16 September, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. Revealing seamless integration with Gallagher Security’s award-winning Command Centre site management platform, at the show, a range of barox Ethernet switches will demonstrate how an unparalleled level of monitoring and diagnostics capability can be achieved in just a single integrated platform, covering every...

CREST, the international non-profit representing the global cybersecurity industry, announces the launch of its Security Testing of AI standard and accreditation. The new standard for cybersecurity service providers establishes independently assessable requirements for testing Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM)-enabled systems. AI systems are moving rapidly from experimentation into real-world deployment, with AI becoming embedded within organizations’ applications, workflows, p...

RAD Security takes the stage as a finalist in the Black Hat Startup Spotlight Competition, it unveils the first-ever AI-powered incident investigation capability for behavioral detection and response. Today, cloud security is based almost exclusively on signature-based detections, which are notorious for burdening security teams with false positives. RAD Security is the first to combine AI-powered incident investigation with behavioral, signature-less detections, to significantly reduce false p...

A critical infrastructure security system unifies high-assurance access control, scalable intrusion detection including video verification, perimeter protection, and lone worker safety into a single platform, helping operators of electricity, water, and gas networks protect distributed sites, support regulatory compliance, and maintain the uninterrupted delivery of essential services.  A loss of these services disrupts economies and endangers communities, which makes protecting them a national...

Commvault, a pioneer in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announced a new integration with Google Threat Intelligence, Google’s comprehensive threat intelligence platform, that incorporates Google Threat Intelligence data and scanning capabilities into Commvault Threat Scan workflows. Through this collaboration, Commvault can help customers transform global threat intelligence into actionable recovery insights, enabling organizations to identify clean recovery points faster an...

Fortinet® , the global cybersecurity pioneer driving the convergence of networking and security, announced the FortiGate 1200G series, the newest addition to the FortiGate G series with FortiSASE Outpost, which brings cloud-delivered security services into customer-controlled environments. By combining high-performance threat protection, modern connectivity, hardware-rooted platform security, and cloud-delivered security capabilities, the solution gives organizations the flexibility to enf...

Nozomi Networks, the pioneer in OT, IoT and cyber-physical systems security, announced that co-founder Andrea Carcano has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, resuming the role he first held when he and co-founder Moreno Carullo launched the company. The appointment marks the start of Nozomi's next phase, one focused on accelerating the AI-driven innovation and technical leadership that have defined the company since its founding. Edgard Capdevielle, who has served as CEO for the past d...

Cowbell, a foremost provider of AI-native cyber and specialty insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced the launch of OMNI, its AI-native Decision Intelligence System that is transforming how specialty insurance is underwritten, serviced, and continuously improved. About OMNI Built on the Cowbell Platform, OMNI serves as the foundation for Cowbell's specialty insurance business, combining decision intelligence, orchestration, and governance into a unified AI-native ope...

Visitor registration is now open for AFRIDEX 2026, the Africa International Defense Exhibition, taking place from 26–29 October 2026 at Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted with the formal support of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, AFRIDEX 2026 will bring together governments, armed forces, policymakers, defense manufacturers, technology innovators and security professionals to explore the capabilities, technologies and partnerships shaping the future of defense and security across Afric...

Quorum Cyber, an a-winning Microsoft-first cyber security services provider, announces the appointment of Kevin Hanes as its new CEO to drive the next stage of global expansion. As a seasoned cyber security executive, growth leader, and recognized innovator with a proven track record of scaling high-performance teams, Hanes has led both Reveal Security and Cybrary as CEO, served as COO of Secureworks for eight years – where he built the firm's EMEA presence and Romania operations from scr...

Yubico, the pioneer of phishing-resistant authentication and creator of the most secure hardware-backed passkey – the YubiKey – announces its official acceptance as a member of the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO), a pan-European public-private federation focused on empowering European cybersecurity communities. The membership empowers both Yubico and ECSO to accelerate a shared commitment to advancing phishing-resistant authentication and modern digital identity standards...

Incode Technologies, a foremost leader in AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Identiq, a company specializing in privacy-enhancing cryptographic solutions for peer-to-peer anti-fraud collaboration. Incode announced this acquisition as part of a $100 million commitment to advancing its original privacy-preserving identity infrastructure. The funds will be used to enhance on-device processing capabilities, continue R&D in...

Cellebrite DI Ltd., a global pioneer in AI-powered Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, has launched Cellebrite Genesis with general availability. Genesis allows investigators faced with increasing crime and data types to quickly and intuitively interrogate digital evidence using the product's agentic AI capabilities to surface intelligence in minutes rather than days or weeks. AI-powered investigative tools The need for AI-powered investigativ...

The Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has published a new Best Practice Guide, A Beginner's Guide to PSTI for members of DHF, to help them understand and comply with the requirements of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act 2022 and associated regulations. Developed in response to growing concerns around cyber security and the increasing use of connected technologies within the door, gate, hardware and access control sectors, the guide was produced at the requ...

The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) announces that SSEN Transmission has joined the organization as an Information & Knowledge Sharing member. Through its membership, SSEN Transmission will engage with ENCS’s network of European transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs and DSOs), accessing collaborative research, technical documentation and knowledge-sharing activities, including workshops and security roundtables. This will support its focus on areas such as te...

A year on from its launch, Gallagher Security's OneLink has been recognized in the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards as winner of the Cloud Security category. Presented by the Business Intelligence Group, the awards recognize the world's pioneer companies and products that help mitigate risk and secure operational integrity across 27 categories and six countries. Burden of traditional infrastructure OneLink solves a persistent challenge in physical security: how to protect distributed, often...

The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey makes for uncomfortable reading for UK businesses. According to the Government’s 2025/2026 report, 43% experienced a breach or attack in the last 12 months – that’s around 612,000 organizations. The findings also estimate approximately 5.19 million cybercrimes over the same period, while the proportion of breaches or attacks resulting in lost revenue or share value has more than doubled, rising from 2% to 5%. On a surface level, the st...

Over half (58 percent) of cybersecurity leaders would consider paying cybercriminals to end a ransomware attack, with 46 percent ranking operational downtime as the most significant impact ransomware is likely to have on their organizations. Report details These are among findings revealed in The Ransomware Reality: Zero Days to Recover. This new report from Absolute Security includes results from a survey of  750 enterprise Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across the...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in AI-empowered mobile security, announced the launch of its Mobile SOC Agent, a force multiplier for security analysts confronting the rise of mobile threats aimed at iOS and Android mobile devices. Leveraging Zimperium’s unmatched expertise in mobile security, Mobile SOC Agent is an agentic AI solution that enhances Zimperium’s industry-leading Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), enabling security teams to rapidly identify, prioritize, and remediate mobile t...

Zimperium, the world pioneer in mobile security, outlined its new AI-empowered mobile security vision, including the availability of two new AI-powered agents that provide a force multiplier in the battle to harden the mobile attack surface. Globally, cybercriminals have moved to a mobile-first attack strategy, weaponizing AI coupled with highly sophisticated social engineering campaigns. The result is that mobile apps and devices now represent the most vulnerable attack surface in most organiz...

Atos, a global pioneer in AI-powered digital transformation, announced the extension and expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with CNA, one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies, through a new multi-year infrastructure and cybersecurity services agreement with an expected total value of up to approximately $500 million over the duration of the core agreement, inclusive of potential future extensions and additional services. Agreement details T...

WatchGuard® Technologies, the pioneer in unified cybersecurity for MSPs, today redefined how managed service providers (MSPs) deliver security at scale with the launch of Rai™. Unveiled at the company’s EMEA Impact Partner Conference, Rai is a new agentic AI digital workforce built specifically for MSPs that proactively performs cybersecurity duties across client environments. Rai is an always-on digital worker that operates as a true extension of the security team, detecting, c...

Quod Orbis, the provider of Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), announces its strategic partnership with cybersecurity services expert, i-confidential, combining proven methodology with automated Continuous Controls Monitoring to help UK-regulated organizations strengthen their operational resilience beyond routine compliance. The partnership reduces businesses’ manual evidence collection efforts by 70%, while unlocking real-time visibility of control performance and board-level reporti...

Camelot Secure announced that Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Sherri Thomas, has been recognized by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, within its prestigious 2026 Women of the Channel list.  Thomas was selected for her leadership in building Camelot Secure’s partner ecosystem and advancing AI-driven cybersecurity solutions that help organizations strengthen their security posture. CRN’s 2026 Women of the Channel list is featured online at crn.com/wotc. Honouring women The annu...

Group-IB, a foremost creator of predictive cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies. This recognition places Group-IB among just five vendors to achieve Leader status in the first Magic Quadrant™ Gartner® has ever published for the threat intelligence market, an evaluation that assessed eighteen vendors across completeness of vision...

AxxonSoft has released version 3.0 of its intelligent video management platform Axxon One. The update introduces new cybersecurity and access management features to meet strict enterprise standards, expands video analytics and archive investigation capabilities, and delivers a faster, more intuitive user experience across configuration, operation, and search workflows. The platform’s Vision-Language Model (VLM) now powers both real-time scene understanding and archive search — enabl...

Genetec Inc., the global pioneer in enterprise physical security software, is urging organizations to strengthen credential governance across connected physical security systems, as AI accelerates the scale and sophistication of cyber threats. Credential based attacks AI‑driven tools are accelerating credential‑based attacks by increasing their speed, scale, and precision. For organizations managing connected cameras, access control systems, servers, and cloud services, weak or poorly governed...