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Incident Response stories - Page 13

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Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security

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Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
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Structural stress rises for sysadmins in hybrid IT era

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Hybrid IT sprawl is driving “structural stress” for sysadmins as security risks rise, responsibilities grow and control over tools shrinks.
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Blackwired & NTT Japan launch ThirdWatch in market

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Blackwired teams with NTT Japan to launch AI-driven ThirdWatch threat intelligence platform for pre-emptive cyber defence in Japan.
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Blackwired, NTT Security Japan partner on cyber intel

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Blackwired teams with NTT Security Japan to embed its ThirdWatch intel platform in managed services, boosting pre-emptive cyber defence.
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Coruna exploit kit exposes risks for outdated iOS users

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New Coruna exploit kit shows outdated iOS devices face automated, scalable attacks that can turn compromised phones into corporate gateways.
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Archipelo, Checkmarx tie dev context to app security

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Archipelo and Checkmarx partner to fuse dev workflow signals with app security scans, giving teams origin evidence to prioritise fixes.
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Agentic AI boosts elite cyber teams but hinders rookies

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Agentic AI massively accelerates elite cyber teams but can slow inexperienced hackers, Hack The Box's large-scale benchmark reveals.
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Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI

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Women in cybersecurity, long trained to question and validate, are uniquely placed to lead the era of risky, fast‑moving AI tools.
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Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest

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Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.
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Conifers hires AI leaders to scale CognitiveSOC growth

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Conifers adds senior AI leaders Doron Bachar and Elad Hoffer to accelerate CognitiveSOC development and scale its agentic AI SOC platform.
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MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access

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Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.
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Delta unveils zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore

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Delta launches zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore, promising instant quotes via a five-point digital assessment for SMEs across Asia.
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Keeper connects Jira workflows with privileged access

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Keeper launches native Jira integrations to tie security incident workflows directly to privileged access approvals while retaining zero-knowledge controls.
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LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners

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LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.
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Breaking in without a blueprint: Lessons learned from my nontraditional path to cybersecurity

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From door-to-door sales to tracking ransomware, one woman proves cybersecurity careers can thrive far from the traditional path.
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Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances

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Cybersecurity evolves to AI‑driven defences, but gender imbalances persist, pushing women to fight harder for visibility and leadership.
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Women redefining emotionally intelligent cyber leadership

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In cyber security, leaders with self-awareness and emotional intelligence now outperform purely technical experts under relentless pressure.
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Identity attacks dominate Expel's 2026 threat report

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Identity-based attacks drove nearly 70% of incidents in Expel's 2026 threat report, exposing gaps between basic controls and real-world defence.
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Tech leaders call for real action on women in cyber

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Tech and cyber chiefs urge firms to turn IWD pledges into concrete steps to dismantle barriers and advance women into senior roles.
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AI adoption drives security spend but breaches persist

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Rising AI adoption is driving higher security spend, yet most enterprises still suffer repeated breaches as risk outpaces new defences.