Patching stories
Their work has become more strategic as cyber security, AI and tighter budgets put extra pressure on the teams keeping systems running.
Defensive teams are racing to match attackers using AI to find flaws and weaponise exploits within hours of disclosure.
The tool aims to give security teams breathing room as AI systems can now churn out working exploits faster than patch cycles can react.
Despite high satisfaction, most IT teams still spend six to 15 hours a week on manual Intune tasks, survey findings show.
Nearly a fifth of operational systems in data centres sit one network step from reachable attackers, raising outage risks for cloud and AI services.
Ukrainian and US organisations were exposed for months after a Zimbra bug let attackers steal emails and credentials without a click.
The new model is designed to halve operating costs for Microsoft's MDASH security system as automated attacks grow cheaper and more frequent.
SMBs and managed service providers gain clearer patching and support timelines as Zyxel moves to meet rising cyber and regulatory scrutiny.
Security teams could cut overnight triage and remediation work as the platform gains persistent memory and scheduled routines.
Most firms still depend on manual endpoint workflows, even as they plan to step up AI spending and struggle with slow patching and poor visibility.
Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.
Organisations running Java in production will get faster fixes for serious flaws as Azul moves to monthly security-only updates from August 2026.
More than 16.4 million systems could be exposed after a Linux kernel flaw was found to let ordinary local users gain root privileges.
ANZ businesses could cut endpoint management sprawl as SoftwareOne adds NinjaOne's platform to its direct sales offer, easing IT overheads.
Ransomware attacks on British factory systems jumped to 1.84 million in five months, raising the risk of production stoppages and supply chain disruption.
Basic security gaps are leaving nearly two-thirds of analysed US telecoms providers in an elevated cyber risk band, the report says.
Brian Medeiros says frontier AI models like Mythos are driving clients to accelerate security-led modernisation.
Enterprise appetite for single-vendor network security has lifted the company's recurring revenue 42% to USD $415 million, with 4,800 customers.
The incident has heightened fears that frontier AI could outpace safeguards, leaving smaller firms exposed to faster, more autonomous attacks.
Ransomware attacks spread through vendor systems and AI-aided tactics, leaving 7,551 publicly disclosed victims in the latest 12-month period.
