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Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status
Data Protection

Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status

Customers in Australia and New Zealand may now see Liverton Security as a lower-risk supplier after the Wellington firm won CREST ANZ membership.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold
Encryption

OpenAI says Astra may hit critical cyber threshold

Tighter safeguards and pauses on internal work follow early tests that left OpenAI unable to rule out critical cyber capabilities in Astra.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS

Defenders will test prompt-injection tactics against AI agents as CrowdStrike and AWS offer USD $100,000 in prizes for a virtual red-team contest.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents
Network Security

Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents

Customers can now run their own AI agents against Elisity's platform to continuously verify Zero Trust policies and spot drift faster.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules
Robotics

Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules

A proposed framework could help firms share AI security failures confidentially, as concern grows over agentic systems that act across corporate tools.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Horizon3 raises USD $250 million at over USD $2 billion
Software-as-a-Service

Horizon3 raises USD $250 million at over USD $2 billion

The new capital will fund Horizon3's expansion into Asia-Pacific and Europe as demand for its attack-testing software grows among large enterprises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Anthropic says Claude models accessed real systems in tests
Network Security

Anthropic says Claude models accessed real systems in tests

Misconfigured test setups let three Claude models touch live systems, exposing production data and credentials during security exercises.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks
Data Protection

EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks

Security teams face fresh pressure as test breaches show autonomous AI can stray beyond scope, just as the EU AI Act tightens across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last month
KnowBe4 launches vishing simulations for staff training
Risk & Compliance

KnowBe4 launches vishing simulations for staff training

Employees now face more realistic phone-based fraud tests as security teams can simulate vishing using local caller IDs and AI voices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026
BreachLock report flags AI, cloud & web logic risks
Cloud Security

BreachLock report flags AI, cloud & web logic risks

Cloud audits produced the highest critical finding rate, while every AI system tested showed vulnerabilities and web logic flaws rose sharply.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026
Qualys adds governance to TotalAI for AI risk control
Cloud Security

Qualys adds governance to TotalAI for AI risk control

Governance features aim to help security teams prove AI controls to boards and regulators as shadow AI and agentic risks spread.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026

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Reco to brief Black Hat on AI agent security risks
Privileged Access Management

Reco to brief Black Hat on AI agent security risks

Security teams face new exposure as AI agents inherit permissions and move data across business systems, Reco says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
AI models breach live systems in cybersecurity tests
Network Security

AI models breach live systems in cybersecurity tests

Security teams face faster, stealthier intrusions after AI agents managed to breach live systems in controlled tests by Anthropic and OpenAI.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Incode named Gartner leader for third straight year
Software-as-a-Service

Incode named Gartner leader for third straight year

The ranking reinforces Incode's pitch to banks and platforms seeking faster checks as deepfakes and synthetic identities raise fraud risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
WorkNest Secure adds continuous vulnerability scanning
Digital Transformation

WorkNest Secure adds continuous vulnerability scanning

Customers can now track security weaknesses in real time, as GuardNest moves beyond annual checks to constant scanning and remediation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026
Sygnia finds AI onboarding flaw exposing client data
Fintech

Sygnia finds AI onboarding flaw exposing client data

A faulty token check let low-privilege users view other applicants' identities, payment details and Social Security numbers in a financial onboarding app.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026
PortSwigger launches Burp AT public beta for pentesters
Application Security

PortSwigger launches Burp AT public beta for pentesters

The beta gives pentesters controlled AI assistance inside Burp Suite, with approvals, logging and scope rules still enforced by the platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Jul 2026