The Ultimate Guide to Edge Security
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Edge Security.
What to know about Edge Security
Edge Security is a critical field focused on protecting data, applications, and devices at the network's periphery, especially as computing moves closer to data sources with the rise of IoT, cloud services, and distributed architectures. This tag covers innovations and strategies that enhance security where the digital and physical edge meet, addressing challenges such as remote user access, IoT device vulnerabilities, and protection of edge data centers.
Readers exploring stories tagged with Edge Security will discover insights on emerging technologies like SASE solutions, AI-powered threat detection, integrated edge and web application firewalls, and advanced hardware platforms geared towards securing edge computing environments. The content also highlights collaborations, new product launches, research findings, and evolving security frameworks such as Zero Trust, which are reshaping how organizations safeguard their distributed assets from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
UK Edge Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Securitas UK marks decade of STARS front-of-house growth
Securitas UK's front-of-house STARS programme now spans 27 countries, serving 89 clients with 900 staff and tailored training.
Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security
Sitehop unveils pocket-sized SAFEcore Edge to secure remote network links for critical infrastructure, finance and government against quantum threats.
Hetzner deploys Nokia Deepfield to bolster DDoS defence
Hetzner adopts Nokia Deepfield Defender across European data centres to automate edge DDoS mitigation and safeguard rising AI workloads.
Expereo appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Operating Officer
Expereo names Kevin Brown COO to drive global operational integration and digital transformation across its managed network services.
EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape
EuroCTP selects Equinix's FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.
Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director
Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.
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Recent Edge Security News
Six data centre security best practices
Data centres face unique risks requiring robust security measures; these six best practices cover physical and cybersecurity to safeguard sensitive data effectively.
Fortinet launches new firewalls for AI traffic control
Fortinet adds FortiGate 3500G and 400G firewalls to tackle AI traffic, encrypted workloads and shadow AI across data centres and the enterprise edge.
Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs
Dell adds quantum-ready protections to commercial PCs and upgrades backup, detection and recovery tools to help firms counter AI and post-quantum threats.
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.
Cloudflare, Wiz link AI security tools for unified view
Cloudflare and Wiz team up to map shadow AI risks across cloud estates and protect sensitive data as firms race to secure chatbot deployments.
Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce
Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.
2N urges tougher cyber rules for access control devices
2N calls for tougher cyber rules on access control, urging stronger vulnerability reporting, tighter component sourcing and longer support lifecycles.
Iran threat puts Stargate UAE data centre in focus
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has named OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Stargate campus as a possible target, sharpening fears over Gulf AI infrastructure amid rising tensions.
Qualys warns exploitation is outpacing manual patching
Qualys study says attackers are exploiting flaws before patches exist, as manual remediation lags and edge systems emerge as the highest risk.
Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4
Gcore warns DDoS attacks hit 1.3 million in late 2025 as brief, high-volume floods and longer app assaults expose more sectors to risk.
HPE boosts AI security across networking & recovery
HPE rolls out AI governance, recovery and post-quantum updates across networking and storage to strengthen cyber resilience in distributed operations.
Organisations boost browser security spend as attacks rise
Rising browser-based attacks push 85% of organisations to boost security budgets, as firms treat the browser as a core enterprise attack surface.
HPE unveils AI security tools & quantum-ready updates
HPE rolls out new AI-aware security tools from edge firewalls to cloud recovery, aiming to tighten protection as enterprise AI spreads.
HPE Threat Labs spot industrialised cybercrime surge
HPE Threat Labs warns cybercrime now runs like big business, as AI-fuelled, industrial-scale attacks hammer government and finance.
Check Point unveils blueprint for private AI security
Check Point has launched a multi-layer AI Factory Security Blueprint to harden rapidly expanding private AI data centres from edge to GPU core.
Illumio widens risk visibility with Network Posture
Illumio adds Network Posture to its Insights platform, using an AI security graph to expose and contain lateral movement risk across networks.
SentinelOne, Cloudflare link AI SIEM with edge data
SentinelOne and Cloudflare deepen ties, feeding edge and Zero Trust telemetry into Singularity AI SIEM to unify threat detection and response.
CrowdStrike & Nvidia unveil secure design for AI agents
CrowdStrike and Nvidia debut a secure-by-design blueprint to govern autonomous AI agents across local, cloud and data centre environments.