Patching stories
Refurbished kit is gaining ground as firms face cost pressure, yet weaker patching could leave ageing devices exposed to cyber attacks.
Mid-sized firms facing faster exploits can now outsource patching, exposure scanning and threat monitoring under one contract.
Security teams could gain a single view of internal and internet-facing risk, helping them prioritise fixes before exposed assets are exploited.
Early access to Anthropic's Mythos in Australia is helping Rubrik scan its code for flaws before attackers can exploit them.
Frontline firms could cut downtime and manual IT fixes as SOTI adds automation, stronger security and faster shared-device logins.
Boards will get clearer visibility of cyber threats as the new software ties vulnerability data to strategic priorities and business impact.
Only 12% of chief information security officers have recently validated controls they expect to stop intruders moving sideways through networks.
IT support teams will get faster troubleshooting as GoTo embeds agentic AI, live device data and tighter Nexthink links into LogMeIn products.
AI-driven vulnerability discovery is leaving companies less time to patch, prompting new focus on clean recovery, air-gapped backups and testing.
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Microsoft patched a CVE-2025-59199 flaw in October after researchers showed a single click could let low-integrity code escape Windows 11's sandbox.
It targets operators where outages can threaten safety and continuity, as industrial and healthcare environments face faster-moving AI-driven attacks.
Many SAP users face rising costs and migration risk as support deadlines loom, pushing demand for independent maintenance alternatives.
More than half of patched flaws in major DevOps tools were high or critical in 2025, putting software supply chains at greater risk.
The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.
Security teams in Australia and New Zealand may soon triage flaws faster as TrendAI uses Claude Opus 4.8 to assess exploitability and impact.
Security teams could cut alert backlogs as the new system flags only flaws that can be exploited in a specific environment.
Security teams may need to react faster as AI-boosted attackers can exploit flaws within hours, leaving patching cycles behind.
The new service aims to help firms keep pace as AI-powered criminals automate attacks faster than security teams can patch flaws.
Government and critical infrastructure operators may need years to upgrade vulnerable encryption before quantum computers make it obsolete.