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Battery energy storage: 6 security questions operators should be asking
Risk & Compliance

Battery energy storage: 6 security questions operators should be asking

A major coordinated attack on UK battery storage could cost the grid GBP £2 billion to GBP £10 billion within five years, Centrii says.

By Rafael Narezzi • 4 min read • Last month
Iran-linked cyber attack on UK power plant was inevitable
Malware

Iran-linked cyber attack on UK power plant was inevitable

A four-day shutdown at a UK energy site has intensified warnings that ageing infrastructure leaves critical national systems exposed to wider disruption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026
Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk
Smart Cities

Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk

Businesses risk building outages and wider network breaches unless they secure internet-connected systems, Restore Information Management has warned.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026
UK manufacturing hit by 1.84 million ransomware events
Malware

UK manufacturing hit by 1.84 million ransomware events

Factory downtime risks and supply chain disruption have made UK manufacturing the country's most targeted sector for ransomware, SonicWall said.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Gruppo AB standardises backup across 2,000 systems
Disaster Recovery

Gruppo AB standardises backup across 2,000 systems

The move cuts outage risk for industrial sites that need fast recovery in offline environments supporting critical services worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026

Global Stories

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'Cybersecurity birth certificate': Rockwell Automation's OT risk measures
Disaster Recovery

'Cybersecurity birth certificate': Rockwell Automation's OT risk measures

Rising attacks on connected factories are pushing regulators to require proof of security from shipment through service, Rockwell says.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Last week
AI attacks demand operational change in the post Mythos era
Multi-factor authentication

AI attacks demand operational change in the post Mythos era

Only 5% of Australian companies are ready for AI-driven attacks, leaving most exposed as threat actors move at machine speed.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Last week
Lumicent launches decision platform for industrial risk
Manufacturing

Lumicent launches decision platform for industrial risk

Industrial operators could curb downtime and focus maintenance where it matters most as Lumicent links asset data to business risk.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month
Honeywell flags OT cybersecurity visibility gap in industry
Manufacturing

Honeywell flags OT cybersecurity visibility gap in industry

Incomplete asset inventories are leaving industrial operators exposed, with only 21% able to track every OT system despite 88% calling programmes mature.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Rockwell joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing programme
Manufacturing

Rockwell joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing programme

Industrial control systems could be patched faster as Rockwell tests controlled access to Claude Mythos 5 to spot flaws before attackers exploit them.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026
Virtualisation

Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026

Industrial firms face growing disruption as ransomware incidents rose 12% to 1,140 in the second quarter, Dragos said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Aug 2026
Nvidia opens cuFile APIs to speed AI storage access
Hyperscale

Nvidia opens cuFile APIs to speed AI storage access

The open-source move could cut latency to microseconds as AI systems increasingly need storage to act like part of the compute path.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026
Five Eyes warning: AI reshapes cyber security priorities now
Ransomware

Five Eyes warning: AI reshapes cyber security priorities now

Smaller operators face faster, cheaper attacks as Five Eyes agencies say frontier AI could reshape cyber threats within months.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2026
Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk
Digital Transformation

Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk

Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.

By Joshua Alcock • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2026

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Grundfos completes Metasphere rebrand in Australia
Smart Cities

Grundfos completes Metasphere rebrand in Australia

Australian councils will keep the same support as the move folds Metasphere telemetry and analytics into Grundfos' water utility business.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
Access doesn't disappear in the cloud - It just gets harder to see
Hybrid Cloud

Access doesn't disappear in the cloud - It just gets harder to see

Hybrid critical infrastructure estates are leaving contractor and vendor access unseen, raising compliance and supply chain risk under reformed CIRMP rules.

By Dennis Baltazar • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Aug 2026
Refrigeration controller flaws threaten cold chains
Virtual Private Networks

Refrigeration controller flaws threaten cold chains

Supermarkets and hospitals could face spoiled stock and medicines after flaws in two widely used refrigeration controller platforms were disclosed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2026