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AppOmni study pegs average SaaS breach at USD $1.365m

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AppOmni study finds average SaaS breach costs USD $1.365m, as customers report big time savings, fewer audit issues and faster detection.
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AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.
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Legacy PKI blamed for outages & rising security risk

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.
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Rapid7 unveils MDR service built for Microsoft users

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Rapid7 has launched a Microsoft-focused MDR service that fuses Defender telemetry with its SIEM and global SOC for unified threat response.
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Check Point unveils AI-ready Exposure Management suite

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Check Point launches AI-ready Exposure Management suite to close remediation gaps as organisations leave half of known vulnerabilities unpatched.
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Cloud security skills gap widens as AI adoption surges

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI-fuelled cloud adoption is outpacing security teams, with Fortinet warning a widening 'complexity gap' leaves hybrid estates exposed.
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Attackers target AI agents with prompt & tool hacks

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Attackers are already exploiting AI agents, extracting hidden prompts, bypassing safety checks and abusing tools tied to data and systems.
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Cobalt launches two-way Microsoft Teams pentesting tool

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Cobalt debuts a two-way penetration testing integration for Microsoft Teams, promising faster remediation and real-time security collaboration.
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Betsson turns to Group-IB to tackle online fraud surge

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Betsson adopts Group-IB's real-time fraud tech to counter rising account takeovers, bonus abuse and payment scams across its platforms.
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Rubrik unveils sovereign cloud to keep sensitive data local

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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Rubrik launches Security Cloud Sovereign to keep sensitive data, control and threat detection inside customer-defined national borders.
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Cyb3r Operations raises $5.4m to tackle cyber risk

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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London's Cyb3r Operations raises $5.4m to expand real-time monitoring of third-party cyber risk as supply-chain threats intensify.
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Portnox unveils global partner push with new channel VP

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Portnox launches a global channel partner programme and names cybersecurity veteran Kristen Knight as VP of Channel Sales to drive growth.
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Why Zero Trust is now vital for distributed SQL data

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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As data becomes global and distributed, experts warn only Zero Trust at the database layer can secure modern SQL systems against evolving threats.
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FireMon unveils Policy Workbench for hybrid security

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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FireMon launches Policy Workbench to guide firewall policy design and automation across complex hybrid networks without overhauling workflows.
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Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.
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Rapid7, ARMO unite to bolster cloud runtime security

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Rapid7 partners with ARMO to embed cloud runtime detection into its Command Platform, unifying exposure management and live threat response.
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F5 launches AI Guardrails & Red Team for runtime security

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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F5 rolls out AI Guardrails and AI Red Team to harden runtime security, blending adversarial testing with real-time policy enforcement.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner 2026 endpoint report

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner's first 2026 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools, scoring highest for Completeness of Vision.
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Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Commvault unveils Unified Data Vault, an S3-compatible cloud service that centralises encryption, immutability and governance for backups.
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Acronis boosts MSP security with new threat research

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Acronis sharpens MSP cyber defence with fresh threat research, expanded Microsoft 365 tools and new MDR-focused partner offerings.