Google Cloud projects that AI-driven cyberattacks will scale over 2026, impacting manufacturing, retail, and finance sectors tied to global supply chains. Rising risks around AI agents, hypervisors, and third-party providers increase exposure to extortion, IP loss, and regulatory non-compliance, requiring stronger identity and infrastructure controls. By 2026, AI will transition from an exceptional tool … Read more
ExpressVPN has launched a private AI platform called ExpressAI, designed to give users access to AI tools without their data being used for profiling or model training. ExpressAI is built around confidential computing enclaves, which process decrypted conversations in a cryptographically isolated environment. According to ExpressVPN, this keeps user messages inaccessible to the host system, … Read more
Google has completed its acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, bringing it into Google Cloud’s security division. The announcement came alongside a broader set of security product updates, including new AI-based tools for security operations, threat intelligence and cloud protection. Wiz will form part of a broader multicloud security offering for organisations running data and … Read more
Qualys researchers have identified nine vulnerabilities in AppArmour that, they say, could let an unprivileged local Linux user gain root access and weaken container isolation on affected systems. Dubbed CrackArmour, the issues relate to how the Linux kernel handles AppArmour security profiles. Qualys characterised the underlying pattern as a “confused deputy” problem, in which a … Read more
Bitdefender has identified a malware campaign that uses Google Ads to distribute fake downloads of Anthropic’s Claude AI coding tool, with developers among the main targets. The activity centres on sponsored search results that appear when users search for terms such as “Claude code” and related developer tools. Attackers buy ads that mimic legitimate software … Read more
Rapid7 has launched a managed detection and response service that integrates signals from Microsoft Defender and links them with Rapid7’s security operations tooling and analysts. The service, called Rapid7 MDR for Microsoft, targets organisations that run Microsoft as a core provider for productivity and security. Rapid7 said the service uses bi-directional integrations with Microsoft Defender … Read more
Cobalt has listed its Microsoft Teams integration on Microsoft Marketplace, giving customers another route to deploy the company’s penetration testing collaboration tools inside Teams. The integration sits within the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform. It adds a two-way connection between Cobalt’s penetration testers and customer teams via Microsoft Teams channels. Cobalt said the integration links penetration … Read more
Microsoft remained the most imitated brand in phishing attacks during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data from Check Point Research, which tracked brand impersonation across phishing attempts globally. The research unit said Microsoft accounted for 22% of all detected brand phishing attempts in the quarter. Google followed with 13% and Amazon with 9%. … Read more
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A recent report by Barracuda Networks highlights a marked increase in Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) attacks within the first two months of 2025. During this period, Barracuda’s detection systems successfully blocked over one million phishing attempts originating from prominent PhaaS platforms. These attacks are becoming progressively sophisticated, with platforms such as Tycoon 2FA, EvilProxy, and Sneaky 2FA … Read more