Topic: risk reduction
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Discern AI Deploys Six Agents to Automate Security Analysis
Discern Security has launched a suite of six specialized AI agents to address challenges like tool sprawl and alert overload, aiming to improve security posture and operational efficiency. The platform's agents automate key security workflows, including intelligence gathering (Scout), data analys...
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Why Pentesting in 2026 Demands Better Delivery & Follow-Through
Penetration testing is evolving to prioritize the operational handling of findings after discovery, requiring integration into security workflows for actionable risk reduction rather than static reports. Legacy reporting models create bottlenecks by isolating findings from daily operations, makin...
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Qualys Boosts Enterprise Risk Management with AI-Powered Identity Security
Qualys has enhanced its Enterprise TruRisk Management platform with AI-driven identity security features to proactively predict and neutralize emerging cyber threats, focusing on both human and non-human identities. The platform integrates Identity Risk Posture Management, contextual threat intel...
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Stop Hackers Exploiting LOTL Attacks
Attackers increasingly use "Living off the Land" (LOTL) techniques, leveraging legitimate system tools like PowerShell to blend malicious activities with normal operations, making detection difficult. Bitdefender's PHASR technology counters LOTL by learning individual user and endpoint behaviors ...
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Whole-Genome Sequencing: The Future of Pregnancy Care
Prenatal care is being transformed by genetic technology, with IVF combined with embryo screening becoming a standard to minimize health risks for children. Orchid provides comprehensive genetic analysis of embryos, reducing the likelihood of hereditary illnesses by 30-80% through personalized ri...
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N-able's Cat-MIP Standardizes AI Automation Terminology
N-able has introduced Cat-MIP, a new framework to standardize AI automation and terminology, aiming to improve clarity, interoperability, and cybersecurity in IT environments. The Cat-MIP Standards Board, including partners like HaloPSA and Auvik Networks, is developing a vendor-neutral dictionar...
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Rethink Zero Trust for Modern Workloads
Static credentials pose a major cloud security risk by creating long-lived vulnerabilities, but a new model replaces them with short-lived, cryptographically verifiable tokens to enhance trust. This approach leverages Workload Identity Federation and OpenID Connect, allowing workloads to authenti...
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A1-Graded vs. Licensed Security: What's the Real Difference?
A security licence is a mandatory legal requirement in Australia, ensuring companies comply with regulations, employ vetted staff, and maintain insurance for services like guarding and alarm installation. A1 grading, awarded by ASIAL, represents the highest industry standard for alarm monitoring ...
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Astrix AI Agents: Secure Compliance Risk Management for Enterprises
Astrix Security has launched the AI Agent Control Plane (ACP) to help enterprises safely deploy and manage AI agents by providing short-lived, scoped credentials and just-in-time access based on least privilege principles. The platform addresses rising agent-related threats, with studies showing ...
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How Emotion Data Is Transforming Ad Testing
Traditional ad testing often fails because it relies on conscious feedback, which misrepresents true emotional reactions and leads to wasted investment. Emotion data measures genuine subconscious responses through tools like facial coding and biometrics, revealing the precise moments an ad engage...
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Reduce Identity Risk & Close Attack Paths with BloodHound Scentry
SpecterOps has launched **BloodHound Scentry**, a service combining BloodHound Enterprise's analytics with expert guidance to help organizations build a scalable identity Attack Path Management (APM) practice for remediation and threat analysis. The service addresses a critical need, as industry ...
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Shadow AI's Hidden Risks to SaaS Security & Integrations
Shadow AI, the unofficial use of AI tools by employees, creates significant security vulnerabilities and data exposure risks within organizations. The threat extends beyond standalone AI apps to embedded AI features in common business software and to exploitable, forgotten integrations like OAuth...
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How to Fix Broken Threat Intelligence Programs
Organizations are overwhelmed by threat data but lack focused programs to ask critical questions and act decisively, highlighting a gap between data collection and effective security outcomes. The threat landscape features specialized criminal ecosystems, with significant risk from infostealer ma...
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Nagomi Control: Uncover Your Organization's Biggest Vulnerabilities
Nagomi Security has launched Nagomi Control, an enhancement to its CTEM platform that introduces an execution layer for automating exposure remediation and integrating with existing technology stacks. The platform uses an AI-driven intelligence engine called Exposure Lens to provide a comprehensi...
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Claroty Secures $150M to Boost Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Claroty secured $150 million in Series F funding, led by Golub Growth, to accelerate global growth and develop a unified platform for protecting critical cyber-physical systems like power grids and water facilities. The need for such protection is urgent, as cyber threats like ransomware increasi...
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Atturra & Australian Payroll Association Team Up for Compliance & Employee Experience
Atturra has partnered with the Australian Payroll Association to provide enhanced payroll and HR solutions, focusing on compliance with Australia's complex awards legislation and improving employee experience. The collaboration addresses the increasing complexity of Australia's industrial relatio...
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Supply Chain Shifts Challenge CPS Security Strategies
Cyber-physical systems face heightened risks due to supply chain instability and regulatory changes, with 46% of organizations experiencing third-party breaches in the past year. External regulations, rather than internal assessments, are driving security strategies, and 76% of organizations expe...
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Abu Dhabi's RAAD Smart Vehicle: AI-Powered Emergency Response
Abu Dhabi has launched the RAAD smart vehicle, a multi-mission platform integrating AI, robotics, and drones to enhance emergency response, marking a regional first in comprehensive emergency technology. The vehicle supports strategic goals to improve response efficiency and on-site command, alig...
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Unified Exposure Management: The Future of Cyber Defense
The traditional cybersecurity model focused on detecting and responding to breaches is no longer sufficient, as modern organizations require proactive defense strategies to prevent attacks before they occur. A shift towards Unified Exposure Management Platforms (UEMPs) addresses this need by cont...
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Google Ads Passkeys: New Guide for Secure Sign-In
Google has released a guide for using passkeys to sign into Google Ads accounts, offering a more secure, password-free authentication method to combat account breaches and phishing. The guide details mandatory passkey use for high-sensitivity operations like modifying user permissions and linking...
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David Jones Urges Full Business Integration of Data Analytics
David Jones is integrating data analytics into its operations by creating an internal data community and appointing data business partners to ensure investments in Snowflake yield measurable business outcomes. The company is shifting from technology-driven data initiatives to a focus on activatio...
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Intelligent DAM: The Future of Digital Asset Management
Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems are evolving from simple storage into intelligent platforms that drive marketing efficiency, collaboration, and competitive advantage. Modern DAM platforms now require advanced features like AI-powered search and automated tagging to streamline workflows and...
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AI Local Visibility Is 30x Harder Than Google Ranking: Report
AI-powered search platforms are significantly more selective than traditional Google search, with recommendation rates as low as 1.2% compared to over 35% for Google's local results. AI systems prioritize accurate, consistent business data and above-average online reviews as critical filters, oft...
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Global Supply Chain Breaches Hit Nearly Every Company
Nearly all organizations (97%) now face negative impacts from supply chain security breaches, a significant increase from the previous year, highlighting a growing global threat. Companies are increasingly collaborating with third-party partners to address vulnerabilities, and there is a shift to...
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Ex-Gates Climate Lobbyists Launch New Firm
The Clean Economy Project, founded by former Breakthrough Energy staff, believes clean energy will soon be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. It was established after Breakthrough Energy dissolved its policy team, citing difficulties in achieving policy progress during the Trump administration. ...
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98% of Cyberattacks Exploit Human Error, UAE Council Warns
98% of successful cyberattacks are due to human error, with criminals increasingly using psychological manipulation rather than technical exploits. Attackers employ social engineering tactics like impersonation, fake rewards, and urgency to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information. ...
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NCSC Alerts Orgs to Vulnerabilities in Exposed Devices
The UK's National Cyber Security Center has launched a **Proactive Notifications service** pilot, which scans the public internet for vulnerabilities in UK-connected systems and alerts organizations with tailored advice to fix them. The service operates legally and sends communications only from ...
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Revolutionizes Shiny Hunting
Pokémon Legends: Z-A introduces a new mechanic that prevents shiny Pokémon from despawning under normal conditions, such as time changes or fast travel, ensuring they remain available for capture. The community is divided, with some players appreciating the reduced frustration and improved access...
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China's Salt Typhoon Hackers Target Dutch Telecoms, Netherlands Confirms
Dutch intelligence confirmed that the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon infiltrated telecommunications and internet providers in the Netherlands, posing a sophisticated threat to critical infrastructure. The hackers compromised routers of smaller Dutch internet service providers ...
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AI & Cybersecurity Skills: The New Must-Haves for Manufacturing Workers
The manufacturing industry is rapidly adopting smart technologies, with most companies piloting or scaling initiatives and prioritizing cybersecurity, competitive pressures, and workforce shortages. Key investments include cloud platforms, AI, and cybersecurity to enhance quality control, supply ...
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comforte AG Launches TAMUNIO: The Ultimate Data Security Shield
Businesses face escalating data security challenges due to increased cloud and AI adoption, prompting comforte AG to launch TAMUNIO, a unified platform designed to reduce risk and support secure innovation. The platform utilizes tokenization, encryption, and confidential computing to protect sens...
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Radware Unveils Real-Time API Lifecycle Protection
Radware has launched a new API Security Service designed to provide real-time, end-to-end protection by analyzing live traffic to identify and mitigate threats, directly addressing the OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks. The service tackles common security gaps by offering continuous runtime visibil...
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LevelBlue Acquires Cybereason to Boost Global Security Services
LevelBlue has acquired Cybereason to enhance its global cybersecurity services by combining advanced MDR solutions with Cybereason's XDR platform, threat intelligence, and DFIR capabilities. The acquisition introduces new investors like SoftBank and Liberty Strategic Capital, with former U.S. Tre...
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New Global Rules to Protect Industrial Networks Unveiled
A new international framework led by US, UK, and global agencies establishes security principles to protect operational technology (OT) environments, addressing risks from connecting industrial systems to enterprise networks. The framework advocates for proactively embedding security into OT netw...
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