Cyber Risk stories

Cyber firms warned over ‘verification crisis’ as tools flag floods of flaws but only 0.47% prove exploitable, leaving real risk unresolved.

Fortinet crowns Aussie Broadband its Australia Partner of the Year 2025, also naming it Telco Partner of the Year amid wider channel honours.

As Safer Internet Day nears, schools face rising cyber threats, third-party risks and new duties that push security into the boardroom.

Cowbell and Zurich roll out Prime One cyber cover for Australian SMEs, targeting firms up to AUD $100 million turnover with rapid broker access.

Openmarkets adds two non-executive directors and a new CFO to bolster governance and growth plans ahead of its proposed Nasdaq listing.

Flare reports 114% annual growth among MSSPs as providers consolidate threat intelligence tools to boost services without extra analyst strain.

Arctic Wolf has been chosen as Chubb’s preferred MDR partner, tying cyber cover to continuous security monitoring for larger policyholders.

Upcover adds deepfake incident cover to cyber policies in Australia via Coalition, targeting rising AI impersonation and fraud risks.

Moltbook left a Supabase key exposed, leaking AI chats, 30,000 emails and 1.5 million API keys in a cautionary tale of vibe coding risk.

Developers granting AI agents broad, unsupervised access to code and systems are creating new software supply chain and data exposure risks.

ENCS and DIVD have agreed a new cyber pact to uncover and disclose vulnerabilities in Europe’s high-impact energy and critical systems.

Westcon-Comstor unveils free Tech Insights programme to help EMEA partners assess cyber risk and AI data readiness for customers.

SEON launches global partner programme to embed its AI-powered fraud and AML tools deeper into platforms as online scams surge worldwide.

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

Canada’s investment watchdog has unveiled a tiered crypto custody regime, tying asset limits to custodians’ capital, tech controls and oversight.

Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.

Pure Storage launches elite Ambassador tier and solution badges in EMEA, sharpening services-led partner focus on AI, cloud and cyber resilience.

Lateral movement now eclipses zero-day exploits as the top cyber risk, Zero Networks warns, with attacks able to hit 60% of systems in an hour.

AI-fuelled cyber attacks surged 70% in 2025, with Check Point warning of machine-speed, multi-channel campaigns targeting key sectors.

Dragos expands its Microsoft partnership to run OT security on Azure, integrate with Sentinel and offer SaaS from Q1 2026.