Cyber Risk stories - Page 18

Peter Villiers joins Barrier Networks as Director of Cyber Risk, boosting cyber resilience amid rapid growth in staff and revenue for the Glasgow-based firm.

Dell Technologies updates PowerProtect with a new All-Flash appliance boasting faster restores and enhanced cyber resilience to combat rising data and cyber threats.

SYTECH launches a year-long Continual Cyber Assurance programme, offering businesses ongoing cyber security and compliance support without needing in-house experts.

Red Helix has acquired Risk Crew to enhance its UK cyber security services, adding risk management, compliance, and penetration testing to its offerings.

Rapid7 is named a Leader in IDC's 2025 report for its Exposure Command platform, unifying attack surface visibility with AI-powered risk prioritisation and remediation.

The UK's updated Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will extend compliance to many SMEs, urging them to bolster defences and improve cyber resilience by 2025.

Tenable has been named a leader in IDC MarketScape for its AI-powered Tenable One platform, unifying exposure management across IT, cloud, AI and OT systems.

Employee distraction now tops cyber risks for organisations, cited by 43% of security pros, surpassing even sophisticated cyber threats, per KnowBe4 research.

Thrive's new AI-powered Network Detection and Response service helps businesses swiftly identify and tackle cyber threats, aiming to cut breach costs and downtime.

Ransomware attacks surge to 20 daily incidents in 2025H1, with healthcare facing increased cyber threats and hackers targeting overlooked IoT devices worldwide.

Financial firms face a 25% rise in cyberattacks in 2024, with supply chain breaches and AI-driven phishing posing major risks, says new KnowBe4 report.

Forrester launches AEGIS, a six-domain framework aiding CISOs to secure and govern autonomous AI agents amid new enterprise risks.

Atos launches SIVO to help UK and Irish firms optimise cybersecurity budgets, cutting tool overlap and boosting threat protection in 8-10 week consults.

Jen Easterly, ex-CISA Director, joins Huntress' Strategic Advisory Board to enhance AI-led cybersecurity as the firm advances its USD $1.5 billion growth.

Outpost24 appoints Ariel Katz as Chief Corporate Development Officer to lead strategic growth via mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in cybersecurity.

KnowBe4 has unveiled a refreshed brand and vision, emphasising its role in human risk management amid evolving cybersecurity threats worldwide.

SOCRadar launches Agentic Threat Intelligence, an AI-powered platform automating detection and response to cyber threats with customisable AI agents.

LevelBlue has acquired Trustwave, creating the world's largest pure-play managed security firm with enhanced AI-driven threat detection and response capabilities.

Rapid7 launches Vector Command Advanced, a platform combining automated and human-led tests to enhance security and simplify compliance with PCI, ISO 27001, and NIST.

Dragos appoints Eric Cross as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global sales and marketing efforts in operational technology cybersecurity amid rising industry risks.