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Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform

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Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.
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Security teams want AI tools under human oversight

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Survey finds 77% of security professionals want AI tools in security operations kept under human oversight, as 88% adopt guardrails.
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Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams

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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
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Bitdefender launches GravityZone email security for MSPs

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Bitdefender adds integrated email defence to GravityZone, giving MSPs and businesses post-delivery protection against phishing, ransomware and BEC.
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TrendAI partners Anthropic to embed Claude in security ops

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TrendAI and Anthropic join forces to embed Claude in Vision One, targeting AI vulnerability research and automated cyber defences.
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Proofpoint flags mailbox rule abuse in Microsoft 365

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Proofpoint says mailbox rule abuse is becoming a routine Microsoft 365 takeover tactic, helping attackers hide alerts, hijack threads and drive fraud.
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AI shifts IT roles towards orchestration, SolarWinds says

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SolarWinds research finds AI is pushing IT staff into more strategic oversight, as governance and trust become key to using new tools effectively.
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Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability

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Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
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Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds

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Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
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Brennan boosts sovereign SOC as demand shifts onshore

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Brennan folds CBR Cyber into Canberra-based operations as more Australian agencies and regulated firms seek sovereign Security Operations Centre support.
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WatchGuard & HaloPSA integrate security tools for MSPs

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WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.
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Orro launches AI CTEM service for Australian firms

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Orro launches AI-driven CTEM service to help Australian firms cut through vulnerability noise and prioritise exposures by business risk.
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Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI

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Numecent adds native Cloudpager integration to Citrix Studio, letting administrators package apps for VDI without bloating desktop images.
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N-able launches MCP server and N-zo AI for UEM ops

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N-able adds an MCP server and in-product assistant for N-central and N-sight, aiming to bring real-time AI action to managed IT operations.
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Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans

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Machine accounts and AI agents are now eclipsing human users in many IT estates, prompting warnings that outdated identity controls are no longer enough.
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CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds

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Logicalis survey finds 77% of firms hit by cyber incidents as CIOs warn AI is adding fresh risk, with weak governance and skills shortages deepening exposure.
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Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure

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Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.
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Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce

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Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.
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Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response

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UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.
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Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge

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Lumen says attackers are increasingly exploiting routers, VPN gateways and other edge devices in Australia, with nation-state activity and proxy networks making detection harder.