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Industrial routers and other OT perimeter devices are absorbing the majority of cyberattacks targeting operational technology environments, according to new Forescout Vedere Labs research. Analysing 90 days of real-world honeypot data, researchers found that 67% of malicious activity was directed at OT perimeter devices, such as industrial routers and firewalls, compared with 33% aimed at directly exposed OT assets like PLCs and HMIs. The findings highlight the growing risk facing edge devices that sit between...

KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, has announced a new custom deepfake training experience to defend against advanced cybersecurity threats from deepfakes such as fraudulent video conferences and AI-generated phishing attacks.   Deepfakes can be weaponised and utilised for fraud, disinformation campaigns and cause reputational damage across sectors. These types of deepfake attacks are now linked to one in five biometric fraud attempts, with injection attacks increasing 40%...

In today's world, it can be hard for awareness training to keep up with the modern threats that are constantly emerging. Today, KnowBe4 has announced a new custom deepfake training experience to counteract the risk of 'deepfake' attacks as they continue to rise. The experience, which is now available, aims to help employees defend against the advanced cybersecurity threats from deepfakes such as fraudulent video conferences and AI-generated phishing attacks.  Deepfakes can be weaponised and...

The Trust Crisis No One’s Talking About Every breach, leak, or phishing attack doesn’t just affect the targeted company—it reverberates across the broader consumer landscape. Each new headline chips away at public trust. As a result, businesses are no longer just battling hackers. They're also fighting the numbness and skepticism of customers who have seen too many privacy violations go unpunished. This phenomenon, often called "breach fatigue," leads to disengagement. People stop reading breach notifications....

This week, Outpost24 announced the acquisition of Infinipoint, a specialist in device identity, posture validation, and secure workforce access. The acquisition marks Outpost24’s entry into the Zero Trust Workforce Access market and enhances its identity security division, Specops, by laying the foundation for a unified approach that evaluates both the user and the device before access is granted. As organisations advance their Zero Trust strategies, authentication alone is no longer enough. MFA and SSO confirm who...

Black Duck today announced the launch of Black Duck Signal™, a new agentic AI platform designed to secure software at the same speed it’s now being developed with AI coding tools. As AI-driven development accelerates, traditional security testing methods have struggled to keep pace. Black Duck Signal aims to bridge that gap by combining two decades of the company’s software security expertise with large language model (LLM)-powered software analysis to autonomously detect and remediate vulnerabilities...

Saviynt has today announced a $700M Series B Growth Equity Financing at a valuation of approximately $3 billion. Funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, led the round with participation from Sixth Street Growth and TenEleven, as well as new funding from existing Series A investor Carrick Capital Partners. The investment reflects what many in the cybersecurity sector see as an accelerating shift: as organizations deploy generative AI, autonomous agents, and machine-driven workflows,...

KnowBe4, the platform that comprehensively addresses AI and human risk management, has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms for the second consecutive year and acknowledged specifically for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.  KnowBe4 Cloud Email Security provides users with:     Advanced AI-enabled detection to mitigate the full spectrum of inbound phishing attacks and outbound data loss and exfiltration attempts  KnowBe4’s Agentic Detection Engine that leverages sophisticated natural...

For years, the cybersecurity community has fought the scourge of weak, reused passwords. The solution, which was overwhelmingly adopted by both businesses and consumers, was the password manager (PM). These tools moved us from flimsy ‘123456’ credentials to unique, 30-character alphanumeric strings, stored behind a single, powerful master password. But this elegant centralisation creates a paradox. By consolidating all digital keys into one encrypted vault, have we simply moved the weakness rather than eliminated it?...

As retailers prepare for another record-breaking Black Friday, cybersecurity experts are warning that this year’s threats are not only bigger than ever but far more intelligent, automated and difficult to spot. Fresh data from Check Point, KnowBe4 Threat Labs and other cyber specialists note that attackers are using AI, automation and brand impersonation at industrial scale, exploiting the intensity of the shopping weekend to steal credentials, identities and payment information. Fake retail sites multiply as...