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UK organisations faced an average of 1,589 cyber attacks per week in June 2026, a 34% increase compared with the same month last year, according to new threat intelligence from Check Point Research, the intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies. The UK figure outpaces the global trend line. Worldwide, organisations experienced an average of 2,270 weekly attacks in June, up 17% year on year and 10% month on month, as a brief lull in...

Cybersecurity researchers at Sysdig recently published what they describe as the first documented case of agentic ransomware: an attack in which an AI model independently swept a compromised network for credentials, wrote its own ransom note, and corrected its own coding errors mid-attack. Sysdig's director of threat research described the operation as "driven end-to-end by the model's own decision-making, rather than a human at the keyboard," with the agent achieving initial access by exploiting a...

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has unveiled plans for Cyber Shield, an ambitious initiative that aims to use agentic artificial intelligence to transform the nation's cyber defenses and counter increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The proposal forms part of a broader effort by the NCSC and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to build a national scale, AI powered cyber defense capability that can detect, analyze, and eventually respond to attacks at machine...

KnowBe4's latest benchmarking report, based on 42 million phishing simulations worldwide, reveals the sectors most vulnerable to phishing attacks across the UK and Ireland, while highlighting the impact of continuous security awareness training. Healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations are the most susceptible to phishing attacks in the UK, followed by businesses in the hospitality and construction sectors, according to new research from cybersecurity awareness and digital workforce security provider KnowBe4. The findings come from KnowBe4's 2026...

Identity checks once sat at the front door of an online service. A user entered a password, passed verification and gained access. That model now looks limited. Stolen credentials, compromised devices and hijacked sessions can place an online casino account in the wrong hands without producing an obvious failed login. Access to a new casino online may involve mobile play, personal records, payment methods and several account-recovery routes. Protecting the login screen remains important, but casino operators...

Check Point Software has revealed that its ThreatCloud AI platform prevented 4.6 billion cyberattacks over the past year, as the security vendor published its fourth annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, titled “Securing the Path Toward a Responsible Future.” The report sets out how the NASDAQ-listed firm is positioning itself at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cyber security, an area it says will define the next decade of digital risk. Alongside the attack-prevention...

Registration is now open for International Cyber Expo 2026, one of the UK's flagship two-day cybersecurity events which set to return to Olympia London on 29–30 September 2026, bringing together thousands of security professionals, technology providers and policymakers to explore the latest developments shaping the cyber landscape. With cyber threats at a peak and the convergence of physical and digital security becomes increasingly important, International Cyber Expo has established itself as a key meeting place...

Forescout Technologies Inc. has been added to the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC), marking formal recognition that the company's cybersecurity platform meets NATO's information assurance requirements for deployment across mission-critical defence environments. Maintained by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), the NIAPC serves as a trusted catalogue of cybersecurity technologies that have been validated for use by NATO military and civilian organisations. Inclusion demonstrates that Forescout's platform satisfies the alliance's stringent standards for...

Huntress has struck a new distribution partnership with UK channel marketplace Giacom, giving the managed service providers (MSPs) on Giacom's Cloud Market platform direct access to Huntress' Agentic Security Platform and its 24/7 AI-centric Security Operations Centre (SOC).  The deal is one of two announced this week, alongside a parallel agreement with MSP Nordics covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as Huntress looks to broaden its footprint across EMEA. Both moves are aimed at removing friction for MSPs that want to add enterprise-grade...

The cybersecurity requirements facing defence manufacturers are becoming harder to treat as a paperwork exercise. For companies that handle controlled information or support government contracts, having a written policy is only one part of demonstrating that security requirements are being met. That distinction matters as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework continues to evolve. Changes to the timing or mechanics of implementation can create uncertainty for manufacturers, but they do not necessarily remove the...