The Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Cybersecurity.
What to know about Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a critical and evolving field dedicated to protecting individuals, businesses, and governments from online threats. Amid transformative advancements such as AI, cloud adoption, quantum computing, and fluctuating geopolitical risks, organisations are navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.
Recent developments across the cybersecurity sphere highlight crucial topics including ransomware surges, deepfake scams, API security lapses, identity management complexities, and the growing importance of Zero Trust frameworks. These trends underscore the need for proactive strategies, comprehensive threat detection, agile responses, and a strengthening of human and technological defenses.
With expanding attack surfaces driven by remote work, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and digital transformation, there is a paramount focus on integrating AI-powered solutions, enhancing data protection, and addressing skills shortages. Initiatives promoting diversity, education, and collaborative partnerships continue to be essential in fortifying cyber resilience.
Exploring these themes through the latest stories and expert insights encourages readers to deepen their understanding of contemporary cybersecurity challenges and solutions, emphasizing actionable knowledge to help safeguard digital futures in an interconnected world.
American Cybersecurity News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
iCOUNTER appoints Mark FitzPatrick as Chief Financial
The cybersecurity company is strengthening financial oversight as it scales its threat intelligence platform to meet demand from enterprises and public bodies.
Identity Digital bids for 216 new internet suffixes
The filing could open fresh branding options for businesses and creators if ICANN approves the first major expansion of internet suffixes since 2012.
Imply bets on Lumi to power agentic SIEM data layer
Security teams could keep more logs for longer as Imply says its Lumi platform will cut storage costs and support AI-led investigations.
SailPoint warns of 40-to-1 gap in AI agent security
Most enterprises still lack controls for AI agents, with SailPoint's survey finding only 2% have tools to govern them.
CrashPlan adds server & Google Workspace backup for SMBs
Smaller firms can now back up servers and Google Workspace, as CrashPlan widens its offering for businesses with fewer than 250 users.
RapidFort signs SpaceWERX deal on Space Force cyber
The deal should help the Space Force speed software approvals and harden space systems against AI-driven and post-quantum cyber threats.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cybersecurity
Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment
What Is Shadow AI and What Does It Mean for Your Organisation?
Hack The Box launches AI range for enterprise security teams
Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment
Featured News
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
TrendLife targets AI challenges with family-focused Kaleida
Parents and teachers may get more oversight of children's AI use as TrendLife rolls out Kaleida with Learning Buddy to curb answer-only shortcuts.
DesignVerse targets U.S. firms with private cloud AI tools
DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network
Critical infrastructure operators are using cellular links to secure distributed assets as outages and spoofing raise the stakes for resilience.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Veridos: Why designing quantum-ready trust for global travel and identity starts now
Passports could be exposed for years before quantum computers arrive, as governments face a slow, fragile migration to new cryptography.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Expert Columns
Singapore's 2035 Quantum-Safe Target Starts With Identity
Banning Open-Weight AI Is a $10 Trillion Gift to Anthropic and a Death Sentence for Enterprise AI Sovereignty
AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Seven Cyber Controls Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Overlook
Charting a secure course to a post-quantum world
SOCtoberfest Kickoff: The 7 Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Meet CISA's Core Steps
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
The Hidden Risks of Bandwidth Sharing
In the AI era, channel value is being redefined
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cybersecurity News
Jev AI lookalike domains surge after launch, UpGuard warns
Users could have prompts, files and API keys stolen as 167 lookalike domains linked to Jev were registered within 13 days of launch.
Meta's Muse AI agent seen in half of customer traffic
Security teams face a new attribution problem as Meta's Muse AI agent can slip into customer traffic while posing as an ordinary browser.
Tanium teams with NVIDIA to manage local AI endpoints
IT teams gain patching and compliance controls for NVIDIA's local AI systems as Tanium extends its endpoint platform beyond standard PCs.
Qualys warns patching surge is missing active exploits
Despite more patching, organisations are leaving the most dangerous flaws open longer, as attackers exploit vulnerabilities before defenders can act.
Finance leaders favour visibility & planning over cuts
More finance teams are using data and planning tools to protect growth spending as volatility makes broad cuts less attractive.
Palo Alto warns on 22 million exposed PHP instances
Security teams face a wider attack surface, as Palo Alto Networks says the PHP flaws could leave 22 million internet-facing instances exposed worldwide.
ThreatDown ties criminal AI storefronts to OpenRouter
The discovery suggests takedowns may be fleeting, as criminals can quickly rebuild AI storefronts using the same rented routing layer and models.
Print remains biggest Zero Trust blind spot, survey finds
Print systems are still causing weekly outages for many firms, with just 16% of enterprise IT leaders saying they are covered by Zero Trust measures.
SentinelOne names LevelBlue global Wayfinder partner
More organisations will gain round-the-clock threat detection and incident response as LevelBlue takes global delivery of SentinelOne's Wayfinder service.
Human hackers drive attacks as AI use stays limited
Most tracked cyberattacks are still run by people, even as attackers exploit high-severity flaws in an average of three days.
InTouch Credit Union boosts authentication with IDgo
The switch has cut call verification by up to 90 seconds and freed about 250 staff hours a month across 10,000 member calls.
Jack Henry expands Google Cloud AI security tie-up
The tie-up aims to help 7,400 US community banks and credit unions spot AI-enabled cyber threats earlier and speed up responses.
Reco joins Microsoft Pegasus to tackle AI agent security
The move could help the security startup reach larger enterprises as firms wrestle with AI agents that can inherit access rights and trigger actions.
Azul issues security fixes for record OpenJDK flaws
Enterprises running Java face a heavier patching burden, as 53 flaws in the latest OpenJDK update must be fixed far faster than usual.
HPE sends Spaceborne Computer-4 to the Moon for AI tests
Moon-based processing will let HPE test AI and high-performance computing on the lunar surface, reducing reliance on Earth links for future missions.
Braskem rolls out Rockwell SecureOT across 39 sites
The roll-out gives the chemical producer a real-time view of more than 3,000 OT assets, helping it prioritise vulnerabilities across its global sites.
BeyondTrust adds just-in-time access to ServiceNow
The tie-up lets security teams remove standing privileges from ServiceNow workflows while keeping fast access for staff who need it.
Tenable launches open AI partner network for security
Security teams can now connect exposure data with third-party AI tools to triage risks faster without building custom integrations.
AppViewX adds shadow AI agent controls & quantum IDs
Security teams can now spot unsanctioned AI agents, stop them mid-run and issue quantum-resilient identities as usage spreads across enterprises.
Appfire launches AI tools to tackle Jira workflows
The new releases aim to help larger organisations cut backlogs, manage risk and scale automation in Jira without losing human oversight.
Job Moves
iCOUNTER appoints Mark FitzPatrick as Chief Financial
CodeHunter appoints Tom Bevilacqua to board as it grows
Datasite appoints five executives to link AI & M&A
PDQ appoints former Microsoft leader Jeff Pinkston as CTO
Doppel names ex-Xerox exec as Chief Security Advisor
Thrive appoints John Toney as security services chief
Manifold Security appoints Joe Sullivan to its board
Aeris names Suresh Sathyamurthy as Chief Marketing Officer
Forcepoint appoints Vincent Merlin as Marketing Chief
