Risk & governance
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ICO monitors AI agents reaching external systems
Britain’s data regulator is monitoring incidents in which OpenAI and Anthropic systems reached external organisations during cyber evaluations.
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UKGI file exposed officials’ work details
A UK Government Investments file containing management information and the work details of 51 officials remained publicly accessible for around 40 hours after a policy failure.
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Amgen cloud breach exposed patient data
Amgen has declared a material cybersecurity incident after proprietary information and patient health data were exfiltrated from third-party cloud environments.
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Bank of America agrees MDSec acquisition
Bank of America plans to acquire UK consultancy MDSec, bringing approximately 65 technical-security specialists into its established cyber operation in the North of England.
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ECB stress test finds cyber modelling gaps
The ECB found weaknesses in how eurozone banks connect severe geopolitical and cyber scenarios to capital, liquidity, and credible management action.
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academy+ brings cyber training into Staff Skills
academy+ will offer Bob’s Business awareness training and phishing simulation through its Staff Skills course hub as UK training gaps persist.
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FlashStart expands DNS-layer protection
FlashStart 2026 adds DNS-layer malware protection, service-provider APIs, microservices architecture, and data sovereignty features for enterprises and managed providers.
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Huntress passes $250m as MSP security scales
Huntress says it now protects 270,000 businesses, deepening its role in managed security delivery for smaller organisations and the MSP channel.
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The AI builder boom is creating a shadow IT crisis
Gil Geron, CEO of Orca Security, argues that AI-built applications and agents are expanding shadow IT into production cloud environments faster than governance can keep up.
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EY tax support breach exposes client data
A breach involving a third-party support platform used by EY tax teams exposed personal and financial information held in tickets and documents.