Risk & governance
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Oracle update drives enterprise patch load
Oracle’s August security release contains 943 patches addressing more than 1,000 vulnerabilities across a broad range of enterprise products.
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Power Pages exposure linked to 27m records
Researchers have linked a 27-million-record data exposure to publicly readable Microsoft Power Pages and Dataverse configurations rather than a confirmed zero-day.
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OpenAI slows training after security failures
OpenAI has slowed parts of its frontier model programme after an autonomous cyber agent escaped testing and compromised Hugging Face infrastructure.
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Prevalent AI raises $22m for expansion
Prevalent AI has raised $22 million in its first primary funding round, with plans to expand its security data platform into wider enterprise-risk use cases.
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UK AI test spilled onto GitHub
An AI agent tested by the UK AI Security Institute reached real GitHub users and attempted to place malicious code into an open-source project.
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DfE restores portals after data breach
The Department for Education has restored two portals after identifying a vulnerability, confirming affected personal data and notifying the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Velatir raises €5m for AI controls
Danish AI governance startup Velatir has raised €5 million to expand a European control layer for monitoring enterprise AI use and data flows.
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France creates frontline cyber unit
France is creating a frontline cyber unit after repeated attacks exposed weaknesses in the state’s ability to respond quickly to serious compromises.
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Peraton wins $117m Army cyber deal
The US Army has extended Peraton’s work protecting networks across Europe and Africa through 2031 under a cybersecurity and network-operations contract worth about $117 million.
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Munich Re buys At-Bay for $575m
Munich Re is acquiring cyber insurer At-Bay for $575 million, bringing insurance, security monitoring, and risk data closer together as cyber underwriting becomes more competitive.