Risk & governance
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ICO joins UK cyber resilience network
The Information Commissioner’s Office has joined the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group’s ambassador programme, linking the regulator more closely with police-led SME cyber support.
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Cyber budgets rise as continuity lags
PwC says 84% of surveyed security and finance leaders expect cyber budgets to rise, while only 39% report a fully formalised cyber-specific continuity plan.
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Azure gateway failure hits hybrid connectivity
Microsoft says a gateway-management change combined with operating-system servicing disrupted Azure networking services across multiple regions, including several in Europe and the UK.
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Osavul raises €8.5m for hybrid intelligence
Luxembourg-headquartered Osavul has raised €8.5 million to expand its hybrid-risk intelligence platform further into enterprises and critical infrastructure.
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Kiteworks shutdown uncovered critical vulnerability
Kiteworks says its precautionary shutdown allowed it to identify and remediate a previously unknown critical vulnerability, with no evidence that attackers successfully exploited it.
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MI5 warns universities over Chinese research links
MI5 has told UK universities to review links with a Chinese research institute it alleges funds work that improves Chinese intelligence capabilities, claims rejected by Beijing.
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Sekoia puts agentic investigations into production
French cybersecurity company Sekoia has made its Elevate agentic investigation platform generally available after an early-access programme involving more than 2,000 customers.
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EU workplace cyber exposure remains widespread
Three quarters of EU employees encountered suspicious digital activity at work, while fewer than half said they could recognise AI-generated fake video.
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Cloudflare exposes post-quantum TLS adoption gap
New Cloudflare telemetry will let customers inspect post-quantum TLS negotiation by connection, exposing a sizeable gap between browser-side adoption and encryption on connections to origin infrastructure.
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Visa prepares for autonomous cyberattacks
Visa is redesigning parts of its defensive architecture around autonomous AI as the payments company prepares for attackers that can adapt and operate faster than conventional human-led response.