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New UK cyber bill pushes critical sectors towards continuous offensive security testing as state-backed and criminal threats intensify.

NCC Group and Delinea launch managed privileged access service, targeting AI-era identity threats with Zero Trust, cloud-native controls.

UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.

Attackers are abusing LinkedIn private messages to deliver Python-based malware via booby-trapped archives, ReliaQuest has warned.

HackerOne unveils Good Faith AI Research Safe Harbor, giving security testers clearer authorisation and protection for probing AI systems.

Practical DevSecOps unveils a hands-on Certified Security Champion course to embed security advocates inside software development teams.

Cobalt debuts a two-way penetration testing integration for Microsoft Teams, promising faster remediation and real-time security collaboration.

Axiologik and Precursor launch AxioSECURE to help UK organisations meet looming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill requirements.

F5 rolls out AI Guardrails and AI Red Team to harden runtime security, blending adversarial testing with real-time policy enforcement.

Astra launches a continuous cloud scanner for AWS, Azure and GCP, promising fewer false alerts by validating which risks are truly exploitable.

Horizon3.ai names veteran marketer Andres Botero CMO to spearhead global expansion after a USD $100 million funding boost.

Hadrian rolls out AI “offensive” agents that mimic hackers, probing firms' systems continuously to spot and fix cyber flaws first.

CrowdStrike launches Falcon AIDR to police AI prompts and agents, tackling injection, jailbreaks and sensitive data leaks in real time.

TXP warns 2026 will bring a low-code legacy crunch, AI-fuelled cognitive overload and tougher scrutiny of cybersecurity in supply chains.

AI-native cyber attacks and synthetic IDs are forcing firms to shift from periodic checks to continuous, AI-driven security testing by 2026.

HackerOne hires new revenue and marketing chiefs to target soaring enterprise demand for AI-driven security and threat exposure tools.

UK cyber agency warns that misunderstanding AI prompt injection risks could trigger data breaches surpassing past SQL attacks in scale.

UK shoppers and retailers brace for a spike in cyberattacks this Black Friday as criminals exploit rising online spending with advanced scams.

In 2026, cybercriminals will exploit AI tools and open-source vulnerabilities, escalating ransomware threats with both noisy and stealthy tactics.

Ridge Security's AI-powered RidgeBot platform is now available on Azure Marketplace, offering continuous automated penetration testing for enterprise cloud.