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ICO fines rise 370% as watchdog targets big breaches
Data Protection

ICO fines rise 370% as watchdog targets big breaches

Larger data breach sanctions are becoming the norm as the ICO issues fewer penalties, but targets cases involving children's privacy and cyberattacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
New China-linked OP-512 cluster targets old IIS servers
Security Operations Centres

New China-linked OP-512 cluster targets old IIS servers

Older, internet-facing IIS servers are being singled out by China-linked hackers, with one new cluster able to persist despite partial containment.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down
Ransomware

While OT security is maturing, risk is not slowing down

Longer dwell times and rising ransomware threats are exposing gaps in industrial defences, despite better OT visibility and governance.

By Richard Springer • 8 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production
DevOps

AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production

Yet live deployments are causing headaches for engineering teams, with most respondents reporting more incidents and heavier rework after AI code goes live.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing
Unified Communications

KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing

Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%
Data Protection

Global cyber attacks fall but ransomware jumps 48%

Ransomware losses worsened in May as attacks climbed 48% year on year, despite a 7% drop in overall cyber incidents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools
DevOps

Elastic adds Kubernetes incident workflow for AI tools

Outages in Kubernetes clusters can now be triaged automatically inside AI tools, cutting the time on-call engineers spend hunting root causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security

The rollout aims to help customers tame rising AI-driven complexity as Datadog adds autonomous monitoring, security and agent oversight tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
BlueVoyant launches AI platform for security operations
Digital Transformation

BlueVoyant launches AI platform for security operations

The new platform aims to cut alert overload for security teams and automate responses across Microsoft-centric environments as attacks grow more complex.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
China-linked hackers target tech firms for AI secrets
Ransomware

China-linked hackers target tech firms for AI secrets

Access to AI research and software is drawing state-backed and criminal attacks, with technology firms now the world's most targeted sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Data Protection

Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery

Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Data Protection

Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly

Attackers are using generative AI to flood inboxes, pushing phishing to 36.5% of security teams' hours and USD $51,948 per analyst yearly.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Technology firms become top cyber target in AI race
Data Protection

Technology firms become top cyber target in AI race

CrowdStrike said state-backed espionage and extortion are surging as AI assets inside tech groups draw hackers seeking code, models and access.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Incident Response stories

ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
Data Protection

ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation

The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
Microsoft & Australia sign digital resilience deal
Digital Transformation

Microsoft & Australia sign digital resilience deal

Australia will get wider support to defend critical digital systems as Canberra and Microsoft deepen cooperation on cyber security and AI.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
ManageEngine adds real-time telemetry & SOAR to tools
Security Information and Event Management

ManageEngine adds real-time telemetry & SOAR to tools

Real-time network monitoring and automated security response are meant to help teams spot brief outages faster and cut handoffs between tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
PagerDuty names Ingram Micro sole Australian distributor
DevOps

PagerDuty names Ingram Micro sole Australian distributor

Australian solution providers will gain simpler access to PagerDuty's incident management tools as the vendor taps Ingram Micro's reseller network.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
QBE warns ransomware is top construction cyber threat
Malware

QBE warns ransomware is top construction cyber threat

Each incident can halt site operations for 24 days on average as attackers exploit the sector's growing use of connected digital tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026