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Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report

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Critical Microsoft flaws double as Azure and Dynamics 365 risks surge, BeyondTrust warns organisations to prioritise identity and privilege controls.
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Commvault adds threat-hunting tools to backup scans

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Commvault adds Hyper Threat Hunting and Deep Inspection to Cloud Threat Scan, linking backup scanning with verified clean recovery after cyber attacks.
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GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare

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GenAI use in healthcare is fuelling patient data policy breaches, with regulated records making up 89% of AI-linked violations, research shows.
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Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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AWS introduces Security Hub for unified threat detection in cloud

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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AWS has launched Security Hub, offering near real-time threat correlation and unified security insights to streamline cloud threat detection and response.
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CrowdStrike unveils instant cloud threat detection for hybrid systems

Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
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CrowdStrike launches instant cloud threat detection for hybrid systems, cutting response times from minutes to seconds to combat AI-driven attacks.
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Falco adds threat analysis features with Stratoshark integration

Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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Sysdig enhances Falco with Stratoshark integration, boosting open source cloud threat analysis for faster incident response and forensic investigation.
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Wiz launches cloud incident response service to boost security

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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Wiz has introduced Wiz Incident Response, a new service to help organisations swiftly detect, contain, and recover from cloud security incidents using expert support and AI.
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Check Point hailed leader in cloud security by GigaOm

Wed, 19th Feb 2025
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Check Point's CloudGuard solution has been named a Leader in three GigaOm Radar categories, highlighting its unified approach to cloud security and AI-driven capabilities.