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Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs

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Dell adds quantum-ready protections to commercial PCs and upgrades backup, detection and recovery tools to help firms counter AI and post-quantum threats.
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Anthropic's Mythos sparks governance fears over cyber risk

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Anthropic's Claude Mythos cyber security model and Project Glasswing are fuelling fears that AI-driven vulnerability hunting is becoming a boardroom issue.
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Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

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Fortinet backs AI governance and quantum-safe upgrades as sustainability report highlights lower product energy use and training progress.
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Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

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Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.
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Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

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Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.
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VPN vulnerabilities don't have to become breaches

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Unpatched VPN gateways are leaving organisations open to ransomware and outages, as modern Zero Trust access cuts off the exposed front door.
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Scality appoints Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances

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Scality names Greg DiFraia as senior vice president to expand AI partnerships and support enterprise deployments across its global ecosystem.
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Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance

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Rubrik adds Google Cloud controls for AI agents and Cloud SQL backups as enterprises race to govern autonomous systems and protect data.
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ServiceNow completes USD $7.75 billion Armis acquisition

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ServiceNow bolsters cyber security push with Armis buyout, adding real-time asset visibility and deepening its platform after Veza.
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Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

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Keepit survey finds organisations overconfident about AI disaster recovery, with just 32% testing plans monthly and many lacking clear governance.
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Cohesity wins Google Cloud award for disaster recovery

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Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership with new AI and cyber recovery features as it lands 2026 Partner of the Year honour.
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Healthcare hit by ransomware every 10 hours, Securin says

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Securin says healthcare faces ransomware attacks about every 10 hours, with hospitals repeatedly hit via known flaws, stolen credentials and remote access.
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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears

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Anthropic limits Claude Mythos to critical users after it exposed browser and Linux flaws, stoking fears of AI-driven cyber risk for banks.
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Commvault expands Flex with Hitachi Vantara & NetApp

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Commvault broadens Flex support with Hitachi Vantara and NetApp as enterprises seek scalable cyber recovery for AI-heavy storage demands.
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Anthropic's 'Mythos' signals a new era of AI-driven cyber threats

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Anthropic is to give UK banks controlled access to its Mythos AI model, as financial firms brace for a new era of autonomous cyber threats.
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Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs

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ESET survey finds North American SMBs increasingly buying cyber cover, with insurers shaping controls and managed detection services after repeated breaches.
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11:11 Systems named Cohesity's MSP Strategic Partner

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11:11 Systems wins Cohesity FY2025 MSP Strategic Partner of the Year award as joint cyber recovery services gain traction.
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Rubrik survey warns of AI agents outpacing security

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Survey finds AI agents are spreading faster than security teams can track them, with most firms lacking visibility, rollback controls and identity governance.
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Index Engines lands third straight CRN Storage 100 nod

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Index Engines wins third straight CRN Storage 100 spot as cyber recovery demand rises and partners seek cleaner ransomware restoration.
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ITS America adds cyber zone to Detroit transport expo

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ITS America to add a Cybersecurity & Data Zone at its Detroit transport expo, with 30 exhibitors and sessions on cyber resilience.