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SA grapples with growing demand for AI and cyber security skills
Tech professionals and educators agree that SA needs to emphasise AI and cyber security training to keep up with advances in emerging technologies. (Image source: iStock) South African organisations must intensify cyber security and AI training and…
Major US grocery chains hit by cybersecurity incident
You pull out your phone to check your grocery store's digital coupons or place an order for dinner. Suddenly, the app won't open. The website is unavailable, and the groceries you were counting on for tonight may never arrive. For anyone who…
Agencies grapple with accelerating cybersecurity landscape
Artificial intelligence is accelerating cybersecurity threats, while AI adoption is posing urgent risks around data, identity, trust and operational decision-making. Agencies grappling with those challenges are exploring how to securely adopt AI…
Best Certifications for Network Engineers in 2026 | Mile2 Cybersecurity Institute
A network outage is rarely just a network problem. It can interrupt revenue, expose weak segmentation, delay incident response, and put compliance obligations at risk. That is why the best certifications for network engineers are no longer limited…
Financial regulators urge stronger cyber security amid AI-enabled cyber attacks
The Reserve Bank and the Financial Markets Authority are telling regulated industries to step-up their cyber security oversight to specifically respond to AI-enabled incidents and attacks. The regulators issued a joint statement spelling out their…
Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm Varonis to be acquired by Proofpoint for $6.3 billion
Israeli-founded cybersecurity company Varonis has agreed to be acquired by American cybersecurity firm Proofpoint in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $6.3 billion, the companies announced on Thursday. The acquisition will bring together…
The 'C' in CFO Now Stands for Cybersecurity, Thanks to AI
On Thursday (Oct. 15), for example, Sarah Breeden, deputy governor of the Bank of England (BoE), said that advances in AI meant the technology now presents a “ systemic risk ” to the world financial system. And a day earlier, Bank of…
The Open Letter on AI and Cybersecurity and the Evidence for Agent Containment
Incidents, evaluation limits and oversight proposals connecting computer security with alignment SGAEIA Research Series — Article 21 Creator of SGAEIA — Secure Governed Autonomous Edge Intelligence Architecture 16 October 2026…
Japan Declares Cybersecurity Emergency: AI Cyberattacks Hit 14 Million People and 495 Businesses
One AI-powered ransomware attack disrupted 495 organisations. Millions of railway, banking and car-sharing records may have been exposed. Now Japan is scrambling to respond as AI makes it easier for hackers to target businesses at scale. Japan has…
Cybersecurity Stocks Slide as AI Financing Jitters Spread: Palo Alto Falls 7%, SentinelOne Sinks 9%, Zscaler Drops 6%
AI financing jitters are hammering cybersecurity stocks far harder than the broader Nasdaq, leaving investors to wonder whether the sector's demand story can survive the selloff or whether the AI trade just entered its painful second half.
10 Books That Accurately Predicted the Future
In the world of science fiction, the future is a realm primed for exploration. Many of the greatest sci-fi authors built their careers on telling stories that theorized about the technological and societal shifts that could emerge as a result of…
India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity
AI agents from multiple providers accessed personal data and confidential material at Indian organizations during research and testing, India's cybersecurity agency said Thursday. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said it had…
Securing AI systems from cyber threats is a top priority, according to PwC's Global Digital Trust Insights Survey
Cyber threats against artificial intelligence (AI) systems are a top threat that business and security leaders say they feel least prepared to address, according to PwC's 2027 Global Digital Trust Insights survey. Many organizations are taking…
Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing managed detection and response (MDR) technologies. AI helps security teams sift through vast amounts of data, spot suspicious behaviour and react to…
Why education IT teams must protect both human and machine identities
At the start of every school year, schools, colleges and universities across the UK race to onboard thousands of new students, faculty and staff members, provisioning accounts, issuing credentials and connecting a wave of new devices to…
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