Financial Systems
Bank of England: Cloud outages and DDoS attacks pose risk of cascading systemic failure
Regulators tighten oversight of “operational incidents” that could ripple through the digital economy.
Security
Cyberwar
Cyberwar fears escalate as nation-state threat actors intensify private sector attacks
Leaders report growing concerns that attacks from adversary nations could "cripple critical infrastructure".
Business
Good intentions, poor oversight: Addressing the risks of Shadow AI in business
"Employees are eager to explore new tools but don’t always understand the implications – particularly when handling sensitive or regulated information."
Crime
Phishing gangs are posing as government officials to steal money from permit applicants
FBI issues warning about new scam involving the impersonation of city and county fee collectors.
Security
President Trump unveils new Cyber Strategy that's big on bluster, but light on detail
The White House promises to take the fight to criminal and nation-state adversaries in both offensive and defensive cyber operations.
Security
Deepfakes, bot swarms, and the new identity verification arms race
Olli Krebs (no relation to Brian), EMEA SVP at Incode, discusses the trends shaping the future of the identity industry.
AI
From zero days to zero hours: How AI is accelerating attacks to "machine speed"
CrowdStrike data shows that exploits are being weaponised within days as AI drives down the cost of vulnerability discovery.
Security
People are using LLMs to generate "dangerously insecure" passwords
The rise of "vibe passwords" risks causing a resurgence of brute force attacks, researchers warn
AI
Hackers steal AI agents' "souls" in infostealer attack on OpenClaw configurations
"This finding marks a significant milestone: the transition from stealing browser credentials to harvesting the identities of AI agents."
Security
Private sector threat actors are trying to clone rivals' AI models, Google warns
Nation-state adversaries are also deploying AI to automate phishing, accelerate attack lifecycles and conduct reconnaissance.
Quantum
Quantum is "creating anxiety" for security leaders. Here's what to do about it
"Ubiquitous encryption methods will become vulnerable and organisations need to prepare -but the process is far from simple."
Cyberwar
Careless tech costs lives: UK warned to prepare for "severe" attacks on critical infrastructure
Britain faces a growing threat from “highly capable threat actors” seeking to bring down the systems that power modern civilisation.