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RegScale appoints Chad Woolf as Chief Product Officer for growth

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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RegScale appoints Chad Woolf as Chief Product Officer to lead product strategy and scale its continuous controls monitoring platform for global growth.
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Exabeam Nova adds peer benchmarking to boost security posture

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Exabeam Nova now offers peer benchmarking to help CISOs enhance security by anonymously comparing their operations with similar organisations in real time.
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Check Point & Wiz unveil unified cloud security with real-time AI

Tue, 30th Sep 2025
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Check Point and Wiz launch a global, integrated cloud security solution combining real-time AI detection and prevention to tackle growing risks in dynamic environments.
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Secure Code Warrior debuts Trust Agent AI for code risk insight

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Secure Code Warrior launches beta for Trust Agent: AI, offering CISOs enhanced oversight of AI tools and code risks in software development.
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Exposure Management Council urges new cyber risk frameworks for boards

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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Tenable's Exposure Management Leadership Council calls for new cyber risk frameworks to help boards better understand and reduce organisational cyber exposure.
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BeyondTrust appoints Felix Gaehtgens as Vice President of Product Strategy

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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BeyondTrust has named former Gartner analyst Felix Gaehtgens as VP of Product Strategy to lead innovation in identity and access management.
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AI & quantum threats redefine priorities for Cybersecurity Month

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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As Cybersecurity Month nears, experts warn AI and quantum tech pose rising digital threats, urging firms to boost policies, behaviour change, and cryptographic defences.
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OVHcloud deploys quantum SSL certificates for five million sites

Wed, 24th Sep 2025
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OVHcloud now offers quantum-generated SSL certificates to nearly five million hosted websites, boosting security with free advanced encryption by October 2025.
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Australia's cyber workforce stagnates as AI reshapes job market

Sun, 21st Sep 2025
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Australia's cyber security workforce growth stagnates at 0.2% amid AI-driven automation and cost-cutting, narrowing entry-level job opportunities significantly.
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Tenable council aims to bridge cyber risk gap with new framework

Fri, 19th Sep 2025
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Tenable launches Exposure Management Leadership Council to help CISOs bridge the cyber risk communication gap with business leaders across key sectors.
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Australian cyber leaders shift to breach containment focus

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Australian cyber leaders at Illumio World Tour embrace breach containment, focusing on rapid detection and limiting damage over total prevention.
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Smartsheet names Ravi Soin as chief information security officer

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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Smartsheet has appointed Ravi Soin as its Chief Information Security Officer to lead global cybersecurity and data privacy initiatives amid AI advancements.
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Chief Trust Officer role rises as tech firms prioritise trust

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Tech and B2B firms are appointing Chief Trust Officers to boost security, privacy, and trust amid rising client and regulator concerns, says Forrester.
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Pentera adds Cl0p ransomware testing for Windows & Linux

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Pentera has added Cl0p ransomware testing to its platform, enabling organisations to safely assess defences on both Windows and Linux systems against this active threat.
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Network outages surge, costing firms up to $5 million yearly

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Network outages have surged globally, costing firms up to $5 million yearly and driving increased investment in AI, OOB management, and edge computing.
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Australian Data Centres appoints trio of executives for expansion

Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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Australian Data Centres appoints three senior executives to drive its national expansion and enhance sovereign data centre solutions across Australia.
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Industry leaders mark International Women in Cyber Day with optimism

Fri, 29th Aug 2025
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Industry leaders mark International Women in Cyber Day with optimism, urging greater diversity and celebrating women's growing impact in cybersecurity roles worldwide.
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Check Point named Leader in Gartner's 2025 hybrid firewall report

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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Check Point has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewalls, recognised for innovation and robust multi-environment security.
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AI now powers cybersecurity for 73% of firms amid rising threats

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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Nearly 73% of global firms now use AI in cybersecurity, tackling rising threats as nearly all plan AI-driven security investments this year.
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Cloudflare boosts generative AI security for Australian firms

Wed, 27th Aug 2025
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Cloudflare enhances security for Australian firms using generative AI with new integrations and real-time monitoring to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.