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In the year to September 2025, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) managed 429 cyber incidents, almost half of which were classified as nationally significant. That’s more than double the previous year. Meanwhile, cyber attacks are estimated to cost UK businesses£14.7 billion annually. 

Federal technology officials said on Aug. 25 that increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) models are giving agencies new opportunities to strengthen cyber defenses and advance mission work as the technology reshapes the cybersecurity landscape.

CREST has launched a Security Testing of AI standard and accreditation for cybersecurity service providers, aimed at giving buyers independent assurance over providers testing Generative AI- and large language model-enabled systems.

In modern warfare and national defense, physical conflicts are increasingly preceded by silent cyberattacks on vital resource networks. Most recently, cyber intrusions struck water and wastewater utilities across at least seven U.S. states, prompting federal investigations into potential Iranian involvement amidst heightened U.S.-Iran tensions.

UltraViolet Cyber has appointed Andrew Park as Chief Information Security Officer. Park previously worked with the company as a customer.

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Slovakia’s National Security Authority, NBÚ, recently issued a warning about several road speed cameras, calling them a significant cyber threat. The alert is not about someone deleting a speeding ticket. It is about connected devices that collect vehicle data, communicate with other systems, and may contain remote-access functions that the operator cannot fully control.

On 15 August, whilst Italians were busy on holiday and Europe was debating migration and the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, Vladimir Putin officially announced the name of his ambassador to Egypt, one of the key countries in his strategy for establishing a presence straddling the Middle East and the Maghreb. Russia has ties…

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Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, the Sunday Telegraph reported.