More than half of German industrial companies have assigned dedicated staff to prepare for the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act, as manufacturers of connected products face growing pressure to overhaul cybersecurity processes and product development. A survey of 200 German…
Unchecked AI agents raise new security risks for connected businesses
Businesses are increasingly deploying AI tools and agents without the oversight of IT teams, raising the risk of data exposure and unsafe behaviour as autonomous systems gain access to corporate networks and information. Research from AI and SaaS specialist Reco…
Cybersecurity tops UK EV charging firmware priorities
As the global electric mobility sector prepares to mark World EV Day on 9 September, smart EV charging consultancy Versinetic has released new findings showing that cybersecurity and firmware reliability are becoming critical priorities across the UK EV charging sector.…
Link11’s European Cyber Report finds new DDoS record
The new Link11 European Cyber Report for the first half of 2026 provides a nuanced view: Although the decline in DDoS attacks on the Link11 network for European companies may sound like a reprieve at first, it’s clear that the…
The hidden IoT risk behind the UK’s power plant cyber attack
A cyber attack that reportedly forced a UK power generator offline for four days has highlighted the growing security challenge posed by increasingly connected energy infrastructure. The UK Government confirmed that a small-scale generator was affected by a cyber incident…
Time running out to strengthen cyber defences as AI threats accelerate
A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open letter calling on countries and organisations around the world to beef up their cyber defences before AI grows powerful enough to override them. In an…
New guidance sets benchmark for true quantum-safe security readiness
Businesses have been provided a clear benchmark for judging whether electronic device vendors’ claims of protection against quantum enabled attacks are valid, through new guidance released from the Trusted Computing Group. TCG’s requirements for Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) enables companies…
CREST launches new standard for testing AI security
Cybersecurity organisation CREST has launched a new accreditation aimed at helping organisations assess whether providers have the expertise to test AI-enabled systems securely, as generative AI and large language models become embedded in business applications. The Security Testing of AI…
Fakes on a plane: experts warn “evil twin” Wi-Fi attacks could expose connected devices
Cybersecurity experts are warning that so-called “evil twin” attacks on planes and other publicly-accessible Wi-Fi systems can create an overlooked attack surface for connected devices, after passengers returning from a hacking conference in Las Vegas apparently made a rogue network…
2,500+ organisations and 434,000 CI/CD pipelines potentially exposed in the largest AI supply chain breach of 2026
More than 2,500 companies and approximately 434,000 CI/CD pipelines worldwide were potentially exposed in what is believed to be the largest supply-chain attack targeting AI infrastructure in 2026. In March 2026, threat actor group Team PCP compromised LiteLLM, a widely…
