Secure government data handling huge priority for US public
Sixty-one percent of US citizens rate secure data handling as extremely important for government digital services according to a recent survey from Gartner. A Gartner survey of 1,576 U.S. citizens from July to September 2025 found that despite this being the top identified concern, net citizen trust in the government’s handling of personal data is […]
Account takeovers are surging in the age of Agentic AI – Download the full report
Account takeover (ATO) fraud is accelerating, with global losses projected to hit $17B in 2025. Sift’s Q3 2025 Digital Trust Index reveals how agentic AI is fueling large-scale, automated ATO attacks that are harder than ever to detect. The report uncovers which industries are seeing the biggest spikes and why 74% of consumers are wary […]
IT leaders ‘fear’ data overload could cripple operations
Research indicates that the majority (58%) of IT decision makers (ITDMs) ‘fear’ the exponential rise of data within their business, with concerns being raised regarding security, compliance, and operational risk. The new data from Splunk, which surveyed 500 UK ITDMs from companies of 250 employees or more, reveals that 97% have seen an increase in demand […]
Why database security needs a seat at the cyber strategy table
By Martin Hodgson, Director of Sales EMEA – Expansion at Paessler GmbH As organisations invest more heavily in their cybersecurity strategies, the focus often leans toward endpoint protection, firewalls, and threat detection tools. Yet, one of the most valuable and vulnerable components, the database, can still be overlooked. With cyberattacks growing in volume and sophistication, […]
40% of AI data breaches caused by cross-border GenAI miuse by 2027
In excess of 40% of AI-related data breaches will be caused by the improper use of generative AI (GenAI) across borders by 2027, according to new research. Analysis by boffins at Gartners indicates the swift adoption of GenAI technologies by end-users has outpaced the development of data governance and security measures, raising concerns about data localisation due […]
UK Electoral Commission data breach ‘raises questions’ about UK cyber posture
The severity of the UK Electoral Commission suffering a cyber breach has led one analyst to call the incident ‘highly disturbing’, and one that raises many questions about the cyber governance of the UK’s independent and public bodies and the technical advice they are given David Bicknell, Principal Analyst, Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, said: “This suggests cybersecurity was […]