Security
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Osavul brings hybrid intelligence into critical industry
Osavul has raised €8.5 million to expand AI-supported threat intelligence from government and defence into critical infrastructure and commercial organisations.
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ICEYE and Nokia build sovereign satellite communications
ICEYE and Nokia are developing government-owned satellite communications systems that extend European sovereignty from space-based intelligence into broadband connectivity.
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Cyber budgets rise faster than resilience evidence
Cyber spending is increasing, but research suggests many organisations still lack reliable evidence of how well they would recover from disruption.
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Sophos pushes agentic AI into cyber governance
Sophos is applying AI to security assessment, prioritisation, and reporting as managed providers take on more strategic cyber work.
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MI5 warning puts university research links under scrutiny
MI5 says research involving more than 100 UK-linked academics received funding through a Chinese organisation it connects to state intelligence.
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Frontier AI enters the Bank’s stability calculus
The Bank of England is tracking frontier AI through both cyber risk and the growing debt financing behind AI infrastructure.
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AI moves into day-to-day SASE operations
Open Systems is letting customers choose whether the same SASE platform is operated internally, with AI assistance, or as a managed service.
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Huntress takes European expansion through the channel
Huntress will use ALSO’s distribution infrastructure to reach resellers and managed service providers across 31 European countries.
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Thales joins data protection to AI posture
Thales is combining data discovery with encryption, masking, and tokenisation as AI systems gain wider access to enterprise information.
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AI reshapes the UK cyber skills squeeze
AI use among UK cyber companies has jumped from 53% to 70%, while government research finds workforce growth slowing, basic skills gaps widening, and entry-level routes becoming harder to sustain.











