Deepfakes stories
Deepfake threats are pushing public bodies to harden identity checks and governance, as Gartner forecasts dedicated TrustOps teams by 2028.
Many smaller firms lack the expertise and controls to counter AI-enabled phishing and deepfakes, Sage's research shows.
Families get short cyber safety lessons at home as deepfakes, grooming and scams put children and adults at growing risk online.
Verified access to Anthropic's restricted AI tools could help IRONSCALES test email defences against more realistic phishing and impersonation attacks.
Losses from North Korea-linked digital asset theft jumped 51% in 2025, exposing banks and fintech firms to more identity-based intrusions.
AI is now being used to write exploits and malware, with Google saying it has traced the first zero-day linked to machine assistance.
AI systems and social engineering tests proved especially risky, as CyberCX found severe weaknesses in half and 77% of cases respectively.
Security teams face a broader threat as criminals and state-backed actors use generative AI to speed hacks, phishing and malware.
Enterprises adopting AI in regulated sectors face fresh risks from model tampering and agent misuse, which Cognizant aims to address.
Community banks will test tools for fraud, payments and compliance as ICBA brings six firms into its eleventh ThinkTECH accelerator class.
More than half of small and medium-sized firms in Australia and New Zealand have no dedicated security team, leaving them exposed to cyberattacks.
Enterprises could gain cryptographic checks for AI agents, models and media as DigiCert adds a trust layer across its platform.
Customers will gain earlier warnings on phishing and impersonation as Infoblox folds Axur's web, app and dark web scanning into its security tools.
AI has made stolen credentials and careless copy-paste habits a bigger risk than password strength, with scams and breaches accelerating.
More than 130 major incidents in 2025 show Singapore facing rising disruption, with public services and retailers hit hardest.
Ransomware is hitting Australian large businesses harder than global peers, with most victims still paying attackers despite backup defences.
A lack of visibility is leaving many European organisations unable to tell whether AI-powered attacks have already breached their systems.
Most Australians would adopt AI sooner if tougher safeguards were in place, yet only 1% say they completely trust the technology.
Despite widespread trust and security fears, 15% of Singapore consumers have used autonomous AI in the past six months, EY found.
Australians are using AI heavily, but most still want clear labelling and sourcing before they trust its search and shopping advice.
