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Thales: AI-driven bot attacks surged 12.5x

Thales has released the 2026 Bad Bot Report: Bad Bots in the Agentic Age, revealing a fundamental shift in how the internet operates, as...
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Airbus acquires cybersecurity company Quarkslab

Airbus has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the French cybersecurity company Quarkslab. This planned investment is another step of Airbus’ strategy...
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American Rheinmetall achieves CMMC Level 2 certification

American Rheinmetall has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 across all of its manufacturing facilities in ME, MI, and OH, reinforcing the...
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US, Australia review North Korean IT threats

The threat posed by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers has grown significantly in scale and sophistication in recent years....
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Leonardo buying UK cyber company Becrypt

Leonardo UK has taken a further step to strengthen its role in the cybersecurity sector by entering in a binding agreement for the acquisition...
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Kinetic IT appoints Dean Langenbach as CEO

Kinetic IT, an Australian-owned technology services partner, announced Dean Langenbach as its new Chief Executive Officer to shape the company’s next phase of growth...
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Macquarie Technology Group secures A$200 million investment

Macquarie Technology Group announced that it has secured a A$200 million hybrid investment from National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC). The NRFC is a sovereign...
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Australian Defence Force strengthens space and cyber capabilities

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has strengthened enduring partnerships with allies and regional partners through participation in Exercise Cobra Gold 2026. Held in Thailand...
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AI research charts new course for naval technology

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has secured a major contract as part of a Defence investment program to strengthen the Australian Defence Force’s...
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VAST, CrowdStrike announce strategic partnership

VAST Data and CrowdStrike announced a strategic partnership that combines VAST’s native data-layer governance and platform-level controls with CrowdStrike’s enterprise-grade threat detection and automated...

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