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UK Small Businesses Face Critical Gaps in Cyber Insurance Cover
New research from Hiscox reveals a concerning protection gap affecting hundreds of thousands of UK small businesses. An estimated 754,000 small enterprises may be missing core insurance cover, with more than half (55%) lacking essential policies such as professional...
Microsoft Warns AI Agents Pose Insider Risks
Microsoft is advising organisations to view AI agents as potential insider threats. This is not necessarily because these tools are inherently malicious, but because they possess the capability to access sensitive corporate data, applications, and tools. Furthermore,...
The $6.3 Billion Binance Heist: When Financial Controls Fail
Customer protection, prospects for recovery, security weaknesses and the challenge of state-sponsored cybercrime The theft of approximately $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance on October 29, 2026, raises questions extending far beyond the cryptocurrency...
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Cyber Attack Was State-Sponsored
A former UK defence minister has publicly confirmed that the cyber-attack which crippled Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in 2025 was state-sponsored. This marks the first official acknowledgement that a hostile foreign power orchestrated the breach. The catastrophic hack cost...
FHFA Bi-Merge: The Mortgage Credit Reporting Cost Debate Takes a New Turn
The debate over reducing mortgage credit reporting costs has taken an interesting turn. While the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) continues to consider replacing mandatory three-bureau reporting with two-bureau or potentially single-bureau reporting, the credit...