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    Australian Firms Unify Cybersecurity as Threats Increase

    2025-07-30

    Yahoo Finance: A growing number of enterprises in Australia are taking a centralized, cloud-based approach to cybersecurity amid rising threats, many of which involve AI, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm.

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    Palo Alto Networks Stock Falls After Announcing $25 Billion CyberArk Deal

    2025-07-30

    CNBC: CyberArk shareholders, for each of their shares, will get $45 cash and 2.2005 shares of Palo Alto. The deal is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks’ fiscal 2026.

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    Banks Struggle to Adopt Generative AI as Cybersecurity Concerns Linger

    2025-07-29

    Korea Times: Commercial lenders are finding it difficult to fully integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into their financial services, impeded by the current regulation that prohibits the use of full, unencrypted personal credit information, market watchers said.

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    AXA XL Launches Exclusive Cybersecurity Assessments In Partnership With Fenix24

    2025-07-29

    PR Newswire: AXA XL, a leading provider of cyber insurance, is proud to announce the launch of a new suite of proactive cybersecurity assessment offerings for its cyber policyholders in North America, in collaboration with Fenix24, a global leader in ransomware response and recovery.

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    Allianz Life Discloses Massive Data Breach Linked To Supply-Chain Attack

    2025-07-28

    Cybersecurity Dive: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America disclosed a massive data breach affecting most of the firm’s 1.4 million U.S. customers, professionals and select employees.

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    Trump’s Cybersecurity Cuts Putting Nation At Risk, Warns New York Cyber Chief

    2025-07-28

    TechCrunch: During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it.

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    Know Your Breach: Ahold Delhaize

    The Target: Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains. The multinational retailer and wholesale company operates over 9,400 local stores across Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, employing more than 393,000 people and serving approximately 60 million customers each week in-store and online.

    The Take: The company added that the stolen items vary for each affected individual and that the stolen documents contain a combination of personal information such as name, contact information, financial account information, health information and employment-related information.

    The Vector: In a filing with Maine's Attorney General, the retail giant revealed that the attackers behind the November breach stole the data of 2,242,521 individuals after gaining access to the company's internal U.S. business systems on November 6, 2024.

    This breach is critical reminder that zero-day exploits do happen, and furthermore that patching software in a timely, effective manner is a key component of ensuring customer data is protected. Ensuring third-party vendors are deploying patches and fixes in accordance with a firm’s cybersecurity policy is an important step in an overall robust security posture.

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    Canadian Hedge Fund Waratah Capital Reveals Data Breach

    2025-07-23

    Hedge Week: The Globe and Mail report cites the firm as revealing the breach in a letter to investors this week, stating that an unauthorised party accessed data through a third-party IT provider, rather than directly penetrating Waratah’s internal network.

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    Rapid7 Launches Automated Patching Solution for Cybersecurity

    2025-07-22

    Investing.com: Rapid7, Inc., a cybersecurity company generating $849 million in annual revenue with healthy gross margins of 71%, announced the release of Active Patching, a new automated patching and remediation solution integrated into its Exposure Command platform. 

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    Darktrace Acquires Mira Security for Network Visibility

    2025-07-22

    Dark Reading: Darktrace has acquired Mira Security, a startup that provides network traffic visibility solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition will strengthen Darktrace's network security portfolio through improved insights into encrypted network traffic, the company said.

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