Cyberattack Shuts Down Major Australian Sugar Mills

What happened A cyberattack disrupted sugar production in one of Australia’s largest cane-growing regions, forcing two major sugar mills to shut down and bringing harvesting operations to a halt. Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest sugar producer, said it was responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting parts of its operations. The company ... Read More

Securing the AI Stack: The CISOs Protecting Data, Models, and Automation

Artificial intelligence changes the security conversation because the most valuable assets are no longer limited to applications, infrastructure, and credentials. Data pipelines, models, agents, automation layers, governance frameworks, and customer trust all become part of the risk picture. The leaders in this group sit close to that shift, with backgrounds ... Read More

UK Weakens Proposed Telecoms Defenses After Industry Pushback

What happened The United Kingdom weakened proposed cybersecurity protections for telecoms networks that were developed in response to the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, after telecom and technology companies pushed back on cost and practicality concerns. The proposed measures were introduced in August by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ... Read More

CISA to Transform How It Assesses Cyber Vulnerabilities and Risks

What happened The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to overhaul how it assesses cyber vulnerabilities and threats, with a greater focus on prioritizing some risks over others. Acting Director Nick Andersen said CISA needs to become more effective in an environment where cyber risks are increasing. A binding operational ... Read More

Anthropic Releases Claude Fable 5 With Guardrails for Cybersecurity and Biology

What happened Anthropic is making Claude Fable 5 available to the public, offering an altered version of its previously unreleased Claude Mythos model with added safeguards for sensitive topics such as cybersecurity and biology. Earlier this year, Anthropic said Claude Mythos had powerful capabilities that could cause harm and would ... Read More

Ivanti Sentry Flaw Allows Code Execution as Root

What happened Ivanti released patches for two critical vulnerabilities in its Sentry secure mobile gateway solution, including a maximum-severity flaw that allows remote attackers to execute code with root privileges. Ivanti Sentry, formerly known as MobileIron Sentry, is a security gateway appliance that secures traffic between back-end corporate systems and ... Read More

ServiceNow Discloses Security Incident Exposing Customer Data

What happened ServiceNow disclosed a security incident after attackers exploited an unauthenticated access flaw through a vulnerable API endpoint, allowing them to query data from customer instances. The company detected anomalous activity related to the issue and quietly warned impacted customers through a support bulletin and direct support cases. ServiceNow ... Read More

Infoblox Appoints Henrik Smith as Chief Information Security Officer

What happened Infoblox appointed Henrik Smith as chief information security officer (CISO). Smith will lead the company’s global security strategy, with a focus on strengthening cyber resilience, advancing risk management, and supporting the secure growth of the business. Smith joins Infoblox as organizations face a more complex threat landscape shaped ... Read More

Brand Trust at Scale: The CISOs Securing Marketing, Media, and Advertising

Marketing and advertising companies hold more than campaign files and creative assets. They manage client relationships, production systems, audience data, brand platforms, compliance obligations, and the technology workflows that help organizations reach customers. The security leaders in this group come from cybersecurity consulting, GRC, AI security, infrastructure, managed services, print, ... Read More

Closing the Deal Securely: The CISOs Protecting Real Estate Transactions

Real estate security is not only about office networks or property management systems. It reaches into escrow, title operations, mortgage servicing, investment platforms, financial data, third-party workflows, and the infrastructure that keeps transactions moving. The leaders in this group bring experience from FinTech, data engineering, network operations, enterprise security, compliance, ... Read More