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Page 7 of 10 · 110 postsYour MFA Isn't Enough Anymore — The 3-Layer Defence Stack That Actually Stops Modern Attackers
The CyberCX 2026 Threat Report confirms cyber extortion has overtaken business email compromise as the 1 type of cyber incident — attackers are inside your network for an average of 68 days before…
AI Agent Firewalls: Why You Need to Secure Your MCP Tool Chain Before It's Too Late
MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers are the new attack surface. With 8,000+ exposed MCP servers discovered in 2026 and worms like Shai-Hulud actively targeting AI agent configs, securing your AI tool chain is no longer optional. Here's what you need to know.
AI Isn't Building New Attack Playbooks — It's Running Old Ones 44% Faster: What the 2026 IBM X-Force Report Means for Your Business
IBM's 2026 XForce Threat Intelligence Index reveals a 44% surge in attacks exploiting publicfacing applications — the same basic gaps, moving faster than ever [1] Vulnerability exploitation is now…
ClawJacked: How Any Website Could Hijack Your AI Coding Agent via WebSocket
TL;DR A vulnerability named ClawJacked allowed any malicious website to silently take full control of a locally running OpenClaw AI agent — no plugins, no clicks, no warnings. The attack…
A $20 AI Subscription Just Breached 10 Government Agencies. Here's What Every Business Needs to Know.
A solo attacker with a commercial AI subscription (Anthropic's Claude) breached 10 government agencies, exploited 20 vulnerabilities, and stole 150GB of data — no elite skills required [1] The same…
Agentic AI Security for Small Businesses: What SMBs Must Know Before Deploying AI Agents in 2026
lil.business lilMONSTER — Always building software for the future Agentic AI means AI that doesn't just answer questions — it takes actions: browsing the web, sending emails, running code, and…
Why Your AI Assistant Shouldn't Need the Cloud
Most AI assistants send every word you type to a cloud server. Here's why on-device inference is the future of private AI — and how Apple Foundation Models makes it possible.
Geopolitical Cyber Risk: What Australian Businesses Should Review Right Now
Government agencies including Australia's ASD ACSC have coauthored advisories warning that geopolitical conflicts directly increase cyber risk for businesses — including those with no connection to…
67% of Breaches Start With a Stolen Login — Not a Hacked System: What Your Business Can Do Today
Twothirds of all cyberattacks in 2025 started with a stolen or compromised login — not a software vulnerability [1]. Once attackers have one login, they reach your core identity systems in under 4…
AI Attacks Now Steal Your Data in 72 Minutes: The SMB Response Playbook That Keeps You Ahead
New research from Palo Alto Networks confirms AIpowered attacks now move from initial access to data theft in as little as 72 minutes — four times faster than a year ago [1]. The majority of…
Stop Patching Everything: The 1% Rule That Keeps SMBs Secure Without Burning Out
In 2025, 48,000 security vulnerabilities (CVEs) were published — but only 1% were actually used in realworld attacks [1]. IBM's 2026 XForce Threat Index confirms vulnerability exploitation is now…
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Hackers Used Google Sheets to Spy on 53 Organisations — and What Every Business Must Know About Edge Security
Chinalinked hackers (tracked as UNC2814) ran a global espionage campaign for years using a backdoor called GRIDTIDE — which hid its commands inside Google Sheets to avoid detection [1]. The group…