Helen Laidlaw

The Dawn of a New IT Paradigm A profound shift is underway in the information technology sector, one that promises to redefine the very nature of IT services. The recent appointment of former Palantir CIO Jim Siders to lead Shield Technology Partners, a new venture backed by over $100 million, is

In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats is a constant battle. This month’s security updates from Microsoft are a stark reminder of that reality, with patches for 56 flaws, including one being actively exploited and two publicly known zero-days. To help us decipher the

In the murky aftermath of a digital assault on a nation's economic lifeline, the battle for the truth often proves more challenging than the fight against the malicious code itself. When Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), experienced a significant systems failure,

Today, we're joined by Rupert Marais, our in-house security specialist, to dissect the groundbreaking announcements from Microsoft's recent Ignite conference. The tech giant is fundamentally changing how enterprises access and use AI in cybersecurity by bundling its powerful Security Copilot with

The traditional battle lines of cyberspace are rapidly dissolving as politically motivated hacktivist groups paradoxically embrace the purely commercial Ransomware-as-a-Service model, creating a new and unpredictable breed of threat actor. This emerging trend presents a fascinating contradiction:

The rapid emergence of agentic AI developer tools has fundamentally altered the landscape of software engineering, promising unprecedented efficiency gains while simultaneously introducing a new class of complex security vulnerabilities. Agentic AI developer tools represent a significant

In a significant and urgent move to protect its users, Apple has dispatched a sweeping wave of security updates across its entire hardware and software lineup, encompassing everything from the iPhone and Mac to the Apple Watch and the recently launched Vision Pro. This is not a routine maintenance

A landmark report from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has cast a stark light on the ransomware epidemic, revealing that cybercriminals have successfully extorted at least $4.5 billion from victims since 2013. The data exposes an alarming acceleration in criminal

A sophisticated and deeply deceptive cyberattack methodology has emerged, weaponizing the very AI platforms that users have come to trust for reliable information, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok. This attack vector, known as the "ClickFix Style Attack," leverages a potent combination of

A critical, four-year-old vulnerability like Log4Shell was downloaded over 40 million times this year, a startling statistic that highlights a deeply rooted and persistent challenge within the global software supply chain. This phenomenon represents a "corrosive risk"—the insidious danger of known,