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Bell Cyber & WatchGuard Partner to Deliver Enterprise Security for Canadian SMEs

Canadian small and midsize businesses are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber threats, yet most lack the internal resources required to deploy and operate enterprise-level security. Today, WatchGuard and Bell Cyber are addressing that gap through a new strategic partnership and the launch of CyberShield Connect, a fully managed cybersecurity service designed specifically for Canadian SMEs.

Ransomware Attacks Surge by 50% Even as Payments Drop

The number of ransomware attacks increased by 50% in 2025, even though the number of victims who decided to pay the ransom fell to an all-time low, according to a new report from Chainalysis. The size of the ransom for victims who did pay increased significantly, growing 368% year-over-year to nearly $60,000. The total ransom payments observed by Chainalysis last year amounted to $820 million.

Security Economics Designed for Outcomes

Security leaders are under pressure to reduce risk faster while proving value to the board and controlling costs as environments expand across cloud, identity, and SaaS. Traditional SIEM pricing models were not built for this reality. They charge equally for every gigabyte of data and often introduce unpredictable AI consumption costs, forcing security teams to manage budgets instead of focusing on risk.

New Integrations with Microsoft Teams and ISEC7 Now Available for NC Protect for M365

As organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft Teams for internal and external collaboration, the platform’s chat and file-sharing capabilities have become central to daily operations. However, speed and flexibility come with risk. User-managed collaboration tools can create challenges in maintaining control over data access and enforcing compliance with organizational sharing and usage policies.

Preventing SCA Findings From Becoming a Remediation Bottleneck

SCA tools often generate multiple CVEs for the same dependency, creating unnecessary tickets and slowing remediation. Aggregating those findings into a single fix helps AppSec teams reduce ticket sprawl and align security work with how developers actually resolve vulnerabilities.

AI Security for Apps is now generally available

Cloudflare’s AI Security for Apps detects and mitigates threats to AI-powered applications. Today, we're announcing that it is generally available. We’re shipping with new capabilities like detection for custom topics, and we're making AI endpoint discovery free for every Cloudflare customer—including those on Free, Pro, and Business plans—to give everyone visibility into where AI is deployed across their Internet-facing apps.