Rising Compliance Oversight Pressure: From Audit Fatigue to Continuous Readiness

Public sector cybersecurity leaders are no longer measured solely on whether they stop attacks, they are measured on whether they can prove it. Across federal, state, local and education environments, compliance obligations continue to expand. Frameworks and mandates include: These are not annual checkbox exercises. They require auditable, continuous evidence of control effectiveness, and for already stretched teams, this creates a second job: compliance documentation.

GDPR for Canadian Tech Startups: Do You Need to Comply?

You built something great. Your SaaS platform is signing up users. Your app is getting traction — some from Germany, some from France, maybe a handful from Sweden. You’re based in Toronto or Vancouver, operating under PIPEDA, and things feel legally tidy. Then a European enterprise prospect sends over a data protection questionnaire and asks: “Are you GDPR compliant?” Your stomach drops. You’re not sure.

Every Tech Revolution Follows This Pattern (AI Is No Different)

AI adoption is happening faster than any technology cycle in history. Information security and risk management are being sacrificed for speed and every single technology revolution has followed the same pattern. In this episode of Razorwire Raw, Jim Rees draws on decades of experience through the internet boom, virtualisation revolution and cloud computing adoption to explain what's actually happening with AI right now. Each cycle has been faster than the last, and each time, security gets left behind.

Phishing Campaign Targets Japanese Firms During Tax Season

A criminal threat actor called “Silver Fox” is launching tax-themed phishing attacks against Japanese companies during the country’s tax season, according to researchers at ESET. “The ongoing campaign uses convincing phishing lures related to tax compliance violations, salary adjustments, job position changes, and employee stock ownership plans,” ESET says. “All emails share the same goal – trick the recipients into opening malicious links or attachments.

Preconstruction Modernisation: Reducing Risk Before Commitments Lock In

Preconstruction is no longer a buffer between design and delivery. Across UK construction projects, timelines are compressing, risk is shifting upstream, and teams are being asked to commit earlier with less certainty than ever before. At the same time, project information is increasingly fragmented across cloud platforms, project systems, shared drives, and email. Without structured information management, the speed gains from digital tools often amplify uncertainty rather than reduce it.

What is the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Application Security

Initially published by the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) in 2023, the Top 10 for LLM Application Security list seeks to bridge the gap between traditional application security and the unique threats related to large language models (LLMs). Even where the vulnerabilities listed have the same names, the Top 10 for LLM Application Security focuses on how threat actors can exploit LLMs in new ways and potential remediation strategies that developers can implement.

What Is a PCI ASV Scan? A Guide to PCI DSS Compliance Scanning

“We do not store any credit card data, we outsource it. PCI DSS is not relevant for us.” If you think this way, you are not alone, but it is a misconception. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), is designed to enhance the security of credit card data. It applies to all organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder data and sensitive authentication data, or that could affect the security of the environment used for such data.

Acronis earns SoftwareReviews recognition for midmarket endpoint protection

Acronis has earned new recognition from Info‑Tech SoftwareReviews, with Acronis Cyber Platform named a leader in the Endpoint Protection – Midmarket Data Quadrant. This recognition is based entirely on feedback from verified end users, highlighting the value MSPs and their clients see in Acronis endpoint protection capabilities. Unlike awards driven solely by analyst opinion or market presence, SoftwareReviews’ recognition reflects real‑world experience.

How AI is changing IGA

It’s no surprise that AI is being integrated into identity governance and administration (IGA) platforms. Automation promises productivity boosts, risk detection can be in real-time and cloud environments allow greater scalability. What’s more, the pace of AI means IGA is quickly moving beyond slower, more rigid, rule-based approaches.

The AI Supply Chain is Actually an API Supply Chain: Lessons from the LiteLLM Breach

The recent supply chain attack involving Mercor and the LiteLLM vulnerability serves as a massive wake-up call for enterprise security teams. While the security industry has spent the last year fixating on prompt injections and model jailbreaks, this breach highlights a far more systemic vulnerability. The weakest link in enterprise AI is not necessarily the model itself. It is the middleware connecting the models to your data.